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    Juniper Progress

    Hi ... I think it's a good start. Agree with your comments but potting angle, etc. may be secondary at this point; think you should work on the "pads" or foliage as you work. Cut, don't pinch the needles that go down or .. wire them up ... big wire at the trunk, then smaller as you progress out...
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    I bit off way more then I can chew...buttttt

    Mottled sun or early morning or late afternoon sun with misting, keep soil moist but not wet, don't cut the foliage, no wind and leave it in your whiskey tub for a couple years and some parts might regrow. We collect trees from high ridgelines here in the NW and sometimes it takes a couple years...
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    Unknown scale runaway juniper - Questions

    Greetings! I haven't been able to post much for a couple years as we moved and life sorta took over. I joined the Bonsai Club of Campbell River, BC, Canada. Zone 7b. Pacific Northwest but drier than Seattle. A couple days ago, a charter member indicated he was getting out of bonsai as he wasn't...
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    Hurricane Matthew

    We lived in Florida from 01-07 and evacuated twice ... stay safe ... our thoughts are with you ... whether you stay put or hunker down ... get your most important papers together - e.g. marriage/birth certificates, wills, wedding album, passports, etc. in a waterproof tote/box/container and keep...
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    Pinus mugo

    I found a couple nice nursery mugos only by looking at 5 places and dozens of trees ... Vance's techniques have been working for me ... I have had the trees up to 3 years and counting ... none are in pots yet. When you find one .. search Vance Wood threads/posts to learn how to get them started...
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    I found this very helpful ... decandling vs. breaking pine shoots.

    As a novice to pines, articles and advice can be confusing ... the link below helped me better understand the two techniques of decandling vs. breaking pine shoots on various types of pines. Hopefully the link works ... if not, cut and paste into your browser. Cheers Kelly...
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    Mugo Update Kelly - Needle Cast? Help please ...

    Yes ... I had previously found and downloaded the diagnostic tool you refer to ... thanks. It is very helpful. I will take some better pictures of the barring on the needles and will continue with the Daconil and wettable copper treatments. I did not know about the yellowing of the needle tips...
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    Mugo Update Kelly - Needle Cast? Help please ...

    Thanks Sandy ... I have "sort of" been using a copper wettable powder ... say 3 times a year but ... I will be more diligent ... cheers ... Kelly
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    Mugo Update Kelly - Needle Cast? Help please ...

    OK ... I will look for it ... many of the products you have in the States are not sold in Canada due to environmental issues ... thanks though ...
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    Mugo Update Kelly - Needle Cast? Help please ...

    Thanks to all for your comments ... I am pretty sure the tree acquired the red bar - dothistrama (sp?) in Ottawa where it is widespread. I will continue with the daconil treatments. As I understand it; you might be able to control it but not be rid of it ... There are some pretty accomplished...
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    Mugo Update Kelly - Needle Cast? Help please ...

    Thanks Vance ... so you don't think the tree has needle cast or red bar?? The needle tips are yellow and there are numerous needles that start halfway with a blemish and then a bar and then half the needle dies ... I won't repot or break any candles this year and will continue with the fungicide...
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    Mugo Update Kelly - Needle Cast? Help please ...

    Greetings all (and specifically Vance). I am a novice and welcome your comments/advice. The following is an update on the Mugo I purchased approx. 2 years ago from a nursery in Ottawa, CA. Based on advice from Vance and others here (thanks), I cut off ~1/4 of the almost completely sand base and...
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    Rocky Mt Juniper: First styling

    Not being an expert ... the horizontal jin and all previous work "works" for me. I also appreciate that you had the tree for so long before you completed the work. I think its really well done. Certainly helped me as I am at the stage where I can grow the trees but am learning how to visualize...
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    Making pedestal stands

    Nice setup(s)! We are moving to BC and will need to start on building stands and a garden. Brian's setup looks great and provided some great ideas and inspiration. Now if I can just get the trees there - 5600 kms or 3450 miles !!! Will post some pics of the travel arrangements!
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    Not getting ample growth, other newbie problems

    Hi again ... the roots look good. Yes, I feed or fertilize once a week summer and winter. It seems to work. The key - although I still new with bonsai's (only 3 years) is the drainage in almost all types of plants. I read an article here on these forums (can't find it now - sorry) an excellent...
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    Fukien Tea... General/Common Problems Thread.

    Hmmm ... I must be lucky ... I brought a Fukien tea home from a box store - it was very small - ~6 inches / 10 cms and pretty sick. I have had it for 2 years in zone 5b - Ottawa, Canada and keep it indoors for 6 months a year - near a window in a dry inside home. Take it outside all summer in...
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    Not getting ample growth, other newbie problems

    RE spider mites ... read on the forums to check by taking a piece of white paper and holding under the tree/branch and tapping the branch fairly vigorously ... it you find tiny black/red dots on the paper and they smear reddish when you rub them = spider mites. There are many - gentle - garden...
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    ficus... in sore need of advice

    Hi I am not an expert but have had a ficus for 3 years and it is healthy. I live in Canada so keep it indoors for 6 months a year. I think you need to water it thoroughly after the repot to settle the soil around the roots - make sure the pot and soil drains really well so it won't become water...
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    Questions re Fall Buds first Mugo ...

    Re-posted from private IM Quote Originally Posted by Kelly I will post this on a new thread with pics under Pines - same name. "Questions re Fall Buds first Mugo" Hi Vance, Hope all is well with you and yours. I have a couple questions re my first mugo that we have been working on...
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    How long for wiring to "set?"

    It varies ... I think that you can tell by the differences in the answers that there is no "standard" rule ... not mentioned so far are the variables caused by climate zone, health / vigor of the tree, a cool summer, variances in wiring technique, diameter of the wire used, how hard it is...
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    Oct and just got 2 new mugo pines

    Welcome! Welcome! I'm relatively new as well with Mugos ... Vance Wood is "the" master and I have been following his advice ... repot after "Father's Day" despite what other pines can take. Also, differences in de-candling from other species. Vance will probably roll in and comment...
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    Questions re Fall Buds first Mugo ...

    Hi Vance et al, Hope all is well with you and yours. I have a couple questions re my first mugo that we have been working on. Thanks again for your help and advice. So ... a month ago or so ... per your recommendations, I broke off all of this year's candles and trimmed each branch's...
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    yellow needle ends, why?

    Try TThis ... ... or ... http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopExt/4DMG/Garden/drought6.htm Overall, without a pic, I think it may have been lack of water ... perhaps next time a heat wave approaches, water the tree moderately and put it in mottled shade for a couple days til the heat wave...
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    Juniper advice

    Difficult to see ... Sorry ... its pretty difficult to see ... even with the circles ... Can you take a close up or describe it? Is it part of the bark, woolly, etc. It would help to diagnose ... Cheers
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