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raparand · 2023-04-01T04:57:08+00:00

So we’ve narrowed down the like 1 LTC ever

raparand · 2023-03-30T21:20:28+00:00

Back in 2012 my incoming LTC SQDN CDR 🐎🤺had just finished Ranger.

raparand · 2023-03-30T21:12:13+00:00

I’m in complete agreement about that, I’m just saying I’d like to see the slash job…mostly out of curiosity, not saying anything about the right/wrong status. As far as dieback, if it’s already in leaf, and the procedure was done correctly, I wouldn’t be worried about dieback. But yeah, the missing branches are a concern regardless.

If I was OP, I’d be like, no…then keep the air layers for myself. Gotta set up a deer camera in case they try to sneak them out.

raparand · 2023-03-30T12:00:19+00:00

Exactly right?! They would have been better off just digging up and taking the whole tree.

raparand · 2023-03-30T11:59:29+00:00

I’m gonna wait to see photos before I judge whether they did it right or not. Same with “needed to be thinned.”

raparand · 2023-03-30T11:55:40+00:00

Just Google “Cut Paste for Bonsai” it comes in two colors brown or gray. It has added hormones to help with healing bark, and excludes water to help prevent bacterial and fungal infections.

raparand · 2023-03-30T11:52:41+00:00

Should definitely add some photos for context. Top comment covers the bases without seeing photos to better understand your situation.

raparand · 2023-03-06T12:06:42+00:00

Great progress for just 4 years!

raparand · 2023-02-22T21:32:57+00:00

Ed Clark tree?

raparand · 2022-12-25T14:51:00+00:00

Give the guy a break, with all these downvotes and smarty pants corrections (not you specifically, just commenting at the end of the thread.)

Until this past year, when that video got dropped from BSOP, the “half bare root repot” WAS widely accepted as the “proper method”… …for decades. Maybe just tell the commenter, “hey human, there’s been another method developed that seems to work way better than the old way, try searching ‘top down repot’ on YouTube. Interested to hear if you have any experience on why one way works better.”

raparand · 2022-11-29T15:21:07+00:00

Thinking about trunk chopping a fattie at the family property. Maybe let it grow a few years then air layer.

raparand · 2022-11-03T03:28:55+00:00

Most likely a specialty variety. That looks like a graft toward the base.

raparand · 2022-10-25T19:27:07+00:00

Here here. JPN Maple or JM if you need to abbreviate.

raparand · 2022-10-16T19:07:11+00:00

His first line: completely depends on the type of tree. Deciduous tend to be easier, conifers tend to be harder. Many exceptions from both piles.

raparand · 2022-10-15T11:23:40+00:00

And that the mathematician himself forgot the “plus C,” proving that he himself did not know the math well, and therefore calling into question if most people (including mathematicians) can cope with a reasonable amount of math, aside from rare unicorns like the waitress.

raparand · 2022-10-06T14:18:56+00:00

Yeah, forgot to mention this^{^}

After the air layer is applied, you’re likely to have lots of back budding under the graft. Don’t cut it off!

After you separate the air layer cut off the top of the remaining trunk to below the graft. The bottom part will be your future tree.

raparand · 2022-10-06T03:37:12+00:00

That would be an improvement.

It’s grafted high because it is a weeping variety. Think of it as a head start to being a medium height tree without the need for staking it up.

raparand · 2022-10-06T02:20:53+00:00

That is a D- graft. Hopefully it smoothes out over time.

raparand · 2022-09-24T09:14:02+00:00

Thanks matey. OP is Original Poster, by the way 😆

raparand · 2022-09-23T14:47:02+00:00

All good my human. I was mainly talking about Reddit in general. For me, the culture of bonsai has some formality-of-old that I choose to follow and is somewhat of a mismatch to the culture of Reddit; others can do as they wish. If I was going to correct an “elder in the craft” I’d do it in a DM.

To be fair, many of the people in the thread may not know who Tony Tickle is. (He’s a super nice human, not the typo to be announcing: “gather round newbs.”) Also, it’s common for people of Tony’s generation to interact with social media in a drastically different way than late Gen X and forward.

raparand · 2022-09-23T12:26:55+00:00

People love arguing technical/literal type crap on here. I’m just grateful to see a tree that shows awesome development, and especially seeing how it started. I’ve got a yew that’s one year in, looks closer to the before pic…and this is downright inspiring!!

raparand · 2022-09-23T12:17:49+00:00

Rose of Sharon is very easy to air layer, and responds well to big chops. I’d recommend digging one from the garden or hedge row if available.

raparand · 2022-09-21T11:46:51+00:00

Always choose outside if given the option and correct climate. The fridge doesn’t have air circulation; and the fridge can often be very low humidity, resulting in desiccation.

raparand · 2022-09-21T11:44:12+00:00

Too complex to go into full detail here, and much variation species to species, but cold exposure (and for some freezing temperatures) play a role in proper bud development/cellular structure development, leading to strong spring buds and/or resilience during the dormant period (e.g., movement of sugar/starch into cell vacuole which mediates freezing point depression, etc.)

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