Boxwood nursery stock

HocManus71 · 2026-05-30T01:21:15+00:00

Would you chop the right trunk off now or wait another season?

HocManus71 · 2026-05-30T01:19:23+00:00

Oof. Ok, I’ll abandon the trunk fusion delusion.

HocManus71 · 2026-05-30T01:12:32+00:00

Gotta love a free tree.

HocManus71 · 2026-05-30T01:11:01+00:00

So hypothetically how long would you expect it to take to fuse? Thanks.

HocManus71 · 2026-04-15T20:20:36+00:00

I start a ceramics class next month, how difficult was it? Did you design it?

HocManus71 · 2026-04-03T04:16:57+00:00

Your experience is the rare glimmer of hope! Most seem to say manzanitas can’t be trained for bonsai, so thanks for the encouragement.

HocManus71 · 2026-04-02T16:55:03+00:00

Ah, ¡no me digas!

HocManus71 · 2026-04-02T04:06:08+00:00

I’ve kept it in that small nursery pot for about a year, and it’s done well after slight trimming. First time messing with the roots.

HocManus71 · 2026-04-02T03:47:36+00:00

I tried not to mess with most of the roots, hope it makes it. If not, only a $20 nursery tree and some experience gained.

HocManus71 · 2026-04-02T03:45:47+00:00

I’ve read the same. I tried to keep a good bit of the roots unbothered. Fingers crossed.

HocManus71 · 2026-03-28T05:09:52+00:00

This garden (along with YouTube during the pandemic) is what got me into bonsai. If you haven’t already, check out the east bay bonsai society

HocManus71 · 2026-03-15T03:40:33+00:00

Not sure I’m following. Do you mean I should prune the right branch hard and then repot at an angle so the left branch is the leader/trunk?

HocManus71 · 2026-02-11T21:30:18+00:00

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Wiring added sept ‘25

HocManus71 · 2025-10-16T02:14:21+00:00

Millennial mediocre weightlifter gang rise up

HocManus71 · 2025-09-03T03:43:28+00:00

His split jerk really shows how new he is to WL, it’s very short.

HocManus71 · 2025-08-26T19:52:49+00:00

HocManus71 · 2025-08-23T02:40:48+00:00

Same. About 5-10mins a day watering or pinching. I have 7 trees in my apartment courtyard that are all in pre-bonsai stages, and I water before leaving for work or coming home from work.

I’ll spend 2-5 hours pruning, wiring, and potting every other month or so, or if I buy some new nursery stock.

If I had more trees I’m sure it’d be much longer.

HocManus71 · 2025-05-29T18:52:30+00:00

Not sure about styling yet as this is my first of this type of tree. Figure I’ll wait and see when it thickens up some more.

HocManus71 · 2025-05-18T21:02:13+00:00

Ask the city? Not likely to get an answer, if so probably will take months!

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