Janson
Sapling
This is a thread to track the progress of my current lineup of trees. This is my first growing season, and all my trees are very young. I have not yet procured anything of real age, but I will.
Here's what I have at the moment:
Procumbens Nana. I did a repot thread on this one shortly after I purchased it from Sams Club this spring - http://bonsainut.com/index.php?threads/mallsai-repot.19066/
It grew well after the repot. Since then I've wired it up because 1) I wanted to get some experience wiring, and 2) because I eventually want this to be a informal upright.
Acer Palmatum Bloodgood - My wife bought this for me from Home Depot for $15 since they were trying to get rid of leftover trees. I put it in the ground and will grow the truck out. I was considering air-layering the top off and making two trees out of it. I haven't practiced this technique before but I think I'll give it a try in the spring.
What do you think of this? Was this tree grafted?
Also for fun, here's a picture of the leaves. I love the shape of these. I've read that they dont reduce well. What are your thoughts?
And lastly, I transplanted 9 maple seedlings from my yard earlier this summer just to see what would happen. They are sitting in a mix of pine bark, sand, and peat moss. So far they are all alive and well and were putting out new growth up until about 3 weeks ago. They've since slowed down a bit, maybe because of the very hot August we had in northern Illinois? My plan is to over-winter them in these pots, and then plant them in the ground next spring to let them grow out for a few years.
I especially like this little guy. I pulled him out of the ground like this, with all kinds of leaves sprouting. He didn't put out much extra growth after transplanting, but he isn't dead either.
I welcome any and all comments. I will update this thread as things progress.
Here's what I have at the moment:
Procumbens Nana. I did a repot thread on this one shortly after I purchased it from Sams Club this spring - http://bonsainut.com/index.php?threads/mallsai-repot.19066/
It grew well after the repot. Since then I've wired it up because 1) I wanted to get some experience wiring, and 2) because I eventually want this to be a informal upright.
Acer Palmatum Bloodgood - My wife bought this for me from Home Depot for $15 since they were trying to get rid of leftover trees. I put it in the ground and will grow the truck out. I was considering air-layering the top off and making two trees out of it. I haven't practiced this technique before but I think I'll give it a try in the spring.
What do you think of this? Was this tree grafted?
Also for fun, here's a picture of the leaves. I love the shape of these. I've read that they dont reduce well. What are your thoughts?
And lastly, I transplanted 9 maple seedlings from my yard earlier this summer just to see what would happen. They are sitting in a mix of pine bark, sand, and peat moss. So far they are all alive and well and were putting out new growth up until about 3 weeks ago. They've since slowed down a bit, maybe because of the very hot August we had in northern Illinois? My plan is to over-winter them in these pots, and then plant them in the ground next spring to let them grow out for a few years.
I especially like this little guy. I pulled him out of the ground like this, with all kinds of leaves sprouting. He didn't put out much extra growth after transplanting, but he isn't dead either.
I welcome any and all comments. I will update this thread as things progress.
