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Hey folks. I am having a hard time getting rid of spider mites on my Korean Hornbeam. They have slowed it down quite a bit and it hasn't leafed out and I'm starting to get concerned about it. I have used 2 applications of Bayer 3 in 1 and I have used 2 applications of Bonide Fruit and...

Hey folks. I went looking for dry land fish with some friends the other day and came across this tree on a rock face. I really loved the character of the bark and the gnarly natural twist it had at the base. The roots were amazingly flat as it had grown in what looked like decaying leaves. There...

Hey folks. I searched and saw another mushroom thread, but it was mainly for sharing pictures and I didn't want to be a hijacker. I know it has been a while, but I am trying to get back in the game. I plan to be more active here once again, but more importantly, outside with my trees and other...

Hey guys. Just trying to shake the cobwebs out and poke my head around again. Been to any good shows lately? Just thought I would share a couple pictures from my last couple trips Mastodon - Sep 2017 - Knoxville, TN Tyler Childers - Dec 2017 - Asheville, NC Your turn!

Hey guys and gals. My friend and I have decided to try our hand at beekeeping this year. From what I have researched so far, we will need to get our hive set up and get some bees this year if we want to harvest next year. Have any of you all tried this? I'm not quitting my day job but it...

Hey folks. I found myself with the rare treasure of free time today and decided to try collecting a few smaller American Beech. I did some reading and saw the success rate this time of year is fairly high and I've never had beech before, so what the hell. In all, I potted up 4 trees with only...

We recently bought our first home and have been working on this and that as you do when realize you have too much shit to do. I had been painting for a while and turned my attention to a new project. We had to put in a new dryer vent (the old one didn't vent to the exterior) and we decided to...

Hey guys. I know it is certainly too late in the year to collect these, but I wanted to plan for next year. I have never worked with azaleas before. Would it be ok to go ahead and cut a circle around the rootball and then collect next Spring? These have some good bones and I don't wanna kill...

Hey guys. I recently moved back to VA and brought my trees in a U-Haul. I assumed we would have a house by now (we left the last week of Oct) and am looking at swelling buds and many trees needing a repot without any tools on hand--theyre still on the moving truck. I was able to locate some...

Hey guys. I picked up this new Arakawa from Martin Sweeney earlier this year and did a little work on it today. I didn't want to do anything too crazy to it yet as I like to stare at them for a while before diving in. I knew I wanted to keep it kinda tall and go for a more feminine look. It...

Hey all. I discovered this this evening while watering. It is on the larger collected Bald Cypress with a dead trunk. I first noticed the "dust" like appearance on the top of my soil but then noticed it in a small web as well as stuck directly on the trunk of the tree. I did not see any...

Hey guys...I don't think I have posted anything on this tree yet so I thought I would get a thread going about it. I originally picked this up from a nursery seller as a young, uninteresting tree. It was my first year and I was just buying anything. I repotted it, gave it a heavy root trim...

Hey all. About 2 weeks ago I bought my first nice tree. I picked up this 3 tree group planting and it was my first K. Hornbeam as well as my first group. I identified a few improvements that I felt the tree needed and I did a bit of work to it today at my study group meeting. I reduced the...

I have been looking for Arakawa seedlings and haven't found a vendor with any still available. I was hoping to find some for root grafts. If I have to wait for next season I will, but I was hoping I could find some out there. You guys have any leads? So far I have checked with Bill and did...

Hey guys...I picked this up today. This is my first Shimpaku and I plan to keep it small for a shohin size tree. I did a very light trim to reduce the bushiness but stopped there. I don't really know how to wire it into the pads I commonly see with these so I plan to take it to the study...

I want to finally buy my first piece of nice stock. I have been at this for 3 years and feel confident that I can work with something nice without killing it (I think ;)). I am mostly interested in maples, hornbeams, and larch. I would also be interested in JBP but I have never owned one and...

I decided to snip a few longer shoots from my Arakawa Maple today and saw these on the tips. I haven't inspected the whole tree yet but will after writing this post. Are these mites? I sprayed the tree with copper 2 days ago as I had a couple black spots on some leaves. The only pest control...

Hey guys...simple question here. I found several of these seeds today while mowing a neighbors yard. Is it a Silver Maple? I couldn't spot the parent tree but from my google-fu, it does indeed appear to be a Silver. A lot of the sites have similar images though so I just wanted to check...

Hey guys. I will be in Chicago for a week in June and have never been before. Is there any bonsai related things I can see there? I Googled and saw a couple of nurseries. And of course I'm always down for a few beers if any of you are in the area.

As some of you may know, I have to move every 3 years. I mean I don't HAVE to but I have 2 young kids and the Army is taking pretty good care of me and mine after 10 years so I have no plans to get out until I retire. With that being said, I moved for the first time after beginning my journey...

This is the brother to my other BC I posted yesterday. This tree was collected the same day and had a little bit less fime rooting, but still a very healthy amount. Yesterday: Day collected: It has a nice base also but not quite as nice as the other one. The high root on the left can be...

I collected this tree last year and it responded very well with lots of growth. I feel like this is the best tree in my collection and I would like some opinions on my best course of action in dealing with it. I like the front when the knee is on the left. That side of the trunk has depth...

Hey guys. I picked up this Arakawa Maple last year and did no work to it whatsoever and just fed it and let it grow. I want to get to work on this guy but I am having trouble choosing a front as well as deciding where to chop it. It has a great root spread already and I am very pleased with...

Hey guys. I had this pretty awesome BC die after collection and I couldn't bring myself to throw it out. I decided to make a neat little desk lamp out of it that I use every night now. I was able to breathe a bit of life back into the tree and have a cool lamp at the same time. Win/win...

I picked this tree up today at Lowe's for a whopping $9! They had their Japanese Maples marked down by 75%. In my opinion it was the only one with potential. I'll work the roots next Spring, do a little chopping, and see what I have to work with. I'm thinking I can get at least a nice twin trunk...