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  1. Vin

    Remembering Our Friend Vance Wood; "Lord Mugo"...

    Unfortunately, he passed the other day.
  2. Vin

    Remembering Our Friend Vance Wood; "Lord Mugo"...

    Many kind words were written on "The Passing of a Formative Bonsai Artist (Vance Wood)" thread. However, I thought some of us might want to share a more personal story about him so here is the place to do it. Here's mine: Back in 2015 I was putting together a Box Store material type challenge...
  3. Vin

    The passing of a formative Bonsai Artist (Vance Wood)

    Mr. Mugo.... Very sad to hear of his passing. Had many spirited discussions but never let them take away any mutual respect for each other. He was passionate about bonsai for sure and will be missed.
  4. Vin

    Giant Trident Maple

    It's in great hands and I'm really looking forward to the progression under your care. I should have been cutting around those callused areas every year but didn't. I should be drawn and quartered. 😃
  5. Vin

    What did you do today? Show us Pic Required

    The "Mullet" may have "Mellowed" :rolleyes:, but the same is true for John. He has helped me along the way many times and I'll always be grateful for that. Great to finally meet you my friend!
  6. Vin

    Berberis thunbergii 'atropurpureum'

    I feel that sentiment :(
  7. Vin

    The Rosemary Thread

    So cool! (and that disguised pot ;)) What's that time frame from the first image to the last?
  8. Vin

    Grapes, what would you pay for these?

    Charlotte is full of rich people. :p
  9. Vin

    Grapes, what would you pay for these?

    If we were talking about a grape like this then it would be a totally different story. I'm not trying to insult anyone but realistically there's not much there and you still have to deal with the lack of leaf reduction. Been there, done that.
  10. Vin

    Grapes, what would you pay for these?

    A novice would pay more than a seasoned veteran. I played around with a couple of them for about 10 years and never could get the leaves to reduce. Some are okay with that and some are not. I have no idea what someone would be willing to pay for these in Netherlands. In my area, as they sit...
  11. Vin

    The Rosemary Thread

    If you trunk chop it you're just going to end up with a dead rosemary stump in the ground. As indicated in various wording throughout this thread, back budding on old wood would be considered the 8th natural wonder of the world. Your best approach is to try and visualize an image using the...
  12. Vin

    The Rosemary Thread

    Great advise from someone with a great amount of rosemary experience. The other thing @Hartinez to remember is they typically do not backbud. I just transplanted another one of mine back into the ground because of it's decline once potted. You sir are respected for your ability to keep yours...
  13. Vin

    Matching Fertilizer Quality to Tree Quality

    Fertilizer is a ratio of nutrients. Primarily; Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potash. I'm not insinuating that you don't know that or understand how the ratios determine application. Rather, I'm asking what determines the quality of fertilizer? Does one brand that contains 3 parts of nitrogen have a...
  14. Vin

    Flowers 2022

    Yeah, it can get pretty rough here at times though. 😜
  15. Vin

    BALD CYPRESS

    I don't see a problem with removing that branch. Crude, but you get the point.
  16. Vin

    Flowers 2022

    It does!:D It looks Photo Shopped to me but it's not.
  17. Vin

    Help with decision about removal of a branch

    It's doubtful. They'll just start budding where the branch meets the base. Shortening the lower branches will induce growth along that branch. However, you want your lower branches thicker to fatten up the base.
  18. Vin

    Flowers 2022

    @Carol 83 My rose bush looks like doggie doo but wow does it produce some brilliant flowers. Sometimes I have to photograph it in the shade because they're just too bright.
  19. Vin

    Help with decision about removal of a branch

    By example, the plant in the image below is not bonsai (I just pulled it off Google Images). Besides the wiring abomination, it's basically a long thin branch that looks nothing like a tree. Could this ever be a bonsai? Maybe, but it's going to take some time, a lot of time. Keep your lower...
  20. Vin

    Help with decision about removal of a branch

    @River's Edge plan is on point.
  21. Vin

    Help with decision about removal of a branch

    The brutal truth is you really don't have much to work with at the moment. If it was mine, I'd work on compacting it and strategic back budding until it's at a point where you can work with it and set it on the direction you have planned.
  22. Vin

    Help with decision about removal of a branch

    In my opinion the left branch is useless. The old rule is "prune for taper". If the left branch is the one you're saying has reverse taper then that multiplies the reasons for jinning or removing it. Just my opinion though.
  23. Vin

    BALD CYPRESS

    Thanks! I haven't left. I read the posts mostly now because if you comment your drawn into a conversation. I haven't had much time for conversation since the hurricane in 2018 but I'm finally getting caught up with the repairs and cleanup.
  24. Vin

    BALD CYPRESS

    Sounds good. I'm in the Panhandle and one of my Bald Cypress is waking up. It's the earliest I have ever seen it wake up and it's been pretty cold lately. Now I'm going to have to protect it when it gets cold again... I hate doing the two-step.
  25. Vin

    BALD CYPRESS

    Sounds like a Pond Cypress to me.
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