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Leaves today. I removed some of the bigger leaves, and leaves that were crowding.
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Great idea for Cascade. Have volunteer seedling 3 years old grew in Ponderosas container going for Cascade. First wire this year;).
 
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Repotted the tree. Placed it in a pot to hold it up for photos and to think of its future pot. I have no idea what pot it needs. It went back into the nursery pot and will stay there for a longer while. ? Who knows? Tree may need a complete change in direction literally.
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Like uniqueness in this one. It is ready for a pot.
Thanks! There's an obvious saw cut in the red circle that I'd like resolved before a pot. And looking at pictures, would you say I'm going in a good direction as far as styling?
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The way it is right now, it is going to very roughly look like this,
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Another possibility is do a bit more growing and take it in the other direction.
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Please share any suggestions on pots if you'd like.
I think I like an octagonal or hexagonal shape. Not sure of glazes.
 

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Carved an old wound near the soil and a fresh new wound that I created. Trying out this duct seal some of you nice guys like. Had a little trouble as it likes to stick to my fingers more than the tree sometimes. I licked my fingers and it seemed to help.

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How has the fall color been the past few years?

Mine has shown nothing but bright yellow, was hoping for the nice reds and purples but so far nothing close....

Would definitely like to see yours with it's fall show!
 

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How has the fall color been the past few years?

Mine has shown nothing but bright yellow, was hoping for the nice reds and purples but so far nothing close....

Would definitely like to see yours with it's fall show!
It's been yellows. For red and orange, you may need to graft a cultivar if it's not too impractical. Here, I'm fortunate to have Metro Maples in Fort Worth. They patented the 'Red Dragon' which can have colors orange to red depending on the conditions. For this bonsai, I'm hoping for yellow.

Here are images of leaves from my landscape 'Red Dragon' shantung.

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