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    Ebenopsis ebano // Texas Ebony

    This is a tree that I've had in my collection for about 2 years that has been totally ignored, periodically trimmed and watered is all. It's an old tree, probably peg it near 30yrs. Came to me from my teacher, and was given to him by an old friend who could not take care of her bonsai after the...
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    Ficus microcarpa

    Overgrown, poorly developed material that was neglected for years. Wires embedded into branches and roots. Dead branch stumps all over. I am attempting to make bonsai from this material. We will see. Only 2 ways this can go; material is ruined, or I will have something to use in time.
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    EPCOT Spring and Garden Festival

    The bonsai exhibit goes up in the Japanese Pavillion on Wednesday. I'll take a lot of photos. My submission; Tabebouia heterophylla // Roble.
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    Mame Ficus salicaria ISBN#1QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBNM

    Stuck this as a cutting last year. pulled it out of the soil today. over potted for good growth.
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    Kifu Bougainvillea glabra

    One of my first trees. Purchased in a 3 gallon nursery pot at a landscaping depot. Declined when I didn't have access to my plants after my ex and I split. I've told the story a few times, but I had an automatic sprinkler system there so they were at least watered for 8 months. First pic...
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    Mame Ficus salicaria

    Grown from cutting, about 3 years. Cute. Masahi Furumoto. 3.5in / 8.9cm from lip of the pot. Has been fun. The speck on the ground is the tree.
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    Bougainvillea glabra

    I've had this tree for a couple of years now, maybe three or four. Don't exactly remember. It was given to me by a friend because it was rotting away and he had lost interest in it. I posted it on Facebook asking for an opinion on a front, though I've already chosen the front. First shot is...
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    Mame Ficus salicaria

    One of the first trees I've ever purchased. Got it off eBay in 2012. On Facebook I said 2013, but I just checked some time stamps when I first posted the tree to Facebook and it was 2012. When my ex and I seperated in 2014, I did not have access to my plants for nearly a year, and in the time...
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    Severinia buxifolia

    Chinese Boxthorn I have acquired. Old, rough, unhealthy material. Should get some good root cuttings from it. Will be fun to get healthy and begin restyling starting next month.
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    Lantana camara

    Tonight I cleaned up and repotted an aged shohin Lantana camara. I have seen very few Lantana display such a fine crackled bark; nearly corked. Nice. Over the years my Lantana have suffered from Lantana Flower Gall Mites, Aceria lantanae. I was unable to identify it until recently and have got...
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    Ficus salicaria clump

    This was a gift from a friend back when I first got active into my local club. It was one of his neglected trees. I haven't done much except trim and straighten the trunks over the last few years. I repotted it to the round pot in September 2015 to give it more breathing space for growing. Plan...
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    Shohin Ficus microcarpa

    I've been working with this tree for about two and a half years now. The first year I didn't pay the tree much attention. The past year and a half, I've been pushing it harder. Tonight, my girlfriend, Angela, and I went to dinner with our two friends, Alex and Taylor. After dinner we went to...
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    20 Year Progression

    This is a Ficus philipinensis now in my personal collection, created by my grandfather and teacher, Jim Van Landingham. Jim V. studied and worked with Jim Smith in his Durastone Nursery for over 13 years. Now, I am the curator of the Jim Smith collection, and I also house all of Jim Van...
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    Over the Hill

    Just shared this to Facebook, and realized this tree has just hit 40 years in training. A creation by Master Jim Smith, and part of James J. Smith Bonsai Gallery at Heathcote Botanical Garden in Ft. Pierce, FL. No sense of scale here, but the pot from feet to lip is about 5"-6". I would...
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    Schefflara arboricola 'Luseane' shohin

    Pruned, and potted. Sara Raynor. Yay.
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    Ficus salicaria

    Tried to sell this back in the spring when my truck needed new control arms and struts. No one bit, so I decided to keep it and charged the parts to credit. It's obviously old, and obviously was neglected. Think these first photo's were maybe sometime after March, I don't remember. And the third...
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    You day job?

    Just curious, what's your day job? Who's got money is what I'm really asking so I can come rob you.
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    Shohin Ficus salicaria var. 'v89

    This is the earliest photo I have of this tree. February 13, 2014 from my Facebook with the caption "Most people think I'm just some punk kid that makes pizza." In the background of the photo below, you can see a mame Ficus salicaria which gives a good sense of the leaf-size difference between...
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    Ficus microcarpa retusa "Kinmen"

    Even though this image looks like its from raw stock, I've worked this tree before. The last time I had the chance to work it prior to this photo being taken was sometime early 2014, prior to my big breakup and separation from my plants. From now on, I will refer to that stage of my life as...
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    Michelia figo/////Banana Magnolia

    First off, I am sure 90% of the forum is unfamiliar with the species, so let me give a bit of background information on it. Michelia figo is a member of the magnolia family, often times called Banana Magnolia or simply, Banana Shrub. The leaves are quite large, with relatively short internodes...
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    Lantana camara

    About 2 years. This is a collected Lantana camara; here it is about 3 months after collecting. About 2 years later, this photo was taken September 26, 2015. I decided to restyle the tree that day. Brought it to a semi-cascade design. This tree has suffered from Lantana gall flower mites...
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    Ficus salicaria var. '89.

    About 2 years progression. First photo is from June 2013 after the first initial restyling. If you can't tell by the giant scar, this is an original Ficus salicaria var. '89, not from cutting. About one year later. And about a month ago. The right side of the tree is notably weaker...
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    Collected Buttonwood initial styling.

    Back in 2013, I collected this Buttonwood and haven't done anything to the tree except let it grow. It was essentially collected as just a large cutting; it was taken from a branch, not the Earth. I think the first time I touched it was in February 2015, and i just cut a few limbs near the top...
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    Does This Count?

    So, May 2014, me and my ex split up and all of my plants were estranged from me. I just bought my house and moved in, in the beginning of December 2014. So it was about time I get my trees back. A user has said to me on here before; "I've never seen any of your creations." Well, have a look into...
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    Just some pretty trees from The Jim Smith Collection

    I have mentioned it before, but I'm the 22yro curator of Heathcote Botanical Garden's Jim Smith Bonsai Gallery. I'm responsible for 105 of Jim Smith's tropical bonsai. Including the largest and finest Ficus Salicaria you've ever seen. So I'm going to spam some photos I've taken over the last few...
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