My First Monster and Meeting Mach5

[Tidal Bonsai]

I am going to make a separate thread for this tree to track it’s progress once we ID what cultivar of JM it is. There aren’t many, so it shouldn’t be too hard ?

 

[LanceMac10]

Straight pumice? Do you have an auto-water set-up? With a full head of salad, lot's of water will be needed.

Hopefully no glitches with power if your using climate controlled storage. Temps are going south again next week.

I would imagine you discussed these sorts of things and came to a consensuses.

Good luck with you maple!

For the record, I went and bought a bag of pumice!

 

[MACH5]

Even after the rootball was “worked” with a hack saw, pick axe, sawsall, and metal stakes a month ago, it didn’t skip a beat! Buds are poppin’ and I am stoked to get this baby growing vigorously! Thanks for the help @MACH5!!!

Fantastic Sal. Good work!!

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Sounds like sphagnum could be a blessing during the hot summer months for some of us that work all day and can't be home to water all the time. I'll likely definitely make use on some of my trees this year.

 

[Forrestford]

Hows it looking after summer?

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

In true @MACH5 it is sold...

Just kidding!!!

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

By mid-July it grew like an absolute weed, so I arranged to have Sergio help me out again. I got members of my club together and made a day of it.

Before cutting off one leaf in each pair


We cut back, put a graft on the tree, and wired a few main branches.


In the spring, this tree will have the roots cut back again with a sawzall, and it will be potted in a grow box half as deep. It will also get another round of branch selection and wiring.

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

In true @MACH5 it is sold...

Just kidding!!!

I meant to say

In true Mach5 style, it is sold...

Just kidding!!!