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After doing a trunk chop and letting a leader grow for a while, you cut the original trunk chop diagonally so the lower portion of trunk transitions to the new leader. This is what I have mostly seen on the internet. However, there is a video by bonsai Iligan on youtube where he says to make it...

What kind of fertilizer would be good for field growing trees?

I am planning on planting a bunch of trees in the ground in the spring for bonsai. I am wondering if I need shade cloth. There will be a variety of species, both Asian and American. They are all supposed to be good for my zone, but would shade cloth be beneficial for any of them? For example...

First off, what is the point of cutting the roots around field grown trees? Especially if they are growing on a tile. You are trying to thicken and develop the trunk as fast as possible, so this would slow its grow. Second, assuming there is a good answer to the first question, how often should...

I want to field grow some junipers. I love shimpaku, but I'm thinking shimpaku might be very slow to thicken up. Am I right about this? I was wondering if I should grow some other type that will grow faster while I wait on the shimpaku to grow. Does a regular chinese juniper grow faster than...

I want to start a tree garden next year, and I'm considering various species to plant. I like the foliage on procumbens nana, but I have not been able to find any pictures of one with a thick trunk. I mean 3 inches in diameter at a minimum, and maybe as big as 6 inches or so. If it's not...

I bought this tree a few years back and planted it in the ground without thinking about it too much. I can't remember what the guy at the nursery called it, a grey mound juniper or something like that. It is a little over 2.75 inches in diameter at the base. I generally like trees that...

I haven't been able to find much info on this tree. What species is it? Anyone know its size or where it is?