What’s your latest Bonsai related purchase?

[Nera]

OK, curious to see updates of this one, as the foliage looks too blue.
Once you have some 10cm runners, please share

I will do! It's currently winter here, I'll share updates when spring comes (September).

 

[Nera]

@leatherback proper larger size Juniper bonsai seem to be more of a rare find here in South Africa. I've only seen them sold occasionally by one local nursery (Terry Erasmus) and that Itiogawa was beautiful, but the price was waaaay out of my budget. Perhaps @SeanS can comment more on this? I can only guess they don't sell larger sizes often due to price.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

New 15 year old Itiogawa Juniper

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Sorry, but I’m with @leatherback in that is neither Itoigawa nor 15 years old. Been growing various varieties of Shimpaku for quite a while and this looks like a 3-4 year old rooted Shimpaku cutting.

Just for comparison, here is a thread starting with a 10-year old itoigawa nursery stock in a 1-gal can.

Also, some more reading material if you’re interested:

Much ado about Shimpaku…and Itoigawa and Kishu Juniper

These three popular regional varieties of Juniperus chinensis are discussed often, but rarely are their features compared. A few good articles exist that describe them, including Brent’s site, as …

nebaribonsai.wordpress.com

 

[Nera]

Sorry, but I’m with @leatherback in that is neither Itoigawa nor 15 years old. Been growing various varieties of Shimpaku for quite a while and this looks like a 3-4 year old rooted Shimpaku cutting.

Just for comparison, here is a thread starting with a 10-year old itoigawa nursery stock in a 1-gal can.

Also, some more reading material if you’re interested:

Much ado about Shimpaku…and Itoigawa and Kishu Juniper

These three popular regional varieties of Juniperus chinensis are discussed often, but rarely are their features compared. A few good articles exist that describe them, including Brent’s site, as …

nebaribonsai.wordpress.com

Correction. I read my order details again and full name is a Shimpaku Itiogawa Juniper. So that solves it

In any case, the age is what they say it is, and I'm happy with my purchase. The nursery is reputable, as I have already stated.

 

[leatherback]

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[SeanS]

@leatherback proper larger size Juniper bonsai seem to be more of a rare find here in South Africa. I've only seen them sold occasionally by one local nursery (Terry Erasmus) and that Itiogawa was beautiful, but the price was waaaay out of my budget. Perhaps @SeanS can comment more on this? I can only guess they don't sell larger sizes often due to price.

The larger junipers available through Terry are imported.
No one in SA has been growing high quality Shimpaku (any variety of them) so we don’t have larger established stock available besides that which is imported.
Agree with the others, there’s no way your new juniper is 15 years old. No matter which reputable seller you bought it from (I’m guessing Bishopford), your new tree definitely isn’t older than 5 years old.

 

[Nera]

The larger junipers available through Terry are imported.
No one in SA has been growing high quality Shimpaku (any variety of them) so we don’t have larger established stock available besides that which is imported.
Agree with the others, there’s no way your new juniper is 15 years old. No matter which reputable seller you bought it from (I’m guessing Bishopford), your new tree definitely isn’t older than 5 years old.

Oh well, still a great Juniper to work with. I'm not willing to spend an arm and a leg just for an import, but I'm in Terry's whattsapp group sales and if something comes along like the deal I got with my Kishu Juniper from him, I'm all for it.

 

[Jetson1950]

Two Blue Atlas Cedar true seedlings. Just got them yesterday. I had gotten a Blue Atlas Cedar “seedling” couple of months ago and didn’t like it because it had an ugly graft and the poor general health of it. So, I kept looking and found someone who sold real seedlings. They are super healthy and one has a very unique twist in its trunk.

 

[BaKiBonsai]

Almost picked up this ficus and JM, but they looked a bit funky...

