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    Whippish White Pine

    Good day all, I have a whip of a white pine (japanese) and while it it doesn't have much going for it, I'd like to take it in a direction of a twisty "squashed" pine. I did a few searches on here and found the thread that shows a pine getting "squashed" but the method for doing so was never...
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    Tourniquet Method | Colorado Blue Spruce

    Hello-- I have a fairly substantial spruce here in colorado (it is also a colorado spruce and not just because I'm IN colorado) that sadly has some bad reverse taper. The trunk was against something (perhaps a neighbor tree's root?) and the tree sort of grew around it. Anyway, it is ruining...
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    Chinese Elm Leaf Issues

    Hey all- Would like some insight on the leaf issue I discovered this morning. A little background: the tree had some styling done and was repotted out of the nasty soil it was in previously, but no roots were disturbed (old soil that the roots didn't use feel away). It's in a pretty loose...
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    Neglected but very nice Juniper

    Hey guys-- found a nice juniper I feel has a lot of potential on my property. Never knew it was there! Anyway, I'm in Colorado, 6800', wondering if this thing can be collected now? If not, when would be a better time? Thanks!
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    Ryan's Mugo

    I got this mungo for 6 bucks. Originally 60. Sherwood Mugo by oryan820, on Flickr Sherwood Mugo by oryan820, on Flickr Sherwood Mugo by oryan820, on Flickr The soil line is actually much lower than what is showing in the pot. I still need to clean up the dirt and what not to...
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    Ryan's Japanese White Pine

    Japanese White Pine by oryan820, on Flickr Japanese White Pine by oryan820, on Flickr Japanese White Pine by oryan820, on Flickr Japanese White Pine by oryan820, on Flickr Here she is: bought from Matt who is associated with Brussels Bonsai. The pot is cracked (ok, broken... It was...
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    Insane maple nebari

    How in the world does one generate such insane nebari such as seen on this tree: http://www.abbeville.com/interiors.asp?ISBN=9780789211125&CaptionNumber=01
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    Removing a graft

    I was given a blood good grafted maple today and the root stock looks nice... The graft is high and both the root stock and the grafted plant look strong. I'd like to air layer the top off and create two separate trees... While I believe this is possible I'm wondering if anyone here has had...
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    Cut paste recommendations

    Hello-- looking for input-- any recommendations on a good cut paste? Are their household recipes by chance I could make myself? If not, any special brand that is preferred or highly thought of? Thank you!
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    ...feel so stupid...

    I have a Chinese elm that I got last December. It's nothing special but I liked it so I got it. The branches started shedding a lot of leaves a few weeks ago. I know better... Having not trimmed much of its roots when repotting it and trimming the top in accordance so the tree didn't stress as...
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    Gah! It snowed! *Minor complaining inside*

    Yesterday, I was diligently sawing away on a box I'm making for my beehive (needed a new box!) when the wind picked up along with heavy clouds. Here in Colorado, you can see a front coming in 100+ miles away-- honestly, it's the best weather forecasting method available out here. So I knew...
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    Large cuttings

    Hey all, I've been browsing this section of the forums and have seen and read some cool stuff but my question isn't entirely answered so I figured I'd toss it out and see what experiences you have had. I have many crabapple and ornamental cherry trees where I work as well as this small...
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    Chaenomeles speciosa vs Japanese Quince or Flowering Quince

    Came across a few nice larger quinces today and they were labeled Chaenomeles speciosa. Is this the same as flowering quince or Japanese quince?
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    Old (and seemingly dead) Junipers

    Hey all-- So we have two old junipers that we got with our property that we never removed-- my wife hacked at them a year ago and this is what they look like now (though they had some dieback this year, they didn't always look this awful). There is a flush of growth near the bottom... they'e...
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    My sad quince

    I had planted this quince in my garden when it was apparent life was going to keep me too busy to really care for this tree as well as others.. That was three years ago. However this past winter was brutal on my quince... Cold, drying winds.... Severe low temps for weeks and not in the best...
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    Single trunk design via multiple cuttings

    Hey all-- I searched the forums for this but I'm guessing I'm not using the right key words. I'd like to learn more about the idea and process of taking multiple cuttings of the same type of tree and growing them in the fashion of mimicking a single, large and formed trunk. I've seen...
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    Dormancy Question

    Hello all- Been doing some searching on here and elsewhere for an answer that may be pretty simple but I've not gotten clear direction. It is in regard to dormancy and trees that come to you from a very different climate. I bought a chinese elm this past December that was/is actively...
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    Hello from Colorado

    Hey guys-- Just wanted to introduce myself as I begin pouring over info in these forums as a new member. I'm not new to bonsai but until now my life required trees to come and go in and out of my life for many years. I kept only those that didn't mind severe neglect such as elephant...
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