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  1. MrFancyPlants

    Don’t go to Champion Nursery in S.C., off of 707

    I moved to S.C. over the summer and was quite excited to check out a nursery just down the road from me. I browsed for a while and came back to a honey suckle looking plant that I was thinking on, but didn’t get a chance to ask what species it was. I looked at a few azelea that were up on a...
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    The passing of a formative Bonsai Artist (Vance Wood)

    I was a lurker in the IBC days, but lurk I did. The first club meeting or workshop for me was around 2007 or 2008. I had some books but the forum was/is my main source for information. Vance was a king of sharing information and stings a little that I won’t read any more of his fresh takes on...
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    The passing of a formative Bonsai Artist (Vance Wood)

    I was just thinking about Vance in recent weeks when considering when to repot my nursery mugho that is sitting on the ground next to my bench. Whether he knew it or not, him and JKL were my main mentors through the first half of my bonsai career. I think the most important lesson I learned...
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    CM BONSAI!!

    I’m watching the thread as I could use some more good material to work with.
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    Juniper Id

    I opted for the conservative approach of breaking up the surface soil, scraping it off and drilling a few air holes around the perimeter with a very stiff piece of wire. I washed the surface too and let the water soak through a few times and covered lighly with long grain spaghnum and course...
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    Juniper Id

    I see buds just starting to move and we are past the last freeze. But, it did have some work done over the winter with the cut and style. I have a next pot picked out that is wider and shallower, at about the same volume? I do have a larger fallback pot if I want to give it some room to run.
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    Juniper Id

    Good advice all around. Thank you @Japonicus ! For whatever reason the water was soaking in a little better yesterday. Maybe I just rough up the surface and then wait for shoots to do a full repot as you suggest.
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    Juniper Id

    My friend recommends to leave the wire on for over a year. I see his point to let it go.. but, I think I pay too much attention to let it bite real hard.
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    Juniper Id

    Same old. It is looking healthy, but hasn’t been repotted in a while. The water pools for a moment, at the surface of the pot. I was thinking I’d desoiliate the surface and put some aggregate on top, maybe mixed with some spaghnum?
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    Is this pot too big for the tree?

    I agree that it is not the perfect pot, but you could give it a go for a year while you look for an even better pot? Shouldn’t harm to have a little extra room.
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    New Member from Charleston, SC, USA

    If you are just starting out, look for some elm volunteers around. I’ve pulled some out of parking ties and similar environments.. I call them “yankadori.” They are fun and pretty forgiving. Help you learn thinks like watering and repotting, and it is not heartbreaking to lose some.
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    New Member from Charleston, SC, USA

    We moved to Myrtle near Murrells inlet over the summer, so I am still getting the local scene wired, and eager to hear others advice. JBP do fine here and so do elms. The jury is still out on my beloved hemlock (Tsuga c.). Maples should be fine as well as Crape Myrtle, and most juniper.
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    2024 Spring Pots

    Really nice looking pots. And really unique yet classy contours. You have been leveling up while I wasn’t paying attention.
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    To bonsai pot or grow box

    I agree with @flor1 ; it is not far from a nice tree there in my opinion, with a little carving and wiring. You don’t really need a grow box for thickening, but then again, some time in an Anderson flat could really boost the health and development.
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    Cork or peely bark JBP?

    Yes, @River's Edge is the man. And he has solid advice all around. I had an intra-state move over the summer so decided to go for a smaller pot for this guy, but I’m sure I delayed development by not repotting back into the Anderson flat. Fortunately I am not too much in a hurry.
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    Rescue Blau

    Repot in a new pot from Brasil. Thank you Criva,
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    Cork or peely bark JBP?

    Marlon and I did some work on a bunch of my trees. He wanted to remove the first branch on the sacrifice that we jinned. He said the branch above the Jin would make a better “tachagari”(sp), if it were brought down to take the same space as the first branch. He is probably right, but I convinced...
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    5YR Native Tree Challenge - Orion_Metalhead's Tsuga Canadensis

    Nice roots.. you have the start of a nice nebari. I would be tempted to trim those top three roots from the last picture.. I think would leave it nice all around. Where ate you moving the smaller tree to?
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    Cork or peely bark JBP?

    About trim and wire time? I still have gathered the strength to start hacking off the lower sacrifice.. mid-way up one could go sometime soon, me thinks.
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    Any idea where these cutters are from?

    I think I found them at Brussels Bonsai. Maybe not renowned for highest quality, but I always reach for these tools first, unless I’m cutting roots or something.
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    Juniper Id

    We had been planning to remove the lowest branch, so I had been reducing it, but maybe it stays for a while longer. Pretty good nebari for a juniper.
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    Any idea where these cutters are from?

    My brother in law was commenting on how perfect the wire cutters were at 180mm and I always gravitate back to the branch cutters. Any idea where I could get some more tools like these?
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    Juniper Id

    Just in: a new wire job. We even annealed the copper.
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    Privet

    Meant to post on my thread:
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