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[FreshAirSunshine]

Keep it in a cool shady humid spot, and hope for the best.
There's been discussion of wrapping trees in black plastic trash bags after collection. The cheap thin ones. I've not tried it myself yet, but many folks swear by it.

Look up Tony tickle if you’re interested in the black bag technique. There’s good YouTube videos on it.

 

[Cajunrider]

Put a BC in a training pot, I'm afaid the pot might be kinda tight, not much room for growth but we'll see. Put together a Red Maple forest, I think I'm gonna let it grow some before I trim it up too much. Also noticed one of my chinese elms still has green leaves? This plant is usually first to go dormant, and we've have a few low 20 degree morning.View attachment 526154View attachment 526156View attachment 526158

If you are happy with the base of that BC then the pot is OK. If you want the base to grow, I am afraid there is no room.

 

[Fidur]

Today, I prunned and photographed my schinus terebentifolius

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Breaking my head over how we got this art by Clemence Wescoupe. He's from Canada, we're on the other side of the ocean and never been there.

 

[bonsaiDerek]

A buddy was tearing out his hedges and I took a 60-ish year old Buddhist Pine stump home with me. It's large and in-charge and I have no idea what I'm going to do with it yet other than let it grow and recover. I'm coastal South Carolina, so luckily this thing was mostly living in a sand/loam mix that seemed to encourage a bunch of ramification in the roots. Please check back in 20 years for an update. I also snagged some an oak or two (15 years?) that may or may not make it, a couple of azaleas, and two leafless mystery trees. I'll make a dedicated post after they're all cleaned up and if they turn out to be interesting. Also, this stump beast roots bested my Scotts shears. They don't make em like they used to.
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don't know much about Buddhist pine, isn't it an evergreen? wont completely defoliating it, kill it?

 

[ShadyStump]

A buddy was tearing out his hedges and I took a 60-ish year old Buddhist Pine stump home with me. It's large and in-charge and I have no idea what I'm going to do with it yet other than let it grow and recover. I'm coastal South Carolina, so luckily this thing was mostly living in a sand/loam mix that seemed to encourage a bunch of ramification in the roots. Please check back in 20 years for an update. I also snagged some an oak or two (15 years?) that may or may not make it, a couple of azaleas, and two leafless mystery trees. I'll make a dedicated post after they're all cleaned up and if they turn out to be interesting. Also, this stump beast roots bested my Scotts shears. They don't make em like they used to.
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Also known as Japanese plum pine, but more commonly by it's genus, podocarpus.
They are tropical conifers essentially. Very little experience with them so far, but defoliating might have been a bad idea, like @bonsaiDerek said. They do back bud rather well, though, so if it's strong you may still have hope of it surviving.

 

[RichardRoundestTree]

Also known as Japanese plum pine, but more commonly by it's genus, podocarpus.
They are tropical conifers essentially. Very little experience with them so far, but defoliating might have been a bad idea, like @bonsaiDerek said. They do back bud rather well, though, so if it's strong you may still have hope of it surviving.

Agreed. It wouldn't have been my first choice but the damage was done by the time I had a chance to get at it. I would have loved to leave some foliage on there. Apparently it's been strong and healthy for a very long time though, so I'm hoping it'll recover. There's a little bit of growth happening so I'm hopeful it'll pull through!

 

[RobGA]

Bought a bunch of Japanese Larch saplings and put them in a pot. Goal is to have a forest group. Thinking I should pot them individually for growth. A couple are showing green buds.

 

[Bonsai_hope]

Spring has arrived at Savannah GA. The daffodils and forsythia are in bloom. I moved my Japanese Quince into my greenhouse (heated to 60 degrees for tropicals and orchids) to get a head start on leaves and flowers. Then I potted a Juniperus procumbens I’m trying to train into a semi-cascade. I also created some Jin. The first time I’ve tried this.

 

[Faisal Ahmad]

Visit my friend nursery


This is benjamina sooo amazing

I'm spechless


Which one should be front? What do you think

 

[Kievnstavick]

I did a repot yesterday on an Amur Maple that I bought from John Eads. It was already strongly pushing its buds and as one of my larger projects, I figured I should just get it out of the way.



It had a very impressive escaped root network under the flat. The flat contained a very nice network of fine roots and gave me confidence to continue with my sight-unseen dramatic rootwork.



It still has a long way to go, but I am content with the general size of the trunks. I will wait for the tree to fully recover from the drastic root reduction this year before chopping and building up the first branches.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Rigida cuttings, because they're pretty rare junipers around here.

 

[Japonicus]

Planted 5 yrs ago, these JM need lifting and root pruned this yr.
Katsura and Mikawa Yatsabusa
Barely got the thin tag wire off the Katsura before scarring.



My maples do just fine in ground but once potted up, not so good.
I have zero maple trees in pots despite my years of trying.

 

[bonsailevel:master]

Repurchased this lounge chair I got free off the curb. Took it apart to make an "L" shaped bench for extra room over an "L" shaped pad of pavers that were already there.

 

[Japonicus]

Another JM doing fine in ground.
A.s. Autumn Moon in ground since 2008 I think 16 yrs or so.

With my foot fracture I'll probably have to hire my neighbor kid to dig these up this year.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Too early? Maybe. Itoigawa onto media.

 

[snowman04]

Breaking my head over how we got this art by Clemence Wescoupe. He's from Canada, we're on the other side of the ocean and never been there.
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What an incredible bit of artwork!!!

I got my Sara Rayner pot today:

 

[bonsailevel:master]

Collected this burning bush last year and put it in plastic pot. Took it out today, trimmed up the roots, did a little carving, snipped last year's growth and put it in this thrift store pot.

 

[leatherback]

Great evening, with a decent turnout; Theatre 2/3 filled, with semi-snow blowing outside.

 

[penumbra]

Just re-potted these 30+ year old Korean Hornbeams into a Preston Tolbert one of a kind pot. These trees were somewhat abused for years but are now beginning to do something. I have had them 4 or 5 years now I believe.