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You're not alone Judy. Same here. The leaves emphasize the different planes as they tend to come out tight and flat. I suppose we may feel a bit different about its winter look in 1000 years when the forest is well ramified! 🤣

Trust me we all go through it!

They are really beautiful particularly in flower. I would like to increase the caliper on mine a bit more but keep it relatively small. As you can imagine the can be quite expensive as bonsai.

Be patient. As long as it's still green you are good. They like lots of water and do not tolerate dry conditions very well. Be aware that they often drop secondary and tertiary branches often during winter. They back bud with no problem even from old wood.

Thanks! Yes quite slow in developing. They tend to grow short tubular straight branching which is not ideal but overall an outstanding cultivar. They'll challenge your patience!

The smaller tree at the back helps add depth. It also flows left going along with the general direction. Sure, it may work also if planted in the front. A different look but I don't think necessarily better.

Yes, you should be able to air layer them with relative ease.

Yes, of course. Forgot about that one. This is Bill's. A well known tree. Even more remarkable is that he literally developed this tree from a stick in a pot!

True dat! I hear ya!

A hard pruning as in most species will likely encourage back budding all over. But do it conservatively. Try a couple of branches first and see how it responds. It is not always that you will get it. Shishis are odd trees. They are not nearly as predictable as other Japanese maple cultivars...

Thanks Dan! I love this cultivar as well. My only regret with Shishigashira is that they are VERY slow to develop. I think probably more than twice as long as regular palmatum. That's why any older specimen that's even mildly ramified are very expensive and rare! One the best ones in the US is...

As mentioned in a previous post, I was entertaining the idea of adding another small tree in the foreground. After looking at it I decided it was not a good idea since it seemed to clutter the composition unnecessarily. So left it as originally conceived. The fresh new leaves are not only...

Thanks brother! Always means a lot coming from you!

Arakawa today with its beautiful red spring leaves contrasting nicely with the new Nao pot.

Sorry no plans for San Antonio as of now.

LOL!! Judy, I would say yes. Fortunately other beech species like F. sylvatica are easier to work with. Not quite as finicky.

Yes August, that is a natural granite stone.

Usually I pinch back all of the strongest growth located on the outer parts of the canopy. Later in June I will cut back the leaves but not those that are located on the weaker areas. With the smaller trees I do not touch them until June. At which point I may cut back lightly and perform a mild...

Very simple. BioGold cakes supplemented with some fish emulsion every so often. That's pretty much it. What used to be single ones at one point, all the trees have now fused together forming one living system. It has become extremely challenging since the "system" now views the smaller trees...

Beech forest tonight. The soil had gotten quite messy last year with fertilizer cakes, etc. So had to perform "soji" or cleaning of the top layer of the soil to aid water percolation and make it look nice and clean.

Thank you! Funny, I think the pot is a very good pairing. But I have also gotten the opposite where some folks think it is too distracting. I beg to differ ;)

Thank you! I don't believe it was grafted. A grafted tree is never an issue for me unless it looks obvious which unfortunately it is about 95% of the cases.

As @Osoyoung mentioned, cutting that branch was the definitive factor in that entire are dying back. Looks to me that happened even longer than two seasons ago. I am noticing cambium starting to roll over which is a good sign. I would still check the wood to make sure it is solid and not soft...

Same here and use cut paste as well. They behave similarly to maples. Great tree BTW!