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    Trident Root Work

    Hello, I have a few trident maples in the ground thickening up. I have one that I haven't done any root work on in a couple of years and it's over ten feet tall now. I want to dig up it up and do some root prning/placement to it this spring before it the bugs open. I'll most likely be...
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    JRP Bud Selection after Candle Cutting

    Hi, so I cut many of the candles on a JRP test subject of mine a few weeks ago. I have a nice selection of new buds cropping up. I've read the guides on pine candle cutting but the one thing I'm not clear on is bud selection. In the spots where 3 buds have popped should I get rid of the...
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    Nursery Boxwood... Direction?

    Found this Boxwood in the bargain section of the nursery today for $15. It was about 6 feet tall, I noticed the decent nebari and liked the bark so i picked it up. The whole thing was pretty much covered in moss! Chucked it in the back of the car (literally) and chopped it down when i got home...
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    Identification and Suitability for Bonsai

    Hello, about 3 years ago I wrapped this random shrubs's roots onto a small round rock and planted it into the ground. I just replanted it into a raised bed this past weekend and thought the roots turned out interesting. I have no idea about the species and it's suitability for bonsai. I just...
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    Air Layering old Azalea

    Hello, I have an old multi-trunk Azalea that I transplanted into the garden last year. It's adjusted well and now I was thinking of air layering one of the trunks. The trunks are about 2 1/2 - 3 inches caliper. Does anyone here have experience air layering an Azalea of this size? Do I just...
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    Azalea Damage

    Hello, I have an Azalea in a grow box that is about 6 inches in diameter at Nebari base. It's planted in all turface (with a top layer of cedar mulch) and earlier this year I did some significant pruning and branch removal. I used cut paste (Japanese green stuff) on the branch stubs and all...
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    Mountain Hemlock material

    About a month ago I purchased this Mountain Hemlock at an auction. It was collected on the cliffs of Vancouver Island over 15 years ago (where it sat for a few hundred years before that) and was basically in the ground growing wild since then. Given the age, expense, and quality of the material...
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    Starting Material

    Hi all, I'm pretty new to bonsai and just wanted to share some of the urban material I've collected over the Summer. I know it's not the best time to collect but its the time when people are redoing their yards so material is out there. Any suggestions or feedback you have would be greatly...
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    Azalea Troubles

    Hi all, first post! Great group of knowledgeable people around here so I figured someone maybe able to help. I'm definitely a bonsai beginner, most of my stuff is in grow boxes or in the ground developing size, taper and movement. Here is an Azalea I dug up a few years ago from someone's...
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