The Tree Thread

[drew33998]

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Latest acquisition:

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It's a Mino Yatsabusa Trident Maple.

That's the back.


I forgot to take a picture of the front! Lol!!

Ooh. I've googled this one many times and see it at Bonsaitonight. I love it.

Cedar Elm

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Hawthorn getting ready for the ABS Spring Show. Hasn't left the back yard since Nationals in 2014.

 

[Adair M]

Ooh. I've googled this one many times and see it at Bonsaitonight. I love it.

Cedar Elm
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That's the one. In fact, there's not many of this variety. I have seen two others of this variety at Grove Way Bonsai. They're either cuttings taken off this tree, or grafts taken from this tree.

Here's my Formal Upright JBP:

 

[M. Frary]

I hope one doesn't fall on him.

Forgot the picture of the damned tree!

 

[thumblessprimate1]

That's the one. In fact, there's not many of this variety. I have seen two others of this variety at Grove Way Bonsai. They're either cuttings taken off this tree, or grafts taken from this tree.

Here's my Formal Upright JBP:

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Very cool. So there's a lot of history to the Mino yastubusa cultivar's origin? I'd love to hear it. Please start a thread on it. I started researching leaves like that on Tridents after a post from John Milton's blog that featured some different Tridents he's worked on. One of which had nice leaves like the Mino yatsubusa. Since then I've been growing this one as my personal stock. I would like to have something root over rock and somewhat cascading. Just seems ideal for something cut leaf or long lobed. I love this cultivar!


Here's my cascading Shantung maple.

 

[namnhi]

Very cool. So there's a lot of history to the Mino yastubusa cultivar's origin? I'd love to hear it. Please start a thread on it. I started researching leaves like that on Tridents after a post from John Milton's blog that featured some different Tridents he's worked on. One of which had nice leaves like the Mino yatsubusa. Since then I've been growing this one as my personal stock. I would like to have something root over rock and somewhat cascading. Just seems ideal for something cut leaf or long lobed. I love this cultivar!
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Here's my cascading Shantung maple.
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TP, I like to have a cutting of this trident if you ever get a few struck. I like it.

 

[MACH5]

It's nice to have some help, I need it @WeeMac

You and little Tony here are in good hands lol


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Yep, he's got the poise... he's got the touch!


Here is my first serious maple. A. Palmatum Deshojo.

 

[jriddell88]

Hehe apparently I'm not allowed to water anymore

I've been doing a lot of thinning , here's one that I've been working on prostrata , most of the new growing is scale , it got a hard cut back a few years back and went all needle , were slowly getting it back into shape. Let em grow

 

[abqjoe]

Hawthorn getting ready for the ABS Spring Show. Hasn't left the back yard since Nationals in 2014.
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Beautiful!

 

[MACH5]

Beautiful!

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Beautiful Shishi Joe. That base is outstanding!


Feeling nostalgic today. My first "forest" with Japanese beech.

 

[VAFisher]

It's nice to see where where your trees started M5. Gives the rest of us some hope that we'll get to your level one day.

My mixed forest.

 

[MACH5]

It's nice to see where where your trees started M5. Gives the rest of us some hope that we'll get to your level one day.

My mixed forest.

Thanks VAFisher! I like your forest. Well done and it will keep getting better!



Still keeping with the nostalgic theme, here is a blueberry I thought was the bomb!

 

[Tentakelaertje]

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Wow, that truly is some awesome bark, nice score!

Ey cool. Did you put it in a show?

 

[abqjoe]

Ey cool. Did you put it in a show?

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Not really a show but rather it was an exhibition in which every tree was given a number and the people/spectators were allowed to vote for their favorite.

 

[MACH5]

Ey cool. Did you put it in a show?

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Nicely done!


My world-class Korean hornbeam shohin in my 1994 delusional mind.

 

[0soyoung]

Thanks for boosting my ego
@MACH5
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Usually I get crushed like a grape (and now is not exception, but you've made me feel better about my trees anyway )

 

[MACH5]

Thanks for boosting my ego
@MACH5
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Usually I get crushed like a grape (and now is not exception, but you've made me feel better about my trees anyway )

Hey wait a minute... are you saying these trees are crap?? Nice box BTW. Got a small one myself and playing with it. I kinda like it.


My first zelkova.

 

[Vin]

Wow Serg! That is one impressive elm. Looking forward to you putting some M5 on it.

 

[MACH5]

Wow Serg! That is one impressive elm. Looking forward to you putting some M5 on it.

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Thanks Vin! Your pic reminds me of Walter's photo style. Nice!


Here is a Japanese quince I bought from Bill circa 2000. Back in the days when I used to have a fancy greenhouse.