 

[Zac]

Won from auction for a steal since No one else bid. I haven't received yet so they're his listing pics. But I know it will be even better in person. Being shipped after the holiday. A awesome Vance Hanna pot. Thanks Vance

 

[Paradox]

Spot spitters, tubing and other items to redo my azalea drip system that Ive ended up hating because it is prone to accidents and needs constant adjustments to make sure each plant is getting enough water. Decided to change it last week after having to readjust every emitter to make sure they were all getting water. The spot spitters are less prone to accidentally shutting off the water to the emitter

I accidentally shut one of the emitters off putting it back in the pot of my best azalea last year and it wasnt getting enough water. By the time I noticed, it was too late and the azalea is dead.
Broke my heart and made me seriously consider giving bonsai up with that loss/stupidity on my part

 

[crab apple]

Spot spitters, tubing and other items to redo my azalea drip system that Ive ended up hating because it is prone to accidents and needs constant adjustments to make sure each plant is getting enough water. Decided to change it last week after having to readjust every emitter to make sure they were all getting water. The spot spitters are less prone to accidentally shutting off the water to the emitter

I accidentally shut one of the emitters off putting it back in the pot of my best azalea last year and it wasnt getting enough water. By the time I noticed, it was too late and the azalea is dead.
Broke my heart and made me seriously consider giving bonsai up with that loss/stupidity on my part

Do they make spot splitters that attach to 1/4 " tubbing. I can't find any. If not how do you connect the 1/8" tubing most spot spitters are designed for to the 1/2' main line?

 

[Paradox]

Do they make spot splitters that attach to 1/4 " tubbing. I can't find any. If not how do you connect the 1/8" tubing most spot spitters are designed for to the 1/2' main line?

No they are all 1/8 which IMO is a good thing.
My hose line connects to the filter and there are reducers for the hose line to a 1/4 inch tubing then another barbed reducer to 1/8 tubing. I couldnt find one that went from a hose fitting to 1/8 line.
I bought everything from Drip Depot

https://www.dripdepot.com/barb-tubing-by-fht-swivel-adapter?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22653170085&gbraid=0AAAAAD-7IAO18tNMoE13QrHTsO8kpslIt&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmqPDBhCAARIsADorxIb-yody1C1E6YJqZMkDmIquvePlhOn81g-jSzLEQWoBfoLjHYnWx78aAhNIEALw_wcB

https://www.dripdepot.com/quarter-inch-by-eigth-inch-reducing-barb-adapter

 

[SFDrake]

Not sure if $50 for 8 pounds is a good price, but im blowing through the smaller containers of the stuff...

 

[SeanS]

2 Yozans and a Satomi in a recent WhatsApp auction. On the way from the seller

 

[Maiden69]

Do they make spot splitters that attach to 1/4 " tubbing. I can't find any. If not how do you connect the 1/8" tubing most spot spitters are designed for to the 1/2' main line?

You can use the adapters that @Paradox mention, but the correct and easiest way is to use their punch tool. Its designed to punch a hole so you can insert the 1/8" line inside the 1/2" line so that there are no leaks. All you have to do is cut the end of the 1/8" line at an angle and insert.

https://www.dripdepot.com/file/parent/2784/2784-Installation-Instructions.pdf

 

[Paradox]

You can use the adapters that @Paradox mention, but the correct and easiest way is to use their punch tool. Its designed to punch a hole so you can insert the 1/8" line inside the 1/2" line so that there are no leaks. All you have to do is cut the end of the 1/8" line at an angle and insert.

https://www.dripdepot.com/file/parent/2784/2784-Installation-Instructions.pdf

Yes this is another way to do it. I don't have 1/2 inch main line, I just reduce from the downstream side of the filter

 

[SeanS]

2 Yozans and a Satomi in a recent WhatsApp auction. On the way from the seller

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[oysterowl83]

New Tobisho SR-1 secateurs



All the best,
Anthony

 

[Jetson1950]

On my road trip to Texas. Stopped in Fort Worth at Metro Maples. They don’t sell on line, but they have an amazing collection of maples. The owner also does bonsai, so a lot of his stock are rooted cuttings without grafts. He has 7 acres of trees and uses his own stock for propagation.

I sort of over did it, but got a bunch of nice stock.

2 trident maples
1 Ginkgo tree
1 Satsuki Azalea
Japanese Maples
Acer Palmatum
Arakawa
Beni Kawa
Deshojo
Katsura
Aka Kawa Hime
Shin Deshojo
Kentarosan
Coonara Pygmy
Too Hime
Kyohime

Now I’m in the Texas hill country collecting specimens on my relatives ranches. Already found red maple, hackberry and pyracanthas, cedar elm, live oak and mesquite.