I do not like it.. Guess my affiliation of hours as a kid trimming hedges for neighbours stops me from liking anything ThujaThuja rock planting
Hard species to work with I find. All it wants to do for me is throw more buds everywhere. But close cuts.. Nah, that will take a generation. Guess that's also your experience, and the reason for the deadwood?some cleaning up and lime sulfur work on this Euonymus
Mine's the evergreen version. The deadwood I put in to contrast with the bark plus it had a scar at the front.I do not like it.. Guess my affiliation of hours as a kid trimming hedges for neighbours stops me from liking anything Thuja
Hard species to work with I find. All it wants to do for me is throw more buds everywhere. But close cuts.. Nah, that will take a generation. Guess that's also your experience, and the reason for the deadwood?
Mine after winterwork this season, applying the "van Meer technique" in the top after a reduction in height. Originally a stump found in a growers wastepile in 2015:
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Sorry to be 11 months late on this reply. It's funny I found this while searching more sweetgum info. The sweetgums pushed a little growth of stored energy and then fizzle and died.@atlarsenal - I would like to see how the sweetgum turn out. The landscape trees have wonderful autumn color, most as bonsai have had difficulties with getting proportions right.
How much do you want for this one??? Is it closer to the top or bottom of your price range???
I wasn't aware I'd offered it for sale. As you're in the US and I'm in the UK, it's moot anyway. Cotoneaster to keep with the rules of the thread. View attachment 281736
I was responding to the cryptomeria that was for sale posted above. Sorry for the miscommunication
I was
How do you keep your trees from tipping over? They’re all sideways.
Ume, Sam Miller pot:
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