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  1. Steven1969s

    No New Growth This Season

    What causes trees to stop growing? I ask because I have 4 trees (Chinese elm, trident maple, Korean Hornbeam and Pyracantha) that didn't grow 1' this season. All above trees were repotted this past spring, they were all fed every 2 weeks. These are all older trees, above 25 years old. Their...
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    Failed airlayer on Shishigashira

    Hello everyone. Can anyone here tell me a possible reason why an airlayer can fail and also, what would cause the airlayer part to turn brown? I also included pictures of another airlayer on same tree that remains green. Both airlayers were started in the middle of May of this year. Thanks for...
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    Green Island Ficus

    Hello everyone. This tree was a beauty at one point. (Before and after pictures attached). Right after summer ended, it to lose all of its leaves and I thought it was dead. I scratched the upper trunk to confirm that it was dead and I thought it was. I tossed it underneath one of my benches and...
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    Crabapple Thread Graft

    Hello everyone. I have a 50+ year old crabapple that I did a thread graft 2 years ago. Last spring 2021 I removed the mother plant and the graft seemed fine. This spring however the leaves on the graft seem smaller than the rest of the tree. I would like to defoliate the entire tree and only...
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    Shohin Ume question.

    I have this Ume and 1 of the branches seems to be having a problem. The leaves are drooping on this one branch and falling off green. I recently removed the moss covered soil so I suspect that it wasn't getting enough water, but now it should be getting adequate amounts of water. I was hoping...
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    Chojubai question.

    Hello everyone. How do you guys feel about repotting Chojubai in the summer? I ask because I just got one that seems pot bound. Or should I just slip pot it into a bigger pot? Thanks Steve
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    Acer Shirasawanum Aureum

    Hello everyone. I have a question regarding Shirasawanum Aureum. I bought this tree specifically for bonsai and wanted to know if it grows back on old wood. As you can see I cut it back hard about 1 month ago expecting to get new growth from the trunk, however nothing has happened. Any help will...
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    Mid summer trunk Chop?

    Hello everyone. I have this real nice Cork Bark elm that I really like. The only thing that's an eye sore to me is a slight reverse taper on the lower part of the trunk. Would like to cut on red line. What do you guys think about mid summer trunk chopping? Thanks, Steve
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    What's wrong with my Crape Myrtle

    Hello everyone. My crape Myrtle leaves are folding downwards and they have these blisters. I checked for insects but couldn't find any. It did have aphids a couple of weeks ago and I since then treated it was a systemic insecticide. There's new growth but the leaves on it look horrible as you...
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    What is this on my elm?

    Hello everyone. I just noticed this on my elm and was hoping someone could tell me what it is. I looked for bugs but couldn't find anything. Thanks
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    Amur maple problem

    Hello everyone. I keep pulling leaves with this off of my Amur maple. Is this a fungus?? It started out after a late spring frost and I thought I had it contained. No it's hot and I see some more leaves with this. The tree gets half sun half shade. It's in a green house with plenty of air flow...
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    Crape Myrtle problem

    Hello everyone. I just saw this on my Crape myrtle. I checked under the leaves and found some small bugs. I just want to verify that this is not actually fungal. Thanks.
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    Chinese elm loosing green leaves

    What would cause green leaves dropping on a Chinese elm? I brush the foliage with my hand and leaves just fall, all green. I'm sure it's not over watered or under watered.
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    Tips if trident maple turning beige.

    I have a trident maple and now I'm noticing browning of the tips of a bunch of the leaves. Can anyone tell me what this could be. The tree did great last season and this year it doesn't look too hot. It has not been repotted. It's getting about 6 hours of sun.
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    Hinoki Cypress yellowing

    Hello everyone. I bought this Hinoki Cypress from a local nursery last fall during their fall sale. In April I decided to repot it because it was in muddy soil. I worked the roots and cut about 25% of it making sure to leave most of it untouched. It is now almost June and it's looking horrible...
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    Crape myrtle issues.

    Hello everyone. This is my first Myrtle and I'm not sure what's going on. The leaves are closed up on one side. I'm not overwatering or underwatering as I have many trees and I've had trees for a long time now. Maybe bugs?
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    Black trunk on Japanese maple

    Hello everyone. A few weeks ago my Japanese maple suffered some spring frost and most new growth wilted. I thought I cut out all the damaged branches that started turning black. Today I noticed part of the upper trunk turning a dark color. What do you guys think this is?
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    Pseudomonas syringae?

    Hello everyone. After a frost from a couple of last weekend here in NJ, I have come across this on some of my JM's. I believe it to be Pseudomonas syringae. Any ideas on what I can do to combat it?
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    What to do with this Shishigashira

    Hello everyone. It's been a while since I posted. I got this Shishigashira from a friend that wasn't doing anything with it. The tree was never cut back and therefore it has no lower branches. There is one tiny branch about 3 inches from the bottom. What do you guys recommend? I already...
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    Can someone tell me what tree is this?

    Found this sticking out of my driveway and planted it. Thanks
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    Early repotting Satsuki Azaleas

    Hello everyone. As a rule of thumb we are supposed to root prune and repott Azaleas after flowering right? What are the consequences of repotting before they flower like in early spring? Will the tree flower anyway? The reason that I ask is because I bought an Azalea from someone that wasn't...
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    Ealry Amur Maple Bloom

    Hello everyone. Have an Amur maple that I was going to repot in spring, however, It started to bloom and was wondering if I can repot now eventhough temps are going to drop around the freezing mark next week? This tree is in a none heated garage along with all my deciduous trees. Please let me...
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    Seeds from Grafted JM.

    Hello. First I would like to know if grafted JM produce seeds as adult trees and second If they do produce seeds will the seedlings be from the graft itself or from the mother plant? Thanks Steve
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    Living in Japan?

    Hello everyone. Looking for a member other than Bjorn who lives in Japan. I tried contacting him but no luck. Anyone please? Thanks, Steve
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    Visiting Nagoya Japan

    Hello. Will be visiting Nagoya Japan and was wondering if anyone can tell me where is this market? I know where the nurseries but would like to visit this Bonsai market. I tried contacting the author of the video but no answer. Mind you this video is from 2012. Thanks, Steve
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