Fidur
Chumono
My bouganvilles have been dropping yellowed leaves and growing new tiny ones. Today I thought this one was beautiful ...
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JoeWilson
Yamadori
Pulled out a sizable Russian olive and stuck him in a pot. Is it bonsai if you have to use a tree dolly to move it?
shohin_branches
Omono
I cried
Squirrels are going nuts on my trees every time we go in the house. I have to leave the dog in the yard to protect them.
All of these were knocked over.
My partner caught a squirrel trying to carry this mugo up the tree. They chewed the entire bottom off the pot and ate the roots about halfway into the pot.
But the worst is my hi-no-maru azalea which was completely destroyed. I found some pieces of it in the grass under the tree. Hope a few cuttings survive.
Now I have to go sign my waver for a 24 hour bike ride.
Squirrels are going nuts on my trees every time we go in the house. I have to leave the dog in the yard to protect them.
All of these were knocked over.
My partner caught a squirrel trying to carry this mugo up the tree. They chewed the entire bottom off the pot and ate the roots about halfway into the pot.
But the worst is my hi-no-maru azalea which was completely destroyed. I found some pieces of it in the grass under the tree. Hope a few cuttings survive.
Now I have to go sign my waver for a 24 hour bike ride.
Russ1
Mame
Zombi squirrels?
BrianBay9
Masterpiece
I feel for you. I've been battling squirrels for a couple of years now. Some things worked temporarily, but the only sure defense I've found is hardware cloth cages
or copper mesh wrap for trunks.
They seem to leave my boxwoods and junipers alone, but they're hell on anything in a small pot.
Good luck
shohin_branches
Omono
All of my good trees are bolted down but the squirrels are actually picking up and carrying the small trees up into the maple tree.
Now that everything from that shelf is in the greenhouse the tropical table is probably next. For getting munched on.
rusticana
Mame
Gave my tamarack forest it's anual hair cut. A lot less growth than usual on it this year. Considering a slightly bigger deeper pot? Does anyone know the story about some cones with a shoot growing out the top?Never seen that with other trees. Next up will be a branch shortening thinning out of the newly purchased Dwarf Japanese larch next to it
Attachments
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
That aint right. This is worst case scenario, hellions, Gremlins on steroids!
Today I picked another mite recovery nana to work on
This pic from 2011 posted in its progression thread.
Purchased in Dothan Alabama between 2000 and 2008 at Bonsai by Dori for $20
Yesterday
Flash enhances the mite damage
No flash
rusticana
Mame
Jetson1950
Yamadori
Moving a bunch of Acer rubrum maples into bigger pots. They really grow fast. Come spring I’m going to attempt two different Red Maple Forrest settings. These and some smaller ones will be my stock to use. Will have about 30 to pick from. I’ve already pulled 4 from the group because they have developed interesting trunk twists and will be used for single tree bonsai.
This year has been a year of experimentation, I had heard that larch air layer extremely well but rooting from cuttings is next to impossible. This for me on the other hand seems to be the opposite. My attempt at an air layer died off in the span of about a week, in the trees defense I did not use the wire tourniquet method but instead ringed the bark. I assume with this species that's a no go. On the larch I wasn't attempting to air layer, I decided to take cuttings. I believe I took 17 in total. Within 2 months I now have 13 new larches with hopes the rest of the cuttings will root. Very very happy with my experiment. Additionally I had a tiny toad decide to wonder through my zeklova forest. Hope he enjoyed the serenity.
JoeWilson
Yamadori
Built a frame for a compost bin, just need to cut the fence pickets to size and staple them on.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Not very confident in your bonsai skills then?
JoeWilson
Yamadori
misfit11
Omono
Yeah, it happens to the best of us. Stick with it, though. It's very rewarding. Joining my local club is the best thing I ever did in this hobby. I learned more in two years than I did the previous nine doing it on my own.I am at the do everything dumb all at once and see how many trees I kill phase
JoeWilson
Yamadori
Oh, don’t worry, there’s no frustration here. Mostly, the trees I kill are volunteers or invasive species that I’m potting up/pruning back out of season to see how hard I can work them. I’ve got an infinite supply, and they needed to come out of the ground for one reason or another anyway. We have hundreds of trees and shrubs on the property (that number is inflated by the choke cherry groves and ever-present buckthorn), so there’s always something that needs to be thinned out or managed. The irony, I suppose, is that fewer trees go into the compost bin now that I try to pot up or take cuttings from everything I pull out.
Anyway, sticking to the rules, here's a photo of that Russian olive I took out the other day. Doesn't seem to have noticed that he lives in a pot now.
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Ruddigger
Omono
Second round of work on my Silverberry this year. 
Attmos
Shohin
I just collected this one not long ago because of its distressed and abused condition. Basically it was bulldozed almost out of the ground and actually is only being fed by one of its two feet. Super unusual looking, maybe a candidate for exposed root mame or something. What do you think? These Honeysuckle don't really offer much to work with.
