Yamadori Excursion 2023, Part 1
First part of an article covering this year’s yamadori collecting trip.
Another Swamp Monster in the Making
The early beginnings of a great informal upright bald cypress that was collected from the wild.
Portulacaria afra Repot and New Front
This little port is a familiar tree in many of my past Facebook posts. Yet, in such a short time, I was able to develop this tree’s branch structure within two years and move straight into refinement.
Developing Chinese Elm Shohin
I started this Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia, from cutting stock we had at the nursery. I wish I had taken photos of this tree when I first chopped it as it was repotted during a workshop that was all about repotting and developing proper nebari on elms. It just so happens that the little tree …