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New stock twin trunk quince

I just acquired this quince. I love this project already. Here are some photos, the bark is already so cool. I am planning on a twin trunk styling, I know I'll have to chop it back on both trunks, but not too much on either, as I like the straightness match between the two of them. The base...

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Japanese White Pine

Seeing October's nice white pine spurred me into taking a photo of my white pine. This one is also a graft, something I'm still not sure I like, but it does seem to make them more amenable to living in the hot summers, a tradeoff for being able to have one I suppose. Like October's tree, this...

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Chinese Hackberry

This is my Hackberry. I've been working hard on the left trunk branching, the branches were all straight out of the trunk, and all at the same angles. I was able to get some bending, the bottom left branch may get cut off, or moved to the back at some point. The next one up, I'd like to bend...

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Japanese Red Beech

Thought I'd share the amazing spring leaf color on this J. Red Beech. As decent as the photos are, the color is even more nuanced in person. There are 2 possible fronts, just developing for now...

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Stewartia Pseudocamellia

I'm starting to see a pattern in my material purchasing in the last couple years, and it's starting to be all about the bark for me. In addition to my Chinese quince obsession, I've started to be intensely interested in Stewartia. Although I hear they can be difficult and finicky, I've found...

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Brt

While working on updating my olive, I realize I've never shared my Brazilian Rain tree. I have renovated this one significantly this year, it is going to be a mother daughter tree now. I wounded the bark on the base and was able to get a bud to pop. I recently cut a lot off the left side as...

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Telephone Poll JBP - A Progression

Back in 2016, I purchased a JBP from my buddy @Stickroot As Purchased: As you can (sort of) see, this tree was as straight as a telephone pole. Adam went to work creating a device that would twist (and split) the trunk. The resulting trunk split. I let it grow. In the summer of...

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Burley Blue- juniperus Scopulorum

Fall discount. This tree I have high hopes for. Pretty nice movement. Trunk is glossy smooth but I reckon that will improve in time if I keep it alive. Very thick trident forming the top. I’m having a hard time imagining lopping one off. I’ve already chopped off a little from this...

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Chinese Elm - Root over statue cascade.

this tree has improved 100 fold since the first post. starting to look interesting

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Hino crimson azalea

I had an azalea I tried to rescue from my yard but sadly it died on me. I figured I'd try again. When I brought it home it wasn't in the best health but it's now pushing out better looking growth. I'll repot into good soil next year and start thinking about a plan. Thoughts/comments appreciated.

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My developing Korean Hornbeam

When I got into this hobby in 2012 i purchased a lot of younger material over the next few years. Some lived, some died. I think I picked this one up in 2014 from Brent at Evergreen Gardenworks and it has been relatively problem free. It was young and thin, so I placed it in the ground for a few...

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Another JBP project

Picked this up about 2 months ago. Pics are from that time. Haven't changed much of anything to it yet except slowly work the crap/moss off the trunk. I bought it because i liked the trunk movement,low branching and haven't come across anything similar in person. It's larger than the pics below...

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My biggest black pine.

Many of you saw my thread on my kashima with help from @MACH5 . Well I have one for @Brian Van Fleet too! I Picked this up almost two years ago from Muranaka. Any progress is owed to Brian who has helped me tremendously through communication and his excellent book on how to develop JBP. I think...

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Prunus mume questions

Usuiro chirmen I picked up from Brent a year ago. I planted it on a tile just fed it over this last season. I tried searching but couldn't find much on chop times and the response to same. I thought BVF had one he was growing out but can't find it. I know mine is not ready for that yet as the...

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Literati training !

I create this topic to post all my trees in literati training process. I love literati style for its simplicity and grace. I did a retrospective study of the literati style proportion in 25 literati bonsai, I found ratio of the height to the trunk base (H/B) is greater than 14. I think I must...

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Acer palmatm deshojo (from cutting)

hello, here is another acer palmatum project : a deshojo that i bought 2 years ago. the tree in the nursery in september 2018 -> I bought it because of the nebari (from cutting) and the curve at the base of the trunk -> In march 2019 while repotting it -> In a woodbox to let it grow ->...

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Acer palmatum beni tsukasa (from cutting)

I bought this palmatum in a nursery 3 years ago. here is the tree in november 2017-> In april 2018, i repot it in a large and flat woodbox + i cut the crown -> The Young leaves of the beni tsukasa cultivar -> In june of 2018 the summer growth starts -> August 2018 -> November 2018 ->...

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Boxwood Yamadori before-after

5 years ago, in 2016, this fresh Yamadori Boxwood came into my garden. It had a fat base, and under the soil there was a surprise!: The tree had embraced a stone with his roots. A year later I did the first initial styling: He ws growing fast, In 2018 it looked like this:

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Gnarly Privet

Disclaimer: this was my first air layer, and I had to remove early because the neighbor called in the hedge trimmer man (who am I to say anything, they're paying for it). If it survives, I'll document progress here. No idea where I want to take it; I'll have to stare at it awhile now that it's...

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Build a Zelkova!

Just taken from the bed.. nebari now about 8 inches across. I normally don't handle trees this big but damned if I'm not going to make a nice zel! It started in a pot for 8 years. No good. In the ground one year. A bit better. In the ground another 2 without touching it. Nebari is not perfect...

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