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Has anyone tried ground layering an Aspen? If so was it successful?

It's been a while since I've been on the forum, so I thought I'd reintroduce myself to the group. I've been spending most my time in the Facebook realm of bonsai for the couple of years. During this time I've started up a business called Summit Bonsai. If you all need quality pre-sifted soil...

Hey guys, I woukd like to invite you to read and subscribe to our new blog section of Branded Bonsai. Also stop by and check out the store. Trees will start showing up on the website up this spring. http://www.brandedbonsai.com/branded-talks/

So myself and Andre Flores have started a new business called Branded Bonsai. We hope to be able to provide top quality bonsai products for the bonsai community. Things to look for are collected trees, stone slabs, and Erin pottery. Right now it is mostly Erin erin pottery but check back with...

I am getting things ready for the winter slumber and realized that I might need to make some adjustments for my Kingsville boxwood. Does a kingsville boxwood require light during winter dormancy? Thanks for the help.

I was wondering if anyone could help me identify the chop mark on this pot. Thanks

While heading to the recent rocky mountain bonsai society's show last month I told my wife that if there was a decent tree for sale, it was going to be hard for me to pass it up especially if it was a maple. I was pleasantly surprised to see this tree and at a good price. Harold Sasaki must...

So I had mentioned in another post that I was thinking about styling this tree and a few folks asked for pictures of the base. This tree was recently given to me by a friend. It was collected I think he said three years ago and has plenty of roots growing out the bottom of the pot. I was...

So I purchased a couple gambel oaks at a local nursery a few weeks back. Has anybody been working with this species? I saw on bonsai4me that some of the european oaks are better repotted in mid july through september. Can the same be said for the gambel?

So I thought I would share some of the trees that I was ablle to collect this spring. Some of these were collected in Colorado and others in Wyoming with Dan from Backcountry Bonsai, DanW here on B-nut. I hope you guys enjoy.

I was wondering if anyone could help me ID this tree. There are a few volunteers in my garden area. I was initially thinking it was an american elm, but the leaf base seems too wide. Any thoughts?

I'm curious if anyone has tried lindens for bonsai.

I'm wondering if my ponderosa has needle cast? I noticed it on one branch last week, now im seeing more and more branches with needles looking like the pictures below. If it is needle cast, is the best method to deal with it just spraying with daconil? I read three treatments in three week...

I just got a new book in today called Ponderosa Pines as Bonsai by Larry Jackel. Talk about a great book. I dont actually enjoy reading but I finished this book already. There is a ton of good info in it for those who are interested in ponderosas. Lots of illustrations to go with the techniques...

I thought I would share a new tree that I recently got from Lotus Bonsai Nursery. This tree reminds me of an old oak tree, and thats where I'll be taking it in the future. Sorry about the sideways pictures, new phone.

The other day i was thinking about what i should spend some of my Christmas money on, and i started to look into buying a grafting knife. After spending lots of time on the internet trying to find one that I liked with not much luck, i thought i would see if my friend would have the capability...

Well winter showed up in Colorado this morning. I snapped this picture real quick to share with you all. I dont think its going to stick, but they were calling for 2", so we will see. Bad thing is my bonsai trees havent even started to change colors yet. The others though are starting to turn...

I was walking through the local nursery the other day, and I notice their trees were 25% off. I decided to pick up this little serissa for something to play with whenever I got bored. I figured it would give me something to do this winter.

So yesterday I had the great pleasure of meeting Dan W. and Steve up in Douglas, WY. Talk about a couple of great guys. They have a bunch of nice trees too. If you ever get a chance to head up there definitely take the time to meet up with them. I thought I would share a few pictures of the...

So I found this tree while I was fishing today and thought id share it with you all. It was about a foot in diameter at the base. The tree was about four to five feet tall and about six to eight feet wide. A little bit on the big side of things but cool to look at none the less. Sorry about the...

So yesterday the apex of my elm looked normal, but I noticed the bark had changed to a darker color than the rest of the tree. This morning when I was watering I noticed that the top was pretty close to being dead. Does anyone have any thoughts? I looked for the normal pests, but did not note...

Here another one of my elms that was collected this spring. Again this thing grew like crazy so I broke the rules and started training the tree. Unfortunately I dont have a beginning photo for the tree, but here are a few after the first styling and how it looks tonight. This one needs a...

I thought I would start a thread on an elm I collected this spring. The tree was about 6' tall when I coolected it in my brothers field. The tree it self showed signs of being chopped down several time by a brush hog (It was growing in a hay field.) It had a long tap rot, and very little feeder...

Hi all I am just curious if anyone has ever tried to uae aspens for bonsai stock? I was up in the mountains a couple of weeks ago and saw several that would make a good looking bonsai, but its not something you see on a regular basis.

Hi all, so I collected this maple out of the back yard this past spring. It came out of thecollection pretty well, but I think it is still on the week side. I dont plan on doing anything more to this tree this year, and maybe not even next year. I thought id get your guys thoughts. The tree...