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Little update, I still have this tree. I didn't touch it for quite sometime. The top where the tree was cut back started rotting so I removed what was rotted to preserve what was left. It will require a lot more carving in the future. I will get a picture of the whole tree and post, but till...

Just found this at a nursery labeled Japanese black pine, it was in a 1gallon pot with very little dirt in it, less than 1/4 of the pot if that. I searched for more but sadly didn't find any others. I just slip potted in a bigger pot I had on hand for now to help it get stronger. I will let it...

Thanks, I assumed it was something like that due to it coming from Louisiana. I don't have that issue here it's too dry so I am sure it will leave rather quick

Just got this today, I noticed this stuff (pictured) not sure what it is or how to treat it. Plant came from Louisiana.

A few more pictures.

Sorry I haven't been able to get some pictures till today. I have a few ideas but not sure if they are the best. First is to just hollow out the larger trunk & possibly integrate the larger low branch into the carving. I know that Japanese maples are really not supposed to be carved per say...

Thank you Bob for your valuable insight, I appreciate it. I was curious about the pinching if it just needed cut as you said or pinched so thank you for answering that. The tree was dug then allowed to recover but hasn't been styled as of yet. I will post up some pictures when I can...

I recently acquired a California Juniper after dreaming of having one since I started this adventure close to 20yrs ago. I have been searching forums for how to properly care for them. I found numerous posts on how to collect, what type of soil etc, but none really on trimming & day to day...

Thanks for the encouragement on this thing, I thought it was pretty neat with the bark. Now to just figure out what to do with it. I am sorry I thought I put the whole tree picture in but here it is.

My neighbor was tossing this out today, I thought it had some interesting qualities so I grabbed it up. She thinks it's a type of Asian pear. She said it has fruited the last few years but the fruit is small about 2". Not sure, I looked at pictures online and the bark & flowers appear to...

Pulled it out this morning. Lots of roots, mostly alive. I washed some of the concrete off and put it in a pond basket. I will let it grow this year and hopefully get healthy.

Thanks Vance and everyone else for your input. Now, I know my skills are not great but, one thing that has been misunderstood is that I was aware it was wired into the pot before I brought it home. I removed the wires after got I home and I snapped a few pictures of it before I did...

It was wired into the pot and I removed the wire but still wouldn't budge I didn't want to try too hard to remove it. I will wait till I'm ready to repot, the soil is very hard and compact, not sure if it's too late to do it here? I usually repot in February. And yeah it's a local Bonsai...

Picked this up last weekend at a local nursery. It was marked for $50 so grabbed it up. I haven't done anything to it yet. Seems pretty healthy, I tried to pull it out of the pot to check the roots but it won't budge. It seems to have been in there for a while, so I will repot when its...

Thanks, I was planning on keeping the smaller branch to become the new trunk. I am sorry for bad pictures, I will get some others but until then on page 2 of this post are some of the tree that may help.

Well, it's been a few years and I have just left this maple to grow and get strong. I think it's time to decide on what needs to be done with it. So I need some help on this matter, an get some feedback. I would be grateful for any help. Thanks Here are a few current pictures of the tree.

Sorry I disappeared for a while. The parent tree was growing in my backyard when I was a kid, It was a huge tree! It mysteriously started dying. From what I remember (I was around 11yrs old) the people who came out to remove it said it was a American elm that had dutch elm disease. They...

Thanks guys for the input. I tried to air layer a few branches last year to see how well it takes to air layering. I got one to take other just grew back together even though I cut a good 1" out of the bark & even cut into the wood a bit. I figured I could try to do the trunk this year &...

So I have 2 directions in my head. I could leave it taller to keep the majority of the tree intact carve the top make it sorta informal upright or, cut it low & choose a leader to get some taper & make it a shorter tree. Here are a few pictures if anyone has any ideas on what direction I...

Here are a few other pictures closer to the trunk area with different angles. I added a few inches of turface to it to cover the roots to help keep them wet. From what I was told is it is just a plan old Japanese green maple seems weird it would be grafted. It was buried up to about that...

Well I finally went & got this tree out of the ground last weekend. It wasn't nearly as big a round as I thought, It's about 6" across. I was able to get a good sized root ball. I put it in a big pot since I couldn't put it in the ground where I live. It's ugly.... Hopefully I can do...

Well I did sell quite a few but just on Ebay & craigslist. No one was ever at my house I always just met people when I sold on craigslist to reduce their drive & mail all of ebay. I would pack them at night and put the boxes in the car that was in the garage so no one ever saw the boxes. I...

It's not really cluttered. I have built benches & they are very neatly put on. Some are in the corner are packed yes but they are hidden in what yard I have. I have a 6ft fence all the way around the yard, with my neighbors on each side having trees that extend over their fence so only way...

I probably have too many plants sure. Without counting I probably have upwards of 50 plants. Out of those, I have 10 that I would call specimen trees. I had quite a lot more but recently went through and sold off probably 30+ smaller unfinished ones. & yeah I will for sure be standing...

So I live in a town home with a small backyard since 1999. I basically own the air inside the house. I have to pay monthly dues which they use to take care of landscaping, paint, roof, etc. Now they don't touch the backyard, never have in all the years I have been here. So, today I get a...