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I have Three leaf sumac (2) as bonsai. Both are planted in a 25% peat moss an 75% sand mix. After potting all the leaves dried and fell off. The leaves stayed green but turned very brittle. A few weeks ago I noticed new growth. The second tree is exhibiting the same condition. Is this shock from...

Thanks everybody for the help. From what I have read they are a fairly hardy plant.

I am almost 99.9% sure it isn't poison oak, I'm very familiar with poison oak :) I'm out in the field right now so I'm using my cell phone, I do apologize for the quality of the picture.

Thanks for any help. This plant was collected in the Fountain CO. area. It is potted in the surrounding soil it was growing in. I have asked several of the locals what it is, but nobody knows. Once I get a positive ID I will be able to take care of it, better. No root or limb cutting have been...

About 90% of what I cut off was dead and dried up. At this time I'm leaning towards keeping the main branch that turns back over its self and cutting some of the smaller ones that are going back the opposite direction. There is also a lower larger branch I want to bend to go the same direction...

I saw this on the clearance rack for $4 and thought what the heck. So far the only thing I have done is clean the branches now I need advise. I know it's a matter of style and that is determine by the individual. What would be a good starting point?

I was unaware that catapillers could "sting". I have heard of some species having fine hairs that would irritate the soft tissue inside a predators mouth. I would also add that there is enough I don't know to make a whole other world. I will read about your little catapillers, thanks for the...

Some of my "serious" hobbies are shooting 22lr .308 and 5.56 which lead to reloading .308 and 5.56. The shooting was for hunting which lead to scouting and tracking. Those lead to looking at nature differently then most people. Being outside lead to looking at different trees and how nature...

Update 2/8/13

If a large root has to be cut what is the prefered method, cutting square with the axis of the root or cutting at an angle? This? ====l This? ====\

In another post I asked if a tree would be a good candidate and several members said yes. Well now I have it. I know it needs to get in a pot ASAP water shade and left alone to start recovery. Is there anything else I can do to help the process? This what I was able to recover. I wish I had...

@ Poink88 and GrimLore, your both correct about sites around the US and that's where I come into the picture. I'm one of those people that goes out and cleans up the left over ordnance and dumped propellant and what ever else was left behind on military bases. And my line of work allows me to...

Up until today all of the trees I have collected have been in very sandy soil. The one in the picture above is located in an area that had tons, yes tons, of military propellant dumped on the ground. No telling how long the tree has been growing in the poor soil conditions. I'm also guessing...

Would this be a good candidate for bonsai? *UPDATE* This old tree/bush is scheduled to get dug up and tossed aside. I like the way it is naturally shaped. Just not sure it would survive being dug up and asked to live in a pot. UPDATE I was able to get it out of the ground and into this...

This is a close up of the foliage per a request: Sorry I can't get a better picture of the trunk right now.

I do not think it's native to the area. I found the tree in Maryland in the Curtis Bay area. I have a close up of the foliage and I tried to get a picture of the trunk but I don't think it came out very good. As soon as I can get to a computer I will post the photo to the net then here to...

From this To this I would also like any advise. The second tree looked like the first tree until I potted it and started cleaning out all the dead material and trimming back the excess growth on the branches. Both trees have been potted now for two weeks in their native soil. The native...