Rudd’s Rocky Mountain #1

[Ruddigger]

I purchased this RMJ from Randy Knight October 2025. The jury is still out on how well they do down here in Southern California, so the plan is to repot it and then graft it with Itoigawa as soon as possible.

As purchased:


Live vein cleaned and deadwood worked:


Sneak peek at the intended pot:

 

[Dav4]

Gotta love that deadwood!

Looking forward to the styling and full reveal with the pot pairing.

 

[MrFancyPlants]

The pot looks great.

 

[The Barber]

Deadwood cleaned up really nice. Look forward to seeing it in the pot!

 

[Colorado]

Looks like it’s going to be an incredible tree Rudd!

 

[pandacular]

Incredibly rad, Ryan. Looking forward to watching this one come together.

 

[Wood]

Huh, that pot looks familiar. Dope combo!

 

[Ruddigger]

Looking forward to the styling and full reveal with the pot pairing.

The pot looks great.

Deadwood cleaned up really nice. Look forward to seeing it in the pot!

Huh, that pot looks familiar. Dope combo!

Thanks, I just hope it actually fits in the pot, it's going to be tight.

Incredibly rad, Ryan. Looking forward to watching this one come together.

Looks like it’s going to be an incredible tree Rudd!

Thanks guys.

 

[The Barber]

Thanks, I just hope it actually fits in the pot, it's going to be tight.



Thanks guys.

I have soooo many old yamadori I've picked up from Satoyama Bonsai... always such a dillema when you have no idea what I'm going to be dealing with under the soil in a big tub or box. One of my Colorado spruce is in a tub that almost needs 3 people to lift it....pretty sure it is going to need multiple boxes/repottings to get the roots reduced for a pot.

 

[Colorado]

I have soooo many old yamadori I've picked up from Satoyama Bonsai... always such a dillema when you have no idea what I'm going to be dealing with under the soil in a big tub or box. One of my Colorado spruce is in a tub that almost needs 3 people to lift it....pretty sure it is going to need multiple boxes/repottings to get the roots reduced for a pot.

Could be a dilemma….orrrrr a good excuse to buy more pots to make sure you’ve got something that is going to work

 

[Esolin]

The jury is still out on how well they do down here in Southern California, so the plan is to repot it and then graft it with Itoigawa as soon as possible.

There may be some unknowns with Yamadori (genetic predispositions, shock from environmental changes etc.) but I've kept some nursery stock RMJs happy and healthy for the last 9 years in San Diego County. They don't seem to care one bit about the climate.

Beautiful tree!