Fall contest trees a few months later

[Underdog]

Mine;s still healthy and happy in the pot posted above from May '17. Just trimmed and wired the other night. I should get a pic.

 

[defra]

Mine also alive amd healthy didnt do anything with tough

 

[Underdog]

Still happy and draining well. Going to do something with it next year. I have 3 of these very similar maybe doing a group planting of sorts. Dunno.

 

[benap2]

Here are mine. Just repotted last month and they are doing well. Falls just started 2 weeks ago here in California. We'll see if they survive the winter this year.

 

[Wilson]

Just had some time today to continue work on this juniper, always fun to watch them develop. I have reduced the top two branches some more, and the scene on the soil surface keeps evolving. Hey @wireme how is the thuya doing?

 

[wireme]

Just had some time today to continue work on this juniper, always fun to watch them develop. I have reduced the top two branches some more, and the scene on the soil surface keeps evolving. Hey @wireme how is the thuya doing?View attachment 262001View attachment 262002View attachment 262004View attachment 262005View attachment 262007View attachment 262008

Hey, that’s looking cool! I love the shrubbery at the base.

The Thuja is backbenched, neglected, overrun with Irish moss but somehow at least moderately healthy. It did initially have die back from I believe late fall wiring, I would never do that kind of work at that time of year without a contest, it would have been fine if done early spring. Anyways, still alive and I did get the wire off at least. It’s not that inspiring at the moment but I really hope to get it repotted and revisited in spring and I don’t plan on throwing it out or anything.

 

[Underdog]

Mine, posted above was stolen out of my yard this summer. I can't believe it. Nothing else taken but that one. I fear they may return for more but so far so good. More worried about loosing the pot...

 

[Wilson]

Mine, posted above was stolen out of my yard this summer. I can't believe it. Nothing else taken but that one. I fear they may return for more but so far so good. More worried about loosing the pot...

That sucks man! I hear what your saying about the worry they may come back. Our local bonsai business owner has talked about how unsettling it is to consider that he may have hosted the very thieves he worries about.

 

[Underdog]

This was my post on a local facebook group.

Have you seen me?
Missing. I couldn't get an Amber Alert. Gone about 3 weeks now. I keep thinking he'll find his way back home. We have about 4-5 yrs together. A lot of time went into this as well as $45 bucks for the handmade pot. Gonna try to get him on a milk carton.
If you stole him. Please keep outside year around, Protected in winter. Water daily and fertilize weekly.

 

[Vance Wood]

Some person stole the tree to give to their mother, you will probably never see it again.

 

[Underdog]

Some person stole the tree to give to their mother, you will probably never see it again.

And put it in her living room. LOL