Bent Tree Bonsai

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Finally some decent weather

We actually get a week or more of some decent weather before our next cold front
and it'll in the 50's, at least it won't be freezing.
I found some new places to go on a dig and one of them will be held on this next
Saturday on the 22nd. Both the Dallas & Ft Worth clubs are invited. It's on a creek
bed with lots of trees--happy hunting!!

Most newbies on digs don't know the right way to dig up a tree so here's a lesson
on how to dig a tree:

First you dig a trench around the tree

Then you dig an other trench on one side

this is trench is dug deeper than the first trench
which allows you to access the tap root

then you can use a saw to start cutting the tap root

you may need to tilt the tree to one side or
the other to make sure you get all the roots

    then you can lift it out trim the roots & pot it up in
   some bonsai soil with some root stimulator &
    fertilizer & your done

Here's Jacob & me on a recent outing

This is where we dug the tree from
the bank of the creek

This is Jeremy & Randy on a different outing

               Digging trees out of rock
               is hard work

              This is all for now I'll post again after Saturday's dig.

WAX ON..........................WAX OFF

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

More cold weather

An other cold front on the way I can't catch a break,here I am
trying to explore new places to go on a dig & the weather won't
co-operate!!!!
Tyler here are the citrus Bonsai I have available :

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Crazy weather pattern

          Freezing for 3 or 4 days then warming up to the 70's for 2 or 3 days then
back to freezing again it's driving me crazy!!!! Hope your keeping your trees
protected & that they'll survive this crazy weather.

   Mr. Walsh the tree you selected was delivered to Mr.Joe Lucas's home &
your check arrived in the mail today, thank you.

   Casey the forrest planting your asking about is a ficus

Mr. Nguyen's forrest is a regular ficus

               The forrest you bought for your wife Mindy is a
Tiger bark ficus a different variety of ficus. I will need to
fix a bunch of forrest plantings of different of types of
trees, I'm almost sold out. They will be ready in the spring.

                   Owen Reich I'm sorry I took so long but here are
the pictures you asked for:

The winged cedar elm

American elm

Chinese elm

White honeysuckle

This all for now I'll send you some more pictures on my next post.

WAX ON ..............WAX OFF

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

trees for Mr. Walsh

These are trees that you asked about Mr.Walsh

Call me and let me know which one your interested in.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

MERRY CHRISTMAS

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Remember Christmas isn't about the presents
it's about the presence of Christ

I'm sorry I haven't posted for the last month.I had to hurry
& get my benches down/my shade cloth down(thanks Jacob
for the help) & get my trees into the green house before that
winter blast hit!!!! Actually I was preparing for an upcoming
surgery on my foot last month.

The doctor told me to stay off the foot for three
or four weeks & I had to wear a protective boot.

So before the operation I put my tropical' s in the
green house

I put the rest of the trees down on the ground

My trident maple showing fall colors

Then ole man winter threw us for a loop

Coldest temperatures we had in Dallas in
several years day after day

But so far so good it looks like the trees came
through it alright.
It was hard being cooped up in the house
and to top it off my computer went on the fritz and
I didn't have it fixed until this Sunday night

Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

WAX ON.........................WAX OFF