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A good reason to grow bonsai here. One of our daughters home it’s toasty, but not much humidity… or bonsai…🥲 Best DSD sends

I finally got around to cleaning it up some. Had a lot of dead branches and moss entirely covering the trunk. Nice afternoon with a...

Not nearly enough…I do have benches facing in 4 different directions so I can move them around, still see the front while exposing them...

Definitely rotate your trees, its a great habit to get into. I rotate mine once a week because I'm a psycho, but you probably don't have...

Here on Cape Cod (Zone 7), I have both coast redwood and giant sequoia trees, all in containers of varying sizes. I have each of my (3)...

My bet is myc. It’s grown because of the watering and heat.

You should know that seeds collected from specific varieties of Japanese maples probably wont be the same as their parent. The genetic...

It’s been not only hot but historically humid here in the DC area...

Looks good! We have been talking about drop branches in Dennis' study group. Haters will say your first branch is not natural but I...

This could be mycorrhiza which is beneficial. Hornbeam is associated with myc fungus. On the other hand it could also be slime mold...

Good news now but next spring the tree may not wake up for good. It is only about 12 weeks until first frost begin to arrive. You look...

Congratulations!! But Don't count your chickens before they hatch.. when tree's wake up this late there is still a big chance of dieing...

Elm is. It is fast growing tough and can take some abuse Boxwood tend to be a little more sensitive to soil and forget about wiring...

I think some folks get hung up on specific names and species and overlook great alternatives sources that might be staring them in the...

Some of what you need to know https://bonsaimirai.com/blog/maximizing-ponderosa-pine