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It depends on the cultivar. I bring mine into the unheated garage when the temperature goes below 28F. That doesn't happen here (zone 7B) very often, so the rest of the time they live outdoors, smile at the sun, and grow OK. Last year I even harvested an olive. One. One fruit of the olive tree...

All that's needed is some "cherry pink" to go with the "apple blossom white" -- just to date myself a little.

Oh, yeah. That would be fun. And even better to have something like this as an "accent" nearby. OK. Maybe not. Too homogenous. But cute. Definitely cute. Without the fake accent, it would make me stop and look closely.

'Tis the season for bearded iris around here. I don't have many, but this is my favorite.

My first season with a blooming Wisteria! The photos are from two weeks ago; it's now in a new pot, placed at a better angle.

OOPS! 7" Chinese Hackberry in a Yozan-Eime pot.

Love the drum as a background. It seems to work even with the painting on the head.

I admit to a growing addiction to bonsai pottery -- so please consider this my "ante" toward feeding my habit!

I've had the best results chopping the sphagnum moss and mixing it with perlite. It's far easier to disentangle roots than using just straight moss. And in my part of the world, I always wrap aluminum foil to reduce over heating.

Hey, Lee. Serissas do well for me even outdoors in winter. I'm pretty close to you, just off I-459, and I bring mine in only when it gets below freezing for more than a few hours. Sun, water, and clipping is all they need around here. Don't starve your new one, but hold off heavy feeding until...

@Brian Van Fleet : Brian, there are probably Japanese students at UAB or one of the smaller colleges here in town. You might check with Student Life offices and find someone willing to help you with this. You would want to sit down with the student and discuss each one to be sure you don't end...

Do it. There's not a better way to use small trees than planting them in the same pot/container. Like the slogan says, "Just do it."!

I second the recommendation of Marjan Mirt as someone who make large pots. I haven't seen a large shallow pot, but the 17" oval pot I have (3" deep) is well made and quite nice.

Thanks for the name. I don't think I'll find one in a ne\ursery in Alabama, will I? ;)

@Milly, I'm fascinated! What is this plant? In the photo it looks like the blossom/buds surround the stem -- in two places.

Count me in!

I didn't quite make my goal today. I'm trying for the three primary colors, either in flowers or birds on my feeders. This is as close as I could get to that today.

Your photos -- and your trees -- always make me happy! Thanks for continuing to grow them, photograph them, and let us enjoy them.

Today:

Well, I just reacted immediately without really thinking. I had sprayed my ailing dogwood with daconil that morning (worried about anthracnose), and treated around it with Bayer's Tree & Shrub as a drench for systemic insect control. My mind wasn't yet in gear. Two years ago, all my Maples...

Daconil concentrate: 2.25 tsp. to 3 Tbs. to a gallon of water for ornamentals. Mix and spray. Here's the label -- more info.

I'm not sure what I like best about this: The school for agreeing to have you there or you for doing it! Schools and adults should teach about life -- every part of it.

A sentence worthy of Bulwer-Lytton. I love it! All it lacks is "It was a dark and stormy night, and in rewiring ..." In addition to that sentence, I am thoroughly enjoying your posts -- as always.

I like the thought of having such a presence at a larger community fair. My memories of Orléans are decades old now, but I would think it's a lovely place to be at this time of year. Keep this kind of presence in the community and you should find more potential members stopping by to see such...

What do you think about using your potential air-layer as the mother/primary trunk, trimming the other trunk (and its growth) as the daughter/secondary in its future life? Somehow I see a better option that way, but I have only photos to go on.