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Larch Dawn RW

Took some trees and plants to our local Farmers Market. Surprised at the interest. Mostly tropical as I need to thin the herd before heading South.

Thanks to all for the replies. They have both been in the same protection from wind and sun in my treehouse shown above. It has been a crazy hot spring/summer... the log probably does hold more and insolate. I'm retired and always home to monitor watering. I'ma throw in the shady grow bed...

Any suggestions?

Trying to figure out one of my E Hemlock woes. Appreciate and look and suggestions. https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/5yr-native-tree-challenge-tsuga-canadensis-aka-eastern-hemlock.50560/page-2

Well his buddy had a tuff spring... early May. Old needles looked a bit ratty but new green tips popping and healthy Late may nice extensions still looking good. But Mid July going down hill. Treated for mites a week or so prior. And weekly since. Lower right branch self defoliated. We had a...

Water therapy for her double knee surgery. She's almost healed up.

Put up the second shade cloth and flooring in. Really hot this year. Then watched fireworks from the porch. I should have titled this thread, What did you do yesterday as I always post in the am over coffee.

I think that may be 2 plants. Find out when you repot in spring. May have a nice trunk down there lower. Red lines cut and chase back buds closer to trunk. I would try to wire blue but maybe brittle. You can wire these when newer shoots. I would baby that low left branch on the main trunk as...

Busy day but tomorrow I'll help more. Close up of the trunk? Is it two plants? what's up with the low left side?

Way smarter people than me here that will point ya:) When they bud and flower they branch into 4 or five. You cut the ones growing inward/downward to leave the best two. Agree but it needs taper. 2ft branch same diameter...

I prune right after flowering, but you will get some runners/long nodes. Let them go until mid summer then prune again for back budding.. You can't wait too long or you won't get next years flower buds. If you don't care about the flowers you can prune later. Once budding I go back and reduce to...