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how's this tree now? how was fall 2023?

Actually it appears that I may be the internet villain. Glad to see that all the fan boys rallied to protect the honor of our local specialist/authority on mugos....

Lots of internet heroes on this board nowadays! Impressive!

I honestly don't see how I attacked you. I didn't discredit anything you've said through the years about mugo. I know that you're knowledgeable about that species and I know that you grow a lot of them. I was just wondering why others consider you the expert on mugo. Last few threads of mugo...

I've don't recall bringing that up before but I'm sure it's possible others have brought it up. Vance and I have been on this board since it's creation and I don't recall him being the mugo expert early on. Something must have changed a couple of years ago it seems like...

My agenda is to figure out why Vance Wood the "the expert in Mugo". Now I know why people think he is...thanks for answering the question!

so that's how you become "the expert in Mugo" interesting...

his participation is what most people so far have mentioned...

You asked for my input If you want an OK bonsai in 20 years - keep in a pot and try your best keeping it healthy If you want a GREAT bonsai that you can put in a show someday, put it in the ground for a couple of decades or more... it all depends on how good you want the end product to look...

Not trying to start a war - just wondering why some people are considered experts and why Vance Wood in particular is "the mugo expert" I'm sorry but active participation on a bonsai forum does not make one an expert....

Kashirahoma no tatsumaki no tatsumaki means tornado how did she come up with a Japanese word for Oklahoma? Just curious

Been on this forum for a long time and doing bonsai even longer. I'm just curious as to what makes Vance Wood "the expert" in mugo I get Walter Pall has more mugos. I bet most professionals in Europe have more mugos. Anyway, I'm not discrediting his knowledge in a species that he seems in grow...

remarkable!

Love it! Do you know how the roots look like. Looks like they're probably one sided. Gonna be tough getting that tree in a smaller pot

Finally I thought I'd try my first approach graft - this is itoigawa on RMJ. I gotta say that I don't like the process at all. Not easy to do and I am sure these will take but it's too late now

I also ended up grafting this RMJ (a bit early in the season but I had some free time) This time I used itoigawa. I have to say that it was a bit harder with itoigawa because the bark is much thinner than regular shimpaku Here are grafts with shimpaku from last year that are doing really...

Shimpaku preparationand RMJ grafting So today I ended up taking a lot of pictures but also getting a shimpaku show ready for an upcoming show in a couple of weeks

This was grafted last year with JPB This year it was repotted and most of the grafts are alive. About 80%

Quick update on the grafted ponderosa First one - about 50% of the grafts are growing this year Second one - the small one. Only a couple grafts are alive but growing very strong. Didn't need many anyway cause it's a small tree Dead graft I forgot to cut off Third tree - most...

Quick update

Quick update

This tree did die shortly after repotting so I ended up trying something different

Forest last years [IM

Quick update repotted and bottom branches wired

Quick update on those three trees First one - the air layers failed a few years back. Last year I just cut everything off and I'm letting it back bud Third one is in need of carving