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I put this in general because the tree is collected stock, several years of growing before it will even take a shape. I went on a collecting trip back in March. I brought home a small Black Cherry, a medium cut back Hackberry and this larger cut back Black Cherry with about 4" caliper at the...

I have included pics but are not the best. I'm sure someone will ask for better shots and I will accommodate as best as possible. The back story: I have had this pyra for a few years now. It is a P. augustifolia 'Gnome'. It was an overwintered 2 gallon when I bought it. Quite large and crossing...

#1: Yes I know this sounds like a loaded question. #2: In my particular case I am referring to boxwood, pyracantha and cotoneaster as broadleaf evergreen. The latter can act deciduous but can also keep foliage, pending conditions. So I have all three of these and there are more to add to...

Last year I did quite a few seeds, largely maples to create a bunch of cheap stock to work on. I used palettes to build small shade structures that have also been used as winter protection, being wrapped in translucent plastic. Most of my Chinese Elm seedlings didn't do too well so I left them...

Some of the nice twin trunk trees you see were once double planted nursery plants that happened to work out looking good. The older they get the less noticeable the union is. But that takes a very long time and I am wondering if I can help the process along. I have a small Mugo that was an early...

I have a Juniperus Horizontalis Andora that I had in a small grow flat last year. After deciding which would be the "trunk" I would keep I planned to style it this winter. Being a shrub type plant all of the branches come from the same basic place. I would remove two, leaving an upper one to...

It is suggested to wire in the winter for many reasons. Bare branches let you see them better, lessened damage due to dormancy, I'm sure there are others. But does the freezing point play into this? Not that I want to be working outside in too cold of weather but it is what it is. I was going to...

So I tried my first air layer this year. I had a medium sized trident that made a perfect candidate. I read like crazy, pretty sure I did it properly. Been checking it and watering with a syringe. Just a few days ago I found what I'm pretty sure are root tips in the packet. I was quite excited...

I ordered three field maples seedlings this spring. They were shipped early, fully dormant. They scared me by taking forever to wake up. After the first broke bud the second took at least three weeks more before it broke. The third never has opened up but I never threw it our either. Every time...

I am about to try my first air layer. I have read the procedure a hundred times. I thought I was ready until I was doing some final reading and come across accounts of "may not have cut deep enough" and "did I cut too deep". So how deep do I cut? I will be doing this on a Trident, for this...

This was a larger piece, a pre-bonsai if you will. Last year I did a little branch selection and teased the roots a little before putting into a bigger pot. It responded well by giving a nice flush of growth over the entire plant. However all this new growth is very soft and I found it laying...

So I'll try to keep this shorter than longer. Bought a dwarf yaupon holly near the end of last season. Beautiful trunk, tiny leaves. It was a project I was looking forward to. I buried the nursery pot in the ground like most of the rest of my plants. It even looked fine most of the winter, being...

Looking for a watering bulb. I have seen them referenced in books and used in a bonsai video. Used to think they were pointless, uncontrolled, held too little water. Now as I am watering more inside I think I could appreciate the petite spray they could afford. Initial searches bring up the...

Hornbeams don't seem to be so popular right now. At least not for just going on-line and buying one. I am looking for 1-3 seedlings. First year to a few years old. Main goal is to pick up a hornbeam or a few for cheap.I would prefer a European but would also take American. If you happen to have...

So I tried the Oil-Dri and whether it was old stock or what, it crumbled in less than a season. So I figure "why fight it, I'll buy the Turface." I know it can't be bad. I know the MVP is the right particle size. But the place that said they could get it is "closed" for now. My farm and home...

This year I want to try an air layer. The pyracantha I was going to use formed a problem and lost the top of the plant at the end of the season last year. So now I am looking for something else to try on. The only thing I have would be a two year old trident maple. It is about four feet tall and...

Looking for a book like Bonsai with Japanese Maples but for pines. Maybe a little more inclusive, not just Japanese Black and White pines as it might be a while till I would acquire one of those. Looking to work with Mugo and Scots pines. I have read the section in another Adam's book on working...

It was a one gallon nursery plant. I bought it just in time to remove 1/2 to 2/3 of each candle and it paid me back with nice, compact needles and a healthy bushy plant. In July I repotted it to a wider growing flat with little root disturbance. The plant appears to be pretty happy in general, I...

I am hoping there are a few in the midwest that might be able to suggest one way or the other. I have been reading a Peter Adams book that outlines treatment for Scots pine. It looks pretty straight forward and anytime you have treatment guidelines on a specific plant, all the better. However we...

I don't even remember the occasion that made me think of this but do you wire in EVERY thing except special items. I have seen the tender collected plant trapezed with wire and chopsticks but what about the rest of it. It's so necessary at initial potting but once established it's just tangling...

So I noticed the couple of boxes I have are setting their little flower bud clusters. I was intrigued by this last year as my first time watching the cycle. Even though the flowers aren't that interesting it's a part of the plants cycle that most people don't even realize is happening or may not...

Yes a very broad question. I guess more looking for changes to what I plan to do with them. I won an auction for 10 Japanese Green Maples that are 5 months old. I got them cheap and until I successfully try to stratify seeds I figured this would be a good way to start some stock to play with. I...