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The mucilage secretion is not uncommon in elms. It is a response to disturbed tissue (chewing insects primarily which the tree tries to overwhelm with goo to stop) slippery elm for instance is named for the secretions BTW immediately discount any “advice” about Dutch Elm Disease. Whoever...

Shipping is an issue. Wigerts was the only place I could find that shipped BIG pots. Found a few other places 500 miles out with smaller selections who wouldn’t ship.

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Severe structural cracks are a deal breaker. Those cracks will get worse or end in disaster since the bigger the pot the more stress it’s under. I have purchased pots in the 28” to 30” range. They’re hard to come by and price would depend on how hard such a container has been used. Some minor...

Indestructible can be kept in complete darkness and not watered. Looks best in a location with passing model trains 😆...

The material of the bench doesn’t make any difference wood plastic whatever The angle of the pot is the trick. Water drains more quickly and thoroughly as the water table of the pot elongates-tilt the pot the water table in it becomes longer. Gravitational force increases which increase water...

Yes. Keep it inside in a bright place (supplemental lighting would be good as well) and don’t overwater. Normally Chinese elms should be kept outside 24/7/365. Repeated overwintering indoors weaken and eventually kills them. One winter won’t kill it. It has to go back outside once freeze/frost...

Ask the seller if it’s been greenhouse grown all year. If it has it probably is still vulnerable to freezing since it may not have entered dormancy. That can be a problem if the nightime temps are already below freezing on average where you are. Dormancy is not induced by cold. It is induced by...

Depends on how it is used. Outdoors maybe a couple of years if you let be in an arid area. Less if it rains a lot. Conifer wood can last longer because it has resins in. Some hardwoods do as well Fwiw like sulfur is better surface preservative if you’re not trying to retain structural integrity...

The thing about these pieces of wood is they have no real movement and feel Kind of heavy visually. Those broad expanses of dead wood will make the thin channels of live wood and foliage look kind of weird for a very long time. Wood hardener used on such broad surfaces will look cloudy and...

Sure look like a redwood to me, but who knows.

Good one😆 your search capabilities must suck pretty bad or youre just trollin.

Oh Stop being hurt. Cmon be honest —you think any one who spends more than you do is needlessly pissing their money away. If you don’t spend the time mixing soil or not using plastic tubs you’re not really doing the work. You hint that you’re being a snob but get offended when someone points...

Ok. I assumed that but wanted to confirm. What about the rest of my questions? Just trying to get an idea where you’re coming from with your advice…

Oh puhleeze. I’m almost as old as you. My mom grew in depression dust bowl Texas my dad in depression era Appalachia. Both instilled frugality in me as well. One lesson they taught was to buy something ONCE instead of buying the same thing cheaper three times and replacing it three times. Thats...

Always baffles me that people think spending less money on bad material makes more sense. No money does not equal quality but it’s certainly an indication of it.

I don’t get that it’s a matter of principle. Seems to me it’s a matter of personal preference. Principle mucks it up with a bunch of judgy bullshit😆

Y'all really think that because you spend more money on bonsai that it's less work and less genuine?😆 This kind of post comes up every so often and it always disappoints me. “I’d rather spend the time and effort instead of cash” carries a silly judgement with it. I find most of the people that...

Virtuals are misleading in the real world. What is likely to happen is you will get the trees out of the containers and find there is no real good way to get them close enough to the rock to make things look good. Root masses on trees that old tend to be rigid several inches out from the trunk...

My eyes glazed over at “apparent disproportionality…”😆

Watching a Peacock series “All her Fault” and a huge bonsai showed up. It looks to me like a redwood (and a very very good one) it looks real (has a few inconspicuous tie down wires) it’s pretty large. Would love to know where they sourced it. Usually bonsai aren’t this good

Fwiw all of the trees in the first two photos were collected in SE Virginia by friends of mine three years ago using landowner permission and technical know how. They own a bonsai nursery and have many BC bonsai they’ve work on for years.

How many BC collectors do you know? A blanket statement like this indicates you know several personally. You also don’t provide a location. What “Central Park” are you talking about? NYC? Seems to that Recommending people “dig their own” can lead to the very unethical activity you mention...

AI is a world altering technology. Some of the the stuff being said about i(fears hype etc) are familiar to people who were old enough to see the advance of the World Wide Web/Internet. Some of what is predicted is just BS. Some isnt It’s hard to tell which is which The Internet/online world...

He didn’t really ask for young plants. He says cuttings over ten years old. A collected tree is basically a cutting starting pretty much as a “regular” cutting from a tree. No root system not branch structure, chosen because it has some good qualities etc. Not playing word games just stating...