Coarse Pruning Tridents.
About every three years I have to come in and prune out branches that are getting too large for the canopy. These coarse branches will sap all the energy from the smaller twigs and just continue to get...
View ArticleCalifornia Juniper no. 2 – Buruhon
Buruhon in Japanese stands for bullhorn. It was the name given to this specimen in the desert by Harry Hirao when he seen it. Earlier this year during the repotting season, this juniper was given life...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday – Trident Neagari Style
This small maple started as a cutting in 2006. It had an unusual bend in the trunk which I accentuated and decided that I woud train it into a neagari (exposed root) style. I planted it out in a half...
View ArticleHedging Maples
There is not a lot of information on the net about this process. I started treating my maples this way about ten years ago. Walter Pall has spoken about it at his blog, but not much in the way of how...
View ArticleJuniper Winter Work
I have worked on many shimpaku and other species juniper over the winter. Many were restyled and re-potted. Mas Ishii Shimpaku This first tree is a tree I purchased in 2002. It had been a very...
View ArticleNew pot for an old Friend
This Trident maple has been the subject of many articles here but this time it will get a new pot. Re potting here startes early, like in January. This tree wtill has Christmas ornaments on it from the...
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