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[snowman04]

Signed up for the Bonsai Empire advanced online course...



Finished Intermediate 3 last nite and the huge forest they built at the end was excellent!!!

 

[PowerTap]

Father's Day won me some time to catch up on bonsai maintenance.
- Spruce got some tips trimmed
- Japanese mapel got a general cleaning, removing long internodes, up and down growth, and crowded crotches
- Experimenting with partial defoliation of my Oregon Myrtle
- Shortened up on branch of a juniper
- Star magnolia got a trimming and has deliciously short internodes this year.

 

[PaulH]

Did first cut back and wiring on a Japanese Snowdrop. Styrax japonica I got from Dylan at Cedar Rose nursery This spring. Dylan is a great grower of pre bonsai. This just came out of the ground this year!

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Picked up glazed pieces and made a couple for raku firing
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Wow! Kate those are sweet. It's fun watching your pot making journey.

 

[19Mateo83]

I also separated a AP “Mila” air layer and a AP sango kaku air layer. The mila’s roots were kicking butt, the kaku’s could have been a little better…. With proper care, I’m confident both will survive

 

[namnhi]

A total of 11 air layers separated today.
4 Chinese Quince
5 Trident Maple
1 Japanese Maple
1 Crabapple
1 pot full of Trident cuttings

 

[pandacular]

I see that you're the one that ended up getting it. I bet on that one for awhile xD

Glad to see that it is in your hands so that I can watch it progress.

Picture tax: My squat Baobab that I chopped on the 30th due to my unhappiness with how long the internodes got from my expirement during winter. It has since backbudded and the chopped top is leafing out in a baggie filled with water.View attachment 552641View attachment 552642

I was surprised and stoked it went for the price I got it at! Pics are after working on the right side before getting forced inside by this Juneary wind. Almost 4 hours and so much left to trim.

 

[Cajunrider]

I also separated a AP “Mila” air layer and a AP sango kaku air layer. The mila’s roots were kicking butt, the kaku’s could have been a little better…. With proper care, I’m confident both will survive
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Nice!

 

[NateDyk47]

Picked up glazed pieces and made a couple for raku firing
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I love all your pottery, but these textured ones are really special. Are you selling or keeping these?

 

[NateDyk47]

Cut back a larch the other night. This is my daughter's tree she named "Cat Bus." This is roughly the size she wants it to be, so mostly trying to push growth back and build ramification.

I also removed wire that I applied only 6-8 weeks ago as it was already biting in pretty hard in some places.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Took kids to Deep Cut Gardens today.

 

[ZombieNick]

Defoliated a Trident and trimmed and wired this little Olive:

 

[namnhi]

Took kids to Deep Cut Gardens today.

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So sad to see that trees do not move but got chained up.

 

[Mithril]

Got my Bald Cypress and Water Jasmine. Eeek! Now I'm up to three bonsai within my first week in the hobby which will *hopefully* be for the greater good of all the bonsai.
I love the Bald Cypress camped out by her great, great uncle Cy in the back corner of my yard.

 

[KateM]

I love all your pottery, but these textured ones are really special. Are you selling or keeping these?

Thank you so much. I promised my son the first pick, but I need to start selling them.

 

[KateM]

Took kids to Deep Cut Gardens today.

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Looks like a nice place to visit. I have a vacay coming up. I think me and DH are gonna go and see it.

 

[namnhi]

Water Jasmine is a beautiful and fragrant tree.... you will like it.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Started moving the trees over to the new house

Japanese maple alley


Put in the first three nursery benches


Mud everywhere. I've already spread 200 bags of 2 cu foot pine bark mulch. Another 100 bags are going to be delivered tomorrow.

 

[Perplexody]

I've just been staring at this little port that I plan to show at my clubs annual show. I need a pot for it.
Current training pot is 4 inches. I'm looking for something about 3.5 and 1 inch deep

 

[namnhi]

Started moving the trees over to the new house

Japanese maple alley
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Put in the first three nursery benches
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Mud everywhere. I've already spread 200 bags of 2 cu foot pine bark mulch. Another 100 bags are going to be delivered tomorrow.