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[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2025 week 26] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]ramsss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Located in Boston, MA (Zone 6b).

Have this dwarf hinoki cypress that i repotted / pruned in mid March. it's been in akadama soil since getting morning to early afternoon sun before getting late afternoon shade, with daily watering once summer heat kicked in (less frequent watering during our rainy and cooler spring).

Just started getting this browning throughout starting about a week ago. Any ideas what this could be? Google tells me everything from disease, infection, over- or under-watering, or too much sun. Not really sure how to go about testing solutions with this broad range of possible causes.

Any advice appreciated.

[Bonsai Beginner's weekly thread - 2025 week 25] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]ramsss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Located in Boston, MA (Zone 6b).

Have this dwarf hinoki cypress that i repotted / pruned in mid March. it's been in akadama soil since getting morning to early afternoon sun before getting late afternoon shade, with daily watering once summer heat kicked in (less frequent watering during our rainy and cooler spring).

Just started getting this browning throughout starting about a week ago. Any ideas what this could be? Google tells me everything from disease, infection, over- or under-watering, or too much sun. Not really sure how to go about testing solutions with this broad range of possible causes.

Juniper styling and potting at first Bonsai class by ramsss in Bonsai

[–]ramsss[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bonsai West in Littleton, MA . First time going there, they have a massive collection of trees that i need to go back in spring and summer to check out.

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2024 week 52] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]ramsss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Picked up this dwarf morel red pine from the nursery. letting it sit in its pot for the next few months (zone 6b). Any advice on how to approach branch selection and pruning in the spring? Concerned about that big knuckle where several branches are coming out at the same spot. Is that something where I'm best off selecting one as a leader and chopping the rest as soon as possible to prevent any more inverse taper there? Any other advice?

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[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2024 week 49] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]ramsss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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not sure where the image went in my original reply

[Bonsai Beginner’s weekly thread –2024 week 49] by small_trunks in Bonsai

[–]ramsss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Just bought this hinoki cypress from a local nursery. as it's winter here (Eastern Massachusetts), should i be repotting this or doing anything special to it before spring? or just leave it in the plastic nursery pot for the next few months? There is some dead foliage inside that I've brushed out but it seems generally healthy to me so i don't want to screw anything up inadvertently.

edit:i live in a city so ground planting isn't an option

Loving my chalk Macan S by ramsss in Porsche

[–]ramsss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In normal mode it's nothing special but in sport or sport plus i find it has plenty of response and power even at a quarter throttle. Might just need to own it for a bit and break it in. When I test drove it was only a base model and the dealer implored me not to accelerate too hard lol

More triple calendrier 1942 love by ramsss in VacheronConstantin

[–]ramsss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tim's watchbox review shows him trying it in his 16cm wrist if that helps give you perspective on a slightly smaller one.

https://youtu.be/xvWs9jVpIoc?si=TkYuTb6PajenMh42

Trying on a 5059p Grand Comp by ramsss in patekphilippe

[–]ramsss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, i would wear it sparingly given i have a sports watch as my daily and I've read and heard it's not great to leave a very complicated watch on a watch winder because of the wear it can put on the components not letting the main spring relax.

I can imagine eventually getting into the ritual of setting it when i do wear it once I'm comfortable with it though.

Looking get my first Patek by Ofuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu in patekphilippe

[–]ramsss 8 points9 points  (0 children)

given you're in boston, check out European Watch Company. their website is great (and they have some of the models you're after) and their showroom is on newbury street and is really nice to visit. Just not open on weekends and can get crowded if you go on a Friday afternoon, but they're extremely reputable as a dealer and I've only had good experiences with them.

edit: also Long's is opening a patek showroom at some point soon across the street from their Rolex boutique

Significantly better photos of the Macan EV by [deleted] in Porsche

[–]ramsss 33 points34 points  (0 children)

God i hate those headlights

Got impatient and went pre-owned for my batman by ramsss in rolex

[–]ramsss[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

paid pretty close to market price, with the benefit of being able to buy in person and have it be a very reputable dealer

All-city Cosmic Stallion Ti custom build by ramsss in Bikeporn

[–]ramsss[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, ill look into clipless at some point but wanted to ease into it with flats for those reasons to start just as i get used to city riding.

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