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2012
Specimen Catalog

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Specimen plants are one of a kind offerings. These are larger plants and/or more fully trained plants for bonsai, or plants so rare that they are best sold individually. Each plant is individually described, identified, and pictured. Prices vary according to the degree of training, caliper, and sheer potential for bonsai. This list will be constantly changing, so check back often for new listings. Plants are organized in the same fashion as our regular catalog, alphabetically by genus and species. Please refer to the Plant Catalog for the general species description. Be sure to use each plant's individual code number for ordering purposes.

Prices do not include shipping. Please request a shipping quote to your Zip Code Area. Shipping is via Priority Mail. Your shipping quote will be very close to the actual USPS cost plus a small charge for materials. All shipments are quaranteed to arrive safely. California residents will be charged 8.25% sales tax.

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 Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' (Nishiki Kuro Matsu)
The following selection of pines are very special. They are all cutting grown, started in 1999. They have always been in pots and have been grown slowly to allow them to develop mature bark quickly, although the full corking scales will not be fully mature for another decade. 'Hachi Gen' does not form corky wings like the more familiar Nishiki black pines, but rather forms enlarged and thickened scales similar to "turtle back" ridging. These pines are already considerably 'rougher' than species seedlings of their size and age. The beauty of these individuals is that they are not grafted, and thus do not present graft union problems. In addition, cutting grown black pines form an enormous enlarged root base, evident in some of the examples below, but hidden just under the soil in most cases. These swollen nebari and surface roots will also have bark scale ridges eventually.

The leaders were allowed to grow on these trees for the last twelve years to develop trunk thickness and were just chopped back this winter (2010-11). This hard pruning has left them somewhat naked for the moment, but it has revealed the trunks and the presence of the low branches. Please don't look at these as finished trees; they are far from it. I have grown the basic structure for you and have given you branch selections for final and sacrifice branches. Now that the leaders have been removed, the lower buds will be released this spring and summer. A new leader will have to chosen and branches demarcated as either final or sacrifice branches and treated accordingly. If none of this makes sense to you (and welcome to the club!), then I strongly advise that you read my articles on pines at the website and in the blog.

Followup photos will be added this summer after their new flush of growth, but now is the best time to analyze the trunks and branching for potential. Except where noted, these trees are all in two gallon black plastic nursery pots.

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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9610, 9650, 9680, Ulmus parvifolia 'Corticosa', 'Seiju', 'Yatsubusa' (Cork Bark Chinese Elms)
The following collection of elms were started by Brent as cuttings in the late 1980's.  A few were field grown at one point, but most were container grown by the "escape method". These are mostly trunk finished trees approximately 25 years old. You won't find any 'stove pipe' straight trunks here, only well tapered four inch plus trunks with great movement and mature bark. Nearly all the old scars are healed over and invisible. Now it is time to begin final branch and apex formation. Most had all the branches removed or stubbed back in 2009 and 2010, although a couple have had more advanced branch training. All were repotted in 2011 and will be released in late spring, although they are for sale now. They are potted in 15inch square by 5 inch deep mesh bottom Anderson pots. Another set of photos will be taken this summer after they are leafed out and pruned back, but now is the time to examine the trunk structure while they are naked. I can honestly say that there are virtually no other trees like these in the US. We must have payment in order to hold them until they are released. Please use the ruler in the photos to determine caliper and heights.


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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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