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| Author: | Rivulus123 [ 30 Jul 2020, 18:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Another GC purchase perhaps. |
I'm going to buy a Juniper at the weekend from the local garden centre any thoughts on species to look out for and what am I looking for when buying one of these from GC stock. Regards C |
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| Author: | stephec [ 30 Jul 2020, 20:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Another GC purchase perhaps. |
I had a similar idea so I'll keep an eye on this. |
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| Author: | cmarkr [ 30 Jul 2020, 21:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Another GC purchase perhaps. |
Take a look at http://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Juniperus.html B4me is always a good source for genus specific advice. |
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| Author: | Rivulus123 [ 01 Aug 2020, 20:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Another GC purchase perhaps. |
Not much doing on in Dobbies today for by our free Cappuccinos But I picked up a couple of practice smalls, Picea albertiana conica Juniperius compressa |
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| Author: | Paul B [Swindon] [ 02 Aug 2020, 10:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Another GC purchase perhaps. |
Large GC's get stock in young and just sell it as soon as they can. Try and find a smaller family run business where stock has been hanging around for years. Also see when the club will be doing their next ramble in the hills looking for Yamadori [Rough dug] usually collected in Autumn or Spring. |
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| Author: | Gary Jones [ 02 Aug 2020, 13:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Another GC purchase perhaps. |
Just a note of caution not to buy too many in general. I ended up with three hundred trees in my first couple of years and now my garden is overflowing, my allotment is full to the edges and it takes me a lot of time to look after them all and I have't the heart to throw any away. In the last few years I've stopped getting new material and so it's not getting worse but it's still very busy. |
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| Author: | Sizzla [ 02 Aug 2020, 18:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Another GC purchase perhaps. |
Blue Alps, chinensis, blauuws, squamata all make good bonsai but its almost impossible to find anything with thick trunks. Still fun though |
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