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  1. John P.

    Ficus Burtt Davyi Over Concrete Form

    I’ve always really liked this composition, also with Ficus Burtt Davyi: (I’d give credit if I knew who took the photo and/or grew this one.) Years ago my youngest son and I were working on a project, when he decided to dump some leftover concrete in an empty juice box container. After it...
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    Modern Concrete Pots—Design and Build

    I’m starting to enjoy making these, so I figured I’d share in the event it could get others busy. First I designed this pot for one of my CA native oaks. I wanted to illustrate the depth and terrain of the slopes that our natives call home, such as these in my town: I also had high-tech...
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    Ficus Burtt Davyi Experiments 1 & 2

    I’ve taken a lot of cuttings this year from a mame / shohin (TBD) Burtt Davyi tree that I’ve been growing out, and wanted to try some experiments … Ficus Burtt Davyi Experiment 1 Wanting to create something like this: I decided to create a hollow, tree-shaped “shell” filled with pumice. I...
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    Let’s Develop this Sharp’s Pygmy

    This Sharp’s Pygmy began as a nursery grafted tree purchased in February 2019: A couple weeks later: Fast forward to July 19, 2020. I made the decision (kind of late, but oh well) to finally layer the tree above its graft, and documented the process in @sorce ’s Radialayer thread...
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    John P.’s SoCal Oak Thread

    I’ve been picking up some deciduous and evergreen (“live”) oak material over the past few years, and decided maybe one thread for all would be better than several separate threads. All of them are California natives except for the cork oaks, Quercus suber, which are a Mediterranean oak. Having...
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    Coiled Ficus Microcarpa

    March 2015:
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    Olea Europaea Carnivorous

    This will document what someday I hope to be a worthy (albeit blatant) ripoff of @moke ‘s Ulmus Pumila Carnivorous tree. Rather than using a Siberian Elm, I’m using a small-ish fruiting olive stump from a seller that I’ve been very happy with before. As received yesterday: Getting his arms...
  8. John P.

    Canyon Live Oak 1

    Picked up this one from a favorite native plant grower in Southern California. It was labeled as Quercus chrysolepis, Canyon Live Oak, and looks similar to my Quercus agrifolia (Coast Live Oak) but for leaves that are about half the size of the Coast Oak. The leaves on the Canyon Oak are more...
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    Linearilobum (Strapleaf Threadleaf Bambooleaf) Varieties for Bonsai?

    I’ve searched for examples of these types of maples on the forum and generally on Google, and it seems they haven’t really been utilized as bonsai. Perhaps they are difficult to layer or sustain/grow on their own roots, or maybe internodes are too lengthy, poor back budding, etc.? Curious if...
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    Ficus in Ruins

    I’ve been captivated by scenes like these for as long as I can remember. Angkor Wat, for instance: Something about lost civilization and forests reclaiming their space. In this group I’m sure I’m not alone. I also know this is nothing novel, but I am hoping to turn this fascination into a...
  11. John P.

    Battling Pot Addiction

    Well, here we go. Bound to happen sooner or later. My name is John, and I’m afraid I might be developing a problem. This thread will chronicle my battle with pot addiction.
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    Olive Stump in SoCal

    I’ve wasted a fair amount of time on young Olea europaea material over the past several years. In general it has become apparent to me that I need to buy more older material. So when I stumbled across a seller on eBay (who happens to live fairly close to my office) with a ridiculous number of...
  13. John P.

    Zelkova Serrata Material?

    Lost all of mine due to various reasons. Trunk caliper most important. Thanks, John
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    What do you think is going on with this Zelkova?

    I recently lost an air-layered Zelkova (from this same tree) to the same thing a month ago. Leaves emerged, got droopy, and died. The layer wasn’t large or strong enough and died. I grew this Zelkova from seed a number of years ago, so I hope not to lose it. I thought I saw slug slime on the...
  15. John P.

    2 New “Rare” Acers from Conifer Kingdom; Pseudomonas?

    Just received these yesterday; a $300-something order. First order from them. First is a Little Sango and the second is a Jordan Full Moon. Do you think they have Pseudomonas syringae?
  16. John P.

    Locust?

    There are a number of these around Laguna Beach, and if they are locust trees they are much more gnarled than any I’ve seen (online or in-person). Do you agree that it’s a locust? If so, honey, black, or another?
  17. John P.

    Olea oleaster

    Would love some of this material to work with! I’m located in California, USA. Please help if you can. Thanks, John
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