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My neighbor has a hedge row of these. I get them popping up in my garden all the time. So a couple years ago I decided to dig one up and give it a shot. Was just a single little branch sticking up. Pretty much grew itself into a cascade style, I just did a little shaping on it the other day. It...

Picked this up yesterday. Suggestions, critiques?..besides getting rid of the dead branch on the right. After cutting, the tree is 20" tall.

Bought this azalea at Lowes 2 years ago. Put in a box and let it grow out a couple years. Finally got up the nerve to cut it back and "style" it a few weeks ago. Probably could have cut back further on the branches but was hesitant to cut back too far. It's already starting to put out new...

Been away from the board quite a while. Lost my beautiful wife Jo, to cancer Dec 27th. Was at her bedside holding her hand as she passed. A few of the members may remember from my discussing her treatments, insurance etc. I have been keeping up the hobby though. Started a few projects this year...

A little wayward Barberry decided to plant itself in my roses this year. So I thought why not try to do something with it. I think it looks like it has a decent shape to start with. The colors on this in fall were spectacular. Wish I took pics. The reds and oranges were some of the brightest...

My neighbor up here in NY has a few Quince bushes growing in his hedges. They have peach/pink colored flowers. So last year (2011) I took seeds from the fruit and let them freeze over the winter on my back porch. I planted them in the spring and had some pretty good luck. Would have had a few...

When is the best time to prune my Azalea back quite a bit. http://www.thetreefarm.com/azalea-northern-lights

Should I do it over the winter while it's dormant?

I just brought my two trees into an unheated porch for the winter. They'll get some light but not much direct light. When would I prune them? Now over the winter or in the Spring?

Going to be keeping my Cottoneaster and Azalea in an unheated enclosed back porch, which gets some sun. When should I bring them in? Also since I've never had outdoor trees that I was "wintering", what is recommended as far as watering goes?

After putting it in a box a couple months ago it seems to be doing well. Read on a few sites that they should be pruned monthly so I figured I'd give it a bit of a trim. It's roughly 10'' tall, trunk is about an inch thick before it splits...... Couple questions. How does one encourage growth on...

My little firethorn just didn't seem to have the oomph lately. So after 4-5 years in it's original pot I figured it was finally time to repot it. I couldn't even get it out of the pot, I had to break it. Is that uncommon? Anyway when I finally got it out, it was a mess. Seemed like pretty much...

What do you use? Just found them on my brush cherry.

Starting to get some leaves looking like the ones in the picture. Was potted into a bonsai mix mid May and fed on June 1st with a basic Miracle -Gro all purpose food. Going to switch to an azalea food for July 1st. Gets water roughly every couple days. Any ideas?

Just repotted my Cotoneaster and Mulberry from nursery type containers to boxes with bonsai soil. Should I leave them out in full sun or put them with my Azalea that just gets morning sun and sun around 7pm for awhile? By the way..Don't laugh at the Mulberry, it's just something I dug out of my...

Was looking to make my own soil and do it as cheap as possible. I think I found the first part, basically it's bits of iron slag, adirondack granite, coal, and coarse river sand. It's from an old works site along upper Hudson river. There was plenty of things growing in it, and I think it looks...

I've only seen the purple variety in my yard, so I'm not sure if this is an aphid or not. But whatever these are they are lterally making a b line for my azalea. One after another crawling into the box and up the trunk.

Another homecenter starter. Saw this Cottoneaster, it's the first one Ive seen. Looked like it had bonsai potential. The trunk is an inch thick and it's 10" from soil line to the top. Could use some advice on what to do with the root mass. Should I break/loosen it up when I take it out of the...

First time I've ever seen aphids on a lawn. Had four or five clumps like this. Is this unusual? This is one reason why I'm hesitant to leave my "trees" outside. I'm pretty much infested here.

Going to be putting my Azalea in a grow box tomorrow. Was reading that they like the acidity that pine needles provide. Would it do any good to mix them in with the soil I'll be using?

Had this growing in my overgrown garden that I finally got around to clearing up. After I cut it, I thought it had some interesting leaves. Not sure how much bigger the leaves get. The closest thing I came up with is a "White Mulberry" but my Audubon book says they are a southern tree. Any...

When it is recomended that a plant receive part sun. Is it a heat from direct sun issue or a light issue?

Was at a Lowes today just looking around and this little azalea caught my eye. The bottom half or so just looked like it was a tree to me. And for $7 why not give it a shot. So I decided to embark on my first potting attempt and took a little ride to get the bonsai soil. I figure I could cut it...

Just debating...Should I get starter stock, or an already potted tree. Was thinking about getting a "Brush Cherry". Never really priced bonsai before, are these in the ball park? About a 100 mile drive round trip, but it's nice out. Starters...

I have three huge Norwegian Spruce in my yard, and seedlings all over the place. I potted this one about 4-5 years ago, but never really took care of it until last year. Was the size of the one in the pot next to it. What should/could I do with it? It's still real flexable, Roughly 14 inches...