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A couple small JBP here in FL. Material from FB sites. Pics on top of my 6yr seedlings ;)

So I picked up this crepe myrtle. Looks kinda like a volcano with flowing lava. I think I'll call it Vesuvius.

So can anyone show me a decent homemade pot other than proper ceramics? Like cement or cement type mixes etc. It seems like all of the pots I've seen look like total garbage. They are all way too heavy, too thick and have poor holes for drainage and tie downs. Not to mention it seems like they...

So I've seen a lot of trees and a lot of discussion about the way to style trees. I have also been discussing this recently with my area study group. So does a tree have to have any resemblance to it's natural style or styles? When does it not? So FOR ME - I am just giving my thought. I see...

So this tree was posted on a facebook bonsai group. I said i thought personally that this tree was done a terrible disservice and really couldn't understand the process. Please give your opinions of this work. Thanks - trying to see the difference in opinion that maybe I can't see.

Well I should say I had them collected. I need a tree spade like this. Know a guy with a tree farm and he dug these all out for me for $50 a tree ;). They all had trunk issues so they were never dug for retail sales. It's good to have friends in the tree business.

Hey I'm in florida so this should be interesting - I've got a few JBP in my garden now so I'm in.

Here is a medium/large ficus I picked up in Jan and chopped it back and wired it and yesterday defoliated it and wired it again.

So spring is getting everything growing well. Everyone was showing the spring growth so I figured I would show a few shots of my yard here in FL.

Does anyone have any experience with this event? Photos of trees or personal experience. I will be giving it a shot in May. Thanks very much.

Got about twenty of these today for free from one of the landscaping crews that keep their eye out for stuff for me. These are all at least 40 years old and are all huge. I hope I can find a spot for all of them. All Ilex shilling

I redid the center island in the yard - it was a big mess of low tables and a lot of crowded stuff. The block/wood stands are better. And here are some other yard pics.

So I started a lively discussion at my club the other day about nursery junipers. I have lots and lots of them and most of them I have treated pretty rough in the beginning. I am always trying to really put some science into the things people tell me and I read etc. especially when there is a...

So I received this large ficus along with two other large trees from the collection of a hobbyist who passed away. Two are ficus and one is a raintree - the other two trees are styled in a more upright traditional look that is easily continued but with this one I am super unfamiliar. What should...

Here are a couple that I've recently worked out of a group I found in the back of a landscape nursery. They were $6.50 each ;)

Or maybe im already full ;)

So while looking around the parents property for some small stuff to collect up i found a little group of winged maples. I never knew such a thing existed. Anyone have such a thing as a bonsai?

So this is the end of my third year potting trees. Here is a little vid of a good portion of my efforts so far. Most likely all is pretty rough at the moment but I'm getting there. I just recently started working with some better starting material. Vid quality isnt that great - i just shot with...

So the yard is coming together and just needs a few finishing things. It's been awhile and I've got a little bit togo but it's looking good I think.

So this looks kinda wierd noticed it after a few beers - it's actually the side of this tree but maybe I should make it the new front haha.

So I just unwired this big bald cypress - i obviosly was going for the flat top look since i am in the south i see this all the time on the lakes around here. Suggestions, virts or other comments please. Thanks in advance for any looks.

It is taking me forever and then some to get organized but I am finally getting close to the end - maybe haha. Here are a few shots of the progress. 20150817_074138 by choppychoppy posted Aug 17, 2015 at 7:54 AM20150817_074146 by choppychoppy posted Aug 17, 2015 at 7:54 AM20150817_074317 by...

So this is a year or so since I got this thing. It was a 15 gallon topiary puffball that had the top broken off. I chopped it up and stuck it in a way too large box and gave it an initial wiring. I recently changed the angle and design and put it in a pot large enough to not have to do anything...