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I’m not sure why one would want to defoliate a seedling for which they are developing a trunk. Seems like something you might want to...

Just kick over a new shoot, or cut the tip off off any growing culm and it will stop growing.

This is like extracting an impacted wisdom tooth. There's a much easier way.

In the eighties some of us in the bay area were bamboo crazy. Plant hunters roaming the earth seeking out exotic varieties. We would...

On cypress you put them in the list of weaker but no rough percentages just not 90% defoliation. Would 50% be ok? I have a nonchalant of...

Well... yes and no. It’s true on a lot of trees that one wiring won’t fully set the branches. But once the wire starts cutting in, it...

‘Tis the season. ☀️

So I’m going to photo dump a lot of small projects here and I will photo my main franchise trees when they come back inside for the...

I’ve been at this for 5 years, and I finally have a tree for this thread. crape myrtle started from 3 gallon nursery plant 5 years...

Slip-potting, at least for the trident, sounds like the best route for now. Sonoma County zone 9b seems to have pretty long summers. Up...

Oh that is my JBP planted in a pot. Just dug it out of the ground this spring.

I do everything myself. Contrary to public opinion I have almost no help and don't want much help.

Ha! Well I hope that's a good thing!??? 😋

Looking very Mach5!

Haha. Everyone hates hearing themselves. Honestly, it's just a matter of hearing it enough that you get used to it. Clearly you just...