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Jaberwky17

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It's been a hardcore winter here, as in other places in the country. We are just now seeing consistent warm days and nights well above freezing. I have been enjoying some of the very slow greening and budding. Here are some shots of my first spring in the hobby. I must apologize for not having a prop - totally forgot until after all shots were done. Turntable is 12" and baskets are 8" wide.

#1 Collected Honeysuckle
One of two almost identical, these are big stumps. Plan is to let them grow out and start systematically reducing trunks. Flow and swirly bark is really nice. Growing happily in its box.

#2 Nursery Forsythia
Only flowering deciduous I have, it sis not fail to delight with those early flowers. Trunks are small but I've seen images of Walter Pall's nice smaller forsythia. The view shown has a twin trunk and I think there are some possibilities. I haven't designed anything yet but this view seems like a good one.

#3 RMJ yamadori
Andy Smith tree from South Dakota. Received late last fall. Seems to be slow recovering from winter. Color still isn't fully back and budding is minimal. Keeping an eye on him.

#4 Shimpaku
From Brent at Evergreen late fall. Love this one - small, decent movement, should fill out and be a nice little juni some day.

#5 Ponderosa
Another Andy Smith, this one a burlap bonanza this spring. It was on his site as an upright, but I think it wants to be a cascade. I'm leaving it in the basket like this for at least a season until it gets it's own legs under it, then move it into a tall container and start bringing it down. Nice little tree - lots of growth on each needle cluster.
 

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All my ponderosas are Andy Smith collected

#6 Ponderosa
Can't wait for next spring to repot this one and tilt it up, wire it up. First image is preferred.

#7 Ponderosa
I liked this one from the front just like Andy posted it. Wasn't until I took these photos that I saw the light. 2nd image - Leaning angle, right branch curling behind the trunk. Love it.
 

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Oh this is the cream of the crop, all right... I was at Sam's Club and they had gobs of these big Chinese Junipers for $40. Yes, they are pom poms. Yes there are yards of bare trunk. BUT, very healthy, base is around 4" across and each trunk is about 1-1/2" now. There is some really good back budding way down low. I figure I can plant them in the yard and have diminishing pom poms for a couple of years, then some big fat bases. Who knows - might work!
 

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