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Post by alpineart »

These were purchased mid last year and a special delivery saw them arrive safely
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ground growing cuttings
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planter bag growing cuttings
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Where to plant all these , now with 40 odd plants {Cuttings,Grafted and Layered} that takes a bit of space and I'm out of action for 2 weeks .

I just had a big fire and burnt over 200 unwanted plants , these will be held onto for a little while , give me something different to hack and chop .

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Well the medical treatment has helped :cool: , the wife said no Bonsai work :crybye: so I thought i would do a spot of gardening :palm: . These ground grown cuttings were transplanted this morning under supervision of course :oops:
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A trim back to the original leaders and removal of the sacrifice branches ,
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These will be selectively trimmed through the growing season and developed as typical Alpineart stock ready for Bonsai pots when dug in the future . A couple of planter bag cuttings were added to make up the numbers in the grow bed .

Now I had better get out there and supervise myself again before the wife gets home :lol: :lol:

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I started off thinking I feel your pain Alpineart. Having a similar problem right now with angry supervision :evil: For a man under supervision you have done a heck of a lot of work.
Then I got to the last line! I’m sure she won’t notice all the work you did. :o
I hope that dog house of yours has carpet n heating think you will be out there a lot. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Looks like we will all be coming to you for our Prunus Mume in the future.
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Hi KIRKY, the grow bed was worked over last week because I knew I would have limited use .These were like a walk in the park compared to lifting the big Junipers out . Noah just dug a large Japanese Maple out above the grow and replanted it under my supervision , but I did help water it in :whistle: . The Redwood stump above the grow bed will have to wait til I'm just a little better :D .

Karen won't notice because , I will offer to do the washing and hang it out as on going recovery therapy . By the time she gets home she will be plum tuckered out and wont even look . Been at it since day break so I can rest up now .

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This has been in the Planning stage for a wee while , originally a cutting taken from the purchased stock I decided to make a sinuous root /raft style group
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It was set up early Autunm , progress has been slow until recently . I dont think they like the extreme heat up here but if its green its alive .

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I really like this love the first pic. Is it all one tree or several trees planted together. If one great job :cool:
If several still a good job. :yes:
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alpineart wrote:This has been in the Planning stage for a wee while , originally a cutting taken from the purchased stock I decided to make a sinuous root /raft style group
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It was set up early Autunm , progress has been slow until recently . I dont think they like the extreme heat up here but if its green its alive .

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KIRKY wrote: February 16th, 2020, 2:00 pm I really like this love the first pic. Is it all one tree or several trees planted together. If one great job :cool:
If several still a good job. :yes:
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Hi KIRKY, , its all one single one sided trunk , wouldn't make a good tree but ideal for a sinuous raft .

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Hi MJL , should look very nice in years to come if it survives .

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These were semi defoliated yesterday and I did manage to wire 3 trunks
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.Pics aren't too good but I couldn't carry them for a clear photo shoot :palm: .
Dont know when the rest will get wired but there growing regardless of wire or not .

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Take 2 , short cut dont work in Bonsai :oops:
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What colour flower?
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Mate I would love to have advanced mume like that, absolutely sensational. I don’t think they air layer well otherwise if use my garden trees, stuck working on stick in pots here 😂
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Hi TimS , you can try a layer or two , nothing ventured nothing gained . It might take longer but it should work .

I have a Zelcova -Japanese Gray Bark Elm that is taking 2 years to grow enough roots to severe from the host .Still on the host and checked the roots last week , needs another few months possible more , 3 layers actually suffered die back some they were simply cut off .

You can always lash out and buy one of these , trouble is they are a bit too big to post safely .

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What kind of height are they? Could definitely make the drive up to you one weekend, but looks like I might even struggle to fit one in boot of the Subaru Outback.
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