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    Scots Pine wiring advice

    Im a novice when it comes to Pines so I would be grateful for any advice here! I collected this pine back in March with permission from the site owners . I was lucky enough to find it had a compact shallow root system which fitted perfectly straight into a training pot. Ive done very little to...
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    Mulberry airlayering query

    An old mulberry in a garden near me is due to be felled for safety reasons I would like to propagate from it before it goes ,with the owners agreement. Is airlayering fairly easy on this species or would cuttings be more likely to succeed at this time of year? Any advice would be much...
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    New air mail Bonsai delivery service!

    Visited a big specialist nursery in England yesterday and saw this model !! Theyre using it for transporting Niwaki trees to tricky locations....
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    Laburnum from seed then air-layered

    This is a laburnum I started from seed 3 years ago, then as an experiment last year I air-layered the top of it. Here is the Mother plant This is the airlayer separated Heres the...
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    Deshojo question

    Can any Acer experts advise me please? I bought a twin stem Acer Deshojo from a specialist Acer grower in UK in 2021.Its a nice healthy looking tree about 3 foot tall and wide I decided to ground -grow it to thicken the trunk so I planted it in good loamy soil in my garden . In Spring 2022 all...
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    A bit like Bonsai?

    Has anyone else tried this?
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    Garden Senkaki rescue- what next?

    Any advice please? Ive rescued this Acer Senkaki from a garden where it wasnt wanted and wondered what any of our Acer experts can suggest on what to do next? The graft union isnt too bad, but should I attempt to bonsai the whole tree, chop it hard back or plant in the ground as a landscape...
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    Buxus collecting

    Ive located a site with loads of Box trees which have naturalised and self-seeded , many 10-20 ft high , and I know I can get permission to collect some , so Im just wondering if anyone can advise on when is best time for collecting and any suggestions on how to acclimatise the wild box trees...
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    Swamp Cypress question

    Today I noticed these aerial roots ,pneumatophores, or whatever you guys in USA call them, in a lake in England, beside a swamp cypress, and I was wondering if I dug or chopped one out would it grow easily?- has anyone tried growing their trees from these roots? They seem to have a natural...
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    Can you help ID this tree please?

    Hi this tree was in a car park nearby- fantastic autumn colours , thorny and covered in these fruit ,Im guessing Crataegus spp but which one ? Sorry no tree pics today as it was pouring rain but I will go back and get some shots to post here soon. Any advice on best ways to propagate Crataegus...
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    Field Maple varieties

    I asked this on another forum and had no response so thought I would try asking over the pond! Im wondering if anyone has tried growing any of the compact selections of Field Maple as bonsai? eg Acer campestre ‘Elsrijk’ Acer campestre ' Streetwise' Acer campestre 'Nanum' etc Im hoping they...
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    Endangered trees

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/us/as-many-as-one-in-six-u-s-tree-species-is-threatened-with-extinction/ar-AA10ZsTP?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=92b0c6579e2c46abae99830c8cbd4076 According to this report in Washington Post 1 in 6 US tree species is at risk of extinction! Perhaps our Bonsai Nutters should...
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    Japanese Larch cones

    My Japanese Larch group has produced lots of cones for the first time this year. I think they are quite attractive , but but should I now remove them so that the tree doesnt waste energy? I have recently repotted them into a bigger pot as they were getting root-bound. Any advice would be...
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    Buxus airlayering

    Air layering Buxus? Im thinking of attempting airlayers on trunks of a very mature neglected box hedge .Its more like a row of trees, over 15 foot tall with stems 3- 5inches diameter and hasn't been pruned or trimmed ever in living memory . It has beautiful mature bark and a great selection of...
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    Collected red Chaenomeles advice Please!

    I collected this 2 years ago and pruned it back by @3 foot then and Im now wondering when and where to cut back again and Id be really grateful for any advice from all the experts on here please! Ive also wondered about airlayering the top section and the straight second branch up- what do you...
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    Juniperus sabina Tamariscifolia

    I have this landscape plant which has been growing in the ground over 5 years. It is multi-stemmed and sprawling and Im wondering if its worth trying to convert into a Bonsai? Is this cultivar suitable and if so could I chop it back hard and have any reasonable chance of it back-budding? What is...
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    Advice on Pine please

    Ive had this neglected pine around 4 years since collecting it ;I would be grateful for any advice and suggestions as its not thriving and not growing much
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    Help with broken penjing and pot

    When I moved house this pot got cracked and Im wondering how to repair it or should I look for a replacement? Any advice please? Its heavy!
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    Acer palmatum Seigen? Which one?

    Im considering buying one of these - which would you choose and why?
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    Mistaken tree ID

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    Sophora prostrata Little Baby

    Has anyone here tried growing this?I found it a half price sale in a garden centre sale. Its about 3 foot tall and has a nice naturally twisted shape and very small leaf Looks as if it could make a nice Mame or shohin. Does anyone advice on this please and will it root from cuttings ? I think...
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    Kojo no mai wiring

    I just started wiring this tonight as it had been getting neglected .Its been recovering for 2 years after getting blown off the bench in a storm and snapping several limbs. When it snapped I lost most of the top so Im left with 2 awkward stubs which have now resprouted After after a good...
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    Whats this Tree?

    I just returned from holiday in Crete( Greece) and saw these growing in city streets.It has pods like pea full of small seeds but we were too late forflowers Can anyone identify the tree and would it make a good bonsai?!
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    Chaenomeles pruning

    I dug one from the garden in March this year and planted in a pond basket for training It is single flowered red type and its put on good growth from the branch tips but I think I need to prune it hard to promote back-budding in the right places When is the best time to hard prune these?I will...
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    Has anyone had success with airlayering or ground layering or applying tourniquet on English oak?

    Im wanting to improve the nebari on an oak- Quercus robur by layering at the base and wondered if this can be done?- any advice or tips please? The tree is about 3 inches in diameter at the base.
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