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If anyone is looking for a nice Trident maple project, I have a couple of ebay listings that you might want to check out. Root over rock http://www.ebay.com/itm/111638661668 5-trunk clump with fused base http://www.ebay.com/itm/111638657783

I love Oaks. Red, Black, White or Blue, I can't really think of an Oak species that I don't like. Each winter, I spend a lot of time admiring the branch structure of the deciduous Oaks in my area. Because they are what I have grown up seeing, these trees epitomize the look of a deciduous tree to...

I like to grow plants from seed and at some point a few years ago I saw Al suggest placing window screen over the seedbed as the seedlings were growing in order to given them some movement while they were young. Al is documenting the technique on his blog this season...

To continue with the recent Olive theme, here are a few that I acquired this winter. I'd say I collected them but I didn't do the digging, I just found them in a pile next to the road! Olives are considered an invasive plant species in California, and in the large city park I live near (Bidwell...

I know the show isn't even over yet but once everyone has their pictures uploaded, we would love to see the beautiful trees! Sorry for being demanding.:rolleyes: -Tim

Recently I started searching google with kanji characters and have been drooling over the beautiful trees on many of the Japanese sites. I have been particularly impressed with the heavily tapering shohin without any large trunk/sacrifice branch chop scars. I understand the general methods of...

Thanks to all of you involved in the maple threads for inspiring me to do a better job at documenting the progress of my projects. Hope you don't mind the copycat thread. Here are some oaks that I started from acorns 2 years ago. I planted about 20 each of Quercus lobata, agrifolia, wislizeni...

I have several hundred Trident and Japanese maple seedlings for long-term projects. I would like many of these to end up as mame and shohin trees, but I'm not clear on the differences between growing out stock for small trees when compared to larger trees. I remember reading little tips here and...

Is anyone using Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' for bonsai? I couldn't find any pictures in a quick search, but it seems like it would be a great candidate. I'd love to see a group of these dissected leaved trees in a forest planting. Their leaves are closer in overall size to Acer palmatum sp. than to...