Taking Stock before 2024

Starting the new year, second as a student of Bonsai, I will reflect on what I have on my benches—my plans for this year, and outlook.

Pines

  • JBP: (1) 12 yr, (2) 4yr, (4) 2yr, (1) ugly 5yr, (1) 2yr sick

  • JWP: (2) 2yr

  • Unknown: (1) 4yr

  • Mugo: (2) questionable plans

Junipers

  • (3) Itoigawa 3-5 yr

  • (1) San Jose 6yr

  • (4) Shimpaku 2-3yr

  • (3) Procumbens nana (1 sick)

Other conifers

  • (5) Yamadori Douglas Firs, +1 small

  • (8) Yamadori Coast Redwoods (1 mature, 1 sick)

  • (9) Larch 1yr

  • Bald Cypress (2 groupings)

  • Ezo Spruce (1) 5yr

  • Black Spruce (3) 3yr

Maples

  • Rough Bark: (1) 5yr

  • Koto Hime: (1) 5yr

  • JM: (14) Airlayers 3yr

  • JM dwarf

  • Trident (12) 3yr twisted

Tropicals

  • Olives (2)

Propagation

  • Eastern White Pine 12 seedlings

  • Lots of Trident cuttings

  • Lots of Chinese Elm cuttings

  • Lots of Chinese Quince cuttings

  • Cork Bark Elm from seeds (4) seedlings

  • Lots of oak acorns (TBD), cork, lobus

  • JWP cuttings

Other DECIDUOUS

  • Korean Hornbeam (L), (S)

  • Red Alder (1) 5yr

  • Paper Birch (1) 3yr

  • Crepe Myrtle Dwarf (1) 5yr

  • English Oak,

  • Coast Live Oaks (2) 5yr, +1 small

  • Azalea (1)

  • Zelcova Serata (5)

  • Boxwood (3) yardadori

  • Kingsville Boxwood (1) Sm

Projects & Plans

  • Feedback on Check List for beginners—SBBK mentors

  • Redwood root cut, into grow box, air-layer or hardwood cutting sections.

  • Korean Hornbeam—thread graft

  • Coast Live Oak refine branches

  • Trident Maple study—4 in large pots over tile; 4 in grow pots w Akedama & Pumice; 4 in ground over weed cloth and tile. Record trunk diameters.

  • Japanese Maple (from air layering)—grow out and select secondary branches—repot with Akedama

  • Cork Bark Elm repot: 2 in grow pot w Akedama; 2 in 1 gal pots w potting soil & Perlite

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