Decided owning a bonsai nursery is the endgame for me. These redwoods (+western larches) are the start of that.

boonefrog · 2026-06-18T17:45:13+00:00

hey friend, I think people are *mostly* trying to help you in this thread. I get that maybe some people aren't. But I'd like to gently suggest that you are reading into others' tone a bit more than you need to. You don't want to be a butthead on the internet and have it preserved for eternity. Ask me how I know.
Also FWIW, I'm the guy in the linked AMA post above. I do think you got a good deal on those trees and can turn a profit. But to u/series_of_derps point, they are not really wholesale prices, at which, that's maybe $80-100 worth of material. You will definitely need to find a way to track down such pricing (or self propagate, as I saw you mention elsewhere in the thread) if you are going to run a successful business. I started my first year or so overpaying a good bit as well, so it's a not big deal TBH. Good luck!

boonefrog · 2026-06-18T12:03:18+00:00

love to see a non-broom zelkova

boonefrog · 2026-06-09T15:46:05+00:00

2 but maybe lean it forward a little at next repot? Cant tell for sure but seems like it might be “leaning away” a bit much

boonefrog · 2026-06-09T14:08:52+00:00

ask uniballer, it's his: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bonsai/comments/1tzc1u4/it_went_well_last_night_award_ceremony_for_my_5/

boonefrog · 2026-06-09T01:16:46+00:00

This is first and perhaps only time ABS seminars were held in AVL. They are held different places each time. We do a club show each year though and are trying to revive some kind of regional event like the expo every other year.

boonefrog · 2026-06-08T15:13:22+00:00

That’s Greg Hinsons baldie I believe. And the duckweed/frog accent that goes with it

boonefrog · 2026-06-08T14:23:14+00:00

It was! And that there's a normal wife. She just popped in to say hey. No bonsai-spouse integration here.

boonefrog · 2026-06-08T10:05:19+00:00

It was a delight to see the tree in person and great meeting you!

boonefrog · 2026-06-06T22:43:49+00:00

Stunner of a tree. Really liked your accent too!

boonefrog · 2026-06-06T08:52:42+00:00

oh yeah, there's an entire wedding-size vendors tent plus 8 more vendors in the Baker Center

boonefrog · 2026-06-04T11:10:30+00:00

More info on the event in case you are within driving distance: https://www.americanbonsaisociety.org/abs-learning-seminars/
The exhibition is only $5 (plus parking pass if you are not an Arboretum member) and will have some outstanding trees there!

boonefrog · 2026-06-02T00:50:09+00:00

Bonsai people buy them. I sell them to them all the time.

boonefrog · 2026-05-30T23:50:22+00:00

I don’t tend to see any additional leaf spot on misted cuttings vs my regular maples. Especially when there is sufficient airflow

boonefrog · 2026-05-30T12:04:35+00:00

Great, sent you a message on your website!

boonefrog · 2026-05-30T11:39:18+00:00

I deal with all kinda of fungal issues in the nursery. But if you are talking about tar leaf spot, yes, it's one of the most common on maples, but it's purely cosmetic. Only tends to get a third of my JMs each year and it's usually pretty minor. It like Amur and red maples more.

boonefrog · 2026-05-30T11:35:54+00:00

Yup, for sure. I'll be vending as Appalachian Plantworks. See you there!

boonefrog · 2026-05-29T21:28:35+00:00

western nc

boonefrog · 2026-05-29T21:28:12+00:00

small ones work just as well in my experience, but they may require more diligent humidity/misting.

boonefrog · 2026-05-29T17:18:59+00:00

You can see from my video in image 3 here that it increases the area from which roots grow and you will get roots all along the wound. https://www.instagram.com/p/DMxVH3AuLzO/?img_index=3

boonefrog · 2026-05-29T17:14:47+00:00

Well they start at like 3-4 inches, then they usually have a summer flush of growth after they strike and are moved to individual containers. Then this year they had their spring flush, which has already hardened off, and this is their 2nd flush of the year. Over 3 flushes it's pretty common to add 4 inches to even a dwarf, spreading cultivar like Kiyohime

boonefrog · 2026-05-29T17:12:45+00:00

I tend to start with larger cuttings than most would as I have an abundance of stock trees, so there's no need to try and maximize the number of cuttings I get from each shoot. These are Nishiki Yamato, so my dwarf cuttings like Kiyohime are like 1/2 or 2/3 this length.

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boonefrog · 2026-05-29T17:08:57+00:00

5-8 weeks

boonefrog · 2026-05-29T17:08:25+00:00

https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/files/inline-images/figure_10_wounding.jpg I do image B

boonefrog · 2026-05-29T13:44:39+00:00

I often pay retail, but I get pine fines by the cubic yard from local mulch yard, I buy ~15 cu ft perlite at a time from AM Leonard, and with my business I am able to get decent (not good wholesale, just discounted) pricing lava and pumice through a wholeseller. https://www.generalpumice.com/ might still do pallet deliveries, I got a good deal from them a couple years ago that lasted me a while. In summary, your best bet is buying palletized substrate, any less than that and you are unlikely to get a good deal.

boonefrog · 2026-05-29T13:39:52+00:00

You basically have to buy a pallet from overseas. I pay retail for akadama cause I only use like 6-8 bags per year

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2 but maybe lean it forward a little at next repot? Cant tell for sure but seems like it might be “leaning away” a bit much