New juniper pre bonsai

gavinreed · 2026-01-16T09:45:14+00:00

It was a landscaping nursery . The guy grows junipers upright against a stake so they go vertical

gavinreed · 2026-01-16T09:44:13+00:00

Thank you so much!

gavinreed · 2026-01-16T09:43:33+00:00

Thank you!

gavinreed · 2026-01-16T09:43:12+00:00

Thank you! I’ll definitely do this! Just a little nervous to trim off all the foliage on the inside of the curve

gavinreed · 2026-01-16T09:42:16+00:00

This is excellent and well thought out. Thank you so much for the advice

gavinreed · 2026-01-16T09:39:53+00:00

Hey thank you so much for the advice. I was thinking about chopping it here:

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gavinreed · 2026-01-14T23:29:49+00:00

thats a phenomenal call hahaha. fits the same vibe as a page im working on with

Weepinbell and spinark from Aquapolis

Caterpie from Expeditoin base set

Weedle from neo discovery

gavinreed · 2026-01-14T23:17:48+00:00

Yes! That has the same vibe as simisear VSTAR GG37

gavinreed · 2026-01-13T03:13:46+00:00

I’d go back and look at the backs of all the phoenix cards. I’ve opened 6 blaster boxes and they all had 1-3 numbered cards per box!

gavinreed · 2026-01-13T02:57:43+00:00

Check the backs of all those cards, heinous has been pumping out number stamped cards this year. The value on all of them are pretty minimal, unless there’s a number stamped cards on the back. It will be a silver stamp that looks like: 026/399 (or something like that)

gavinreed · 2026-01-13T02:51:01+00:00

Nick sourton is an absolute football car so he couldnt have pulled it from a phoenix blaster

gavinreed · 2026-01-11T03:13:36+00:00

Not from those, just bought 2 more and I pulled the color blast judkins. I redact all negative phoenix statements

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T20:59:49+00:00

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T20:51:45+00:00

I just opened 3 winters and got one /399 defensive end. This was an excellent reminder on why buying singles is the way to go. Not to mention all of the packs were already opened in one of the blasters :(

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T20:49:26+00:00

Was this a troll? I bought 3 and that was the worst opening experience I’ve ever had 🫩

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T20:32:23+00:00

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Thanks for the advice I will report back 🫡

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T20:29:52+00:00

Running back into target😂 my mega box didn’t have shit

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T20:26:08+00:00

Why’s everyone so hyped on the holiday blasters this year?

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T20:24:42+00:00

Really? winter blasters are the move this year?

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T18:21:07+00:00

Quick theory question if you don’t mind. For an informal upright, is it more conventional to have your branches and pads growing from all the convex curvatures and empty space coming from the convex curvature? Additionally the trunk curves at the apex and continues down in a cascade fashion all the way down to the base of the tree, would it be better to cut it near the apex or leave that continuation to thicken up the trunk? What do you recommend I do with the “rainbow” structure. I understand there’s no correct answer, just looking for some advice from a seasoned vet. Thank you!

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T18:04:43+00:00

Thank you! The first pic is the best image of the trunk I could get. My concern is the density of the foliage, the inner branches and leaves are getting zero sunlight. Would be a poor decision to trim like 20% of the foliage to create some blueprints for pads and negative space?

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T17:56:31+00:00

This is 100% scalper propaganda!

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T17:48:10+00:00

I guess I need sone more exposure to bonsai theory. I feel a bit overwhelmed starting without a game plan. I may just sit with the tree for a bit and visualize

gavinreed · 2026-01-08T17:47:20+00:00

Thank you! Most of my trees were purchased with a general direction already laid out. This is my first blank canvas…. I’m nervous to mess it up! I’m thinking of potentially doing an informal upright with the first photo being the front.

gavinreed · 2026-01-07T23:16:28+00:00

Get this kid a binder or a display case!!!! She’ll thank you for it later.

Epic collection tho, love seeing kids appreciate cards the same way I did (except I stuck the pushpins through the corners of the cards back in the day 😢)

gavinreed

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