abqjoe
Chumono
Yeah this is only my third month into bonsai and when I went outside last night to give my tree's some love I couldn't help but think just how quickly this hobby escalated lol.
FedEx strikes again but the Mighty Black Oak emerges victoriously!
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Yeah this is only my third month into bonsai and when I went outside last night to give my tree's some love I couldn't help but think just how quickly this hobby escalated lol.
abqjoe
Chumono
Yeah I'm completely done with FedEx at this point! Don shipped me 5 tree's in 2 boxes via USPS and they arrived without so much as a scratch on them.
Insurance.
If you put insurance on them... They will be perfectly shipped. I have a friend that is a UPS shipping engineer, he says if there is insurance the package never hits automatic lines. They walk the packages personally from truck to truck.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Don't know if that would hold true for FedEx, though. I've insured with FedEx, and had similar problems.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
This is a mighty ambitious collection you've amassed for only 3 months in. Do you have someone locally who can give you guidance with these trees?
watchndsky
Chumono
abqjoe
Chumono
Yes I have the local bonsai club, one of them is a member on here plus I'm an absolute info hound when it comes to my hobbies. I won't lie though, I am a little bit nervous because of the value and age of some of these tree's. But, I know how to water each of these species, I know what type of environmental conditions each species need and I'm able to create that for them, and if I run into a snag I have awesome people who I can ask questions to. My new house that I'm moving into this weekend is absolutely perfect for these tree's! The north side of my back yard has beautiful and we'll established Azalea vines running up the 12 foot wall into a nice canopy which will provide my Maples with afternoon shade that they need as well as the morning sun which they'll love. The south side of the yard is similar but offers more sun for my Junipers and Oak with spots providing the perfect amount exposure for my tropicals. I'll be putting in a Koi pond too to increase humidity as well but for now I have other ways of doing that just by thinking outside of the box. Plus I also have all of you
Sounds great abqjoe, send pics once the trees are settled in .
I'm similar, very new to the art but have dived in to a hell of a lot of research. Only one of my trees is really what I would call "expensive". My regret is not buying more, cheaper trees to gain experience, as now, like you, im worried my inexperience will hurt my more expensive tree over winter. But no matter how much I read or learn in that time, I'll still be worried lol.
But it should be all fine, done my research on it too and I've a shed and garage that I can use, if I need to.
.I'm similar, very new to the art but have dived in to a hell of a lot of research. Only one of my trees is really what I would call "expensive". My regret is not buying more, cheaper trees to gain experience, as now, like you, im worried my inexperience will hurt my more expensive tree over winter. But no matter how much I read or learn in that time, I'll still be worried lol.
But it should be all fine, done my research on it too and I've a shed and garage that I can use, if I need to.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Nothing like plunking down a bunch of money on advanced trees as a beginner. I did the same, although it was only a single expensive tree, when I started out.
Had to learn very, very, VERY quickly or face some pissed off family members. I think your biggest challenge is going to be insuring those shohin trees don't dry out.
Good luck!
Had to learn very, very, VERY quickly or face some pissed off family members. I think your biggest challenge is going to be insuring those shohin trees don't dry out.
Good luck!
aml1014
Masterpiece
He's got some help with the soil for next year
. But definitely has to keep them happy the rest of this year! We're in the 100's again this week so those little maples need FULL shade right now as they acclimate.Aaron
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
We're at 97 today and mid 90s for the foreseeable future. Luckily (or unluckily) we have accompanying oppressive humidity. That keeps pots from drying out, but the high temps can fry roots in only partial sun at those temperatures. I cover pots in the sun with towels all day to help with the heat.He's got some help with the soil for next year
Aaron
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Great that you have help locally. I would also ask that you really spend the time to check on these trees as they settle in, they will demand a lot of your attention coming from a different planet than you live on. If you are moving as well, then just make sure you set aside time to really make sure that they have what they need. If you kill that ume, I'm sending my posse....
aml1014
Masterpiece
There's no full sun for our trees here unless they are conifers or super heat tolerant like crape myrtle. Most trespass need morning sun with at least 50% shade cloth by noon or things will start burning, no matter how much you water them. Most my trees get morning sunn until 10 then 50% shade until about 2 then full shade until sun set, everything seems to like it.
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rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Unless it's not. Steep learning curve and a possibly challenging climate to learn in.You always make stuff sound bad lol. Relax, it'll all be fine...
Lol, I thought I was pessimistic.
I'm not forgetting the real and logical implications but enthusiasm and optimism is usually a good helper
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Nothing ups your game in this hobby faster then dumping a large chunk of money on one or more high end or collected trees. It's good and bad, because you do tend to learn more quickly then you would with the typical beginner stock, but you'll lose sleep over screwing up. I've lost more then a few good trees over the years and it killed me every time. Like Aaron said, the op needs to keep the deciduous trees in the shade and out of the sun while figuring out the best location and watering schedule for them. They're all nice specimens and would fall into the "I can't believe it died!" category for me, at least.Lol, I thought I was pessimistic.
I'm not forgetting the real and logical implications but enthusiasm and optimism is usually a good helper
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Enthusiasm and overly optimistic attitudes have killed more bonsai than realism. Both actually have to be reined in. The impulse driven by enthusiasm lead to overcare, too much water and "love." Benign neglect is best for bonsai. Optimism often leads to dangerous rationalization--such as "everything will be OK. That grey green foliage on that juniper doesn't mean anything."Lol, I thought I was pessimistic.
I'm not forgetting the real and logical implications but enthusiasm and optimism is usually a good helper
coh
Imperial Masterpiece
Anyone catch the interesting line "I know how to water..." Hope so! I wish the OP good luck with the trees, he's certainly skipped the crawling phase and went directly to running.
Fair enough, I understand your point of view, just hope you can understand mine too, even if you don't admit it, or agree
.I know nothing of junipers but "grey green" doesn't sound good...
