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This is a very exciting development for our nursery. We have been growing most of these plants for over ten years just to be able to offer exciting potential bonsai. You will find them fully described, including size, shape, caliper, nebari, trunk movement, etc. The strong and weak points of each plant will be listed. Often there will also be a tentative plan described for future development. We hope you will enjoy exploring them!
| 7428-011
Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' .
Caliper is 1 1/4 inches. This is another smaller starter
plant that has all the necessary elements. There are sufficient low
branches for a choice of new leader and a perfectly placed very low
sacrifice branch to buttress the trunk. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $125 | |
| 7428-017
Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' .
Caliper is 2 1/2 inches. Difficult to photograph this tree so that you
can see its full potential. It has a double trunk with the left trunk
originally as a sacrifice, but now also a possible main trunk with the
huge right trunk as the sacrifice. Several branches on the right trunk
could be the new leader if you went that route. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $300 |  |
| 7428-022
Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' .
Caliper is 2.0 inches. Nice barking and heavy trunk on this tree.
Strong low right hand branch could be first branch or sacrifice branch.
Many low branches for future development. Base is not exposed yet, but
exhibits the flat plate of most of these cutting grown trees.
2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $250 |  |
| 7428-029
Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' .
Caliper is 1 1/2 inches. Incredible as it may seem, these next few
trees are still in one gallon cans, even though they are 12 years old.
They have of course grown more slowly, but they have also developed
mature bark faster and the low branches have been preserved. I am
putting these one gallons out for sale, but delivery will have to
delayed until summer until they are repotted and rooted out. Otherwise,
they are identical to the 2 gallon trees above. These also just chopped
back this winter (2010-11). This one has great trunk movement if you
use the strong left hand branch for the new leader, but there are also
other possibilities as well. You also get bragging rights, telling all
your friends (but not your spouse) that you paid 200 bucks for a one
gallon tree. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $200 |  |
| 7428-030
Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' .
Caliper is 1 5/8 inches. Another one gallon for sale now, but delivery
this summer. Nice slant movement with lots of low branch for sacrifices
and final branches. There is a strong right hand branch that is pretty
vertical that would probably be the new leader. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $175 |  |
| 7428-034
Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' .
Caliper is 1 5/8 inches. One gallon tree for sale now but to be
released this summer. Another really good starter tree with plenty of
low branching for a new leader and sacrifice branching. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $150 |  |
| 7428-038
Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' .
Caliper is 1 5/8 inches. At least two possible trees here. Use the
first two trunk sections and the strong branch at the top left for the
new leader, use the strong right branch in the first whorl for a new
leader. Plenty of other low branching to enhance these choices. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $150 |  |
| 9610-003
Ulmus parvifolia 'Corticosa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. This
truly massive 'Corticosa' would be priced a lot higher if it didn't
have a waist. This is correctable over time. There is no reverse taper,
instead, often a tree will lose its thick bark scales at the base
giving it this appearance. Over time, all the bark scales are replaced
all over the tree, thus the bottom scales will continue to thicken
while the higher scales are replaced to even out the trunk line. One
more sacrifice branch is needed just below the apex to smooth the taper
into the thick mid trunk section. This will also help speed the process
of fattening the waist. Other finished branch operations can proceed
normally while this happening. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $500 |  |
| 9610-007
Ulmus parvifolia 'Corticosa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height.
Basic starter trunk. About 2 1/2 inch caliper, low sacrifice branches
still in place. Several choices for next trunk section. Needs a few
more years of growing out. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $200 |  |
| 9610-010
Ulmus parvifolia 'Corticosa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. A
starter tree, but what a great start. Nice movement in base section.
New leader needs a couple years of growing out to achieve proper taper
transition. A couple base sacrifices would buttress it better. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $300 |  |
| 9610-011
Ulmus parvifolia 'Corticosa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. A
really BIG starter tree. Note the mature bark furrowing near the base.
Eventually the entire tree will be like this. In the meantime, the
waist has to corrected with sacrifice branches, the second trunk
section thickened a bit more and an apex developed. Branches should be
removed from the thick trunk section while this process is ongoing to
keep that area from getting any bigger. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $700 |  |
| 9650-011
Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released in late spring. This
'Seiju' has a well tapered upright trunk with some advanced branching.
It has a bit of a 'waist' at the soil line, but probably could be
buried a bit deeper. These cork bark elms hardly ever have massive
buttressing with strong surface roots. When you find one, it great
increases the price. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $400 |  |
| 9650-012
Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released in late spring. This
'Seiju' has a strong upright tapered trunk. The apex chop has not been
completed, so the stub at the very top right needs to be removed. Good
basal flare, two year old branch stubs. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $600 |  |
| 9650-013
Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released in late spring. Massive base trunk section.
Needs final apex section at the top. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $800 |  |
| 9650-015
Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released in late spring. Really nice warty 'Seiju'
bark. Good tapered upright with a bit of a waist. Needs last section to
taper into an apex. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $500 |  |
| 9650-019
Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released in late spring. Base of this 'Seiju' needs to
be carved back in proportion to the trunk, but the price is right for a
tree for this size and age. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $300 |  |
| 9650-022
Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released in late spring. The base of this 'Seiju' is an
incredible 10 inches across. This trunk is still a work in progress,
but will make a massive tree when the second trunk section catches up
with the base. It will need several sacrifice branches and flat out
growth for about five years to get the correct taper transition. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $700 |  |
| 9680-003
Ulmus parvifolia 'Yatsubusa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released late this spring. A little mountain of
'Yatsubusa'. The apex trunk portion is not quite yet finished and needs
a few years of sacrifice growth right in the smooth portion
with the rest of the apex restrained. Once it is a bit thicker and
barked up, it will make a nice taper transition into the lower trunk. I
like the direction reverse at the very top, but other solutions are
possible. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $600 |  |
| 9680-004
Ulmus parvifolia 'Yatsubusa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released late this spring. A wild and woolly
'Yatsubusa'. Massive trunk could be shorter and stub in the middle
right could be carved down. Leader needs to be shortened. Waist could
be buried or a sacrifice used to swell it. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $600 |  |
| 9680-005
Ulmus parvifolia 'Yatsubusa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released late this spring. Very fat base section with
fast taper to the top. Apex sacrifice will be shortened. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $700 |  |
| 9680-006
Ulmus parvifolia 'Yatsubusa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released late this spring. One of the very few multi
trunked elms that I have. Trunks are fat, tapered and at appropriate
heights and angles. Just need apex completion and branch ramification. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $700 |  |
| 9680-008
Ulmus parvifolia 'Yatsubusa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released late this spring. One of the smaller
'Yatsubusa'. There aren't many of these left. Apex section needs to be
grown out or top carved to taper. Otherwise, just branch work left. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $400 |  |
| 9680-009
Ulmus parvifolia 'Yatsubusa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released late this spring. Bargain priced 'Yatsubusa'.
This will be a very nice upright tree. The large upper left branch is a
sacrifice. Sorry about the branch 'doubling' from the photo shadows.
It's very hard to get good shots out in the field. The front of this
tree is actually counterclockwise about thirty degrees. I will make
that correction in the next photo. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $300 |  |
| 9680-011
Ulmus parvifolia 'Yatsubusa' .
Please use the ruler in the photo to determine caliper and height. For
sale now, to be released late this spring. This is a truly mammoth
'Yatsubusa' measuring over 7 inch caliper at the base. Plenty of
existing branch stubs to start final branches. Left hand bump on base
can probably be removed. Tree in 15 inch Anderson Flat $1200 |  |
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