Sunday, November 9, 2025

What Did You Do Today?

Laurel Sumac
Nov. 9, 2025
In spite of the warm weather we've had, the calendar doesn't lie & the shorter days & cooler nights presage our "winter"and I find myself preparing by re-potting plants &/or simply refreshing the potting medium that has served it's purpose..for young, healthy, growing plants, about 6 mo's seems to be the yardstick, at least for my trees.

I've been growing this tree (in a training pot) for several months, while periodically pruning him for height. Over the months, I've been able to reduce his overall height by roughly 50%. The time has come for the next step in attempting to train him to live in a container.

Once I de-potted him & removed most of the soil & exposed the rootball, I decided to take a chance & skip the 2nd training pot & give him, for what might be, a permanent berth in a small ceramic bowl (pic) that needed a tenant.

As with all of the trees in my collection, the Sumac has it's own Album which documents it's development & growth, which you can access & follow by clicking-on  Laurel Sumac here or in the menu on the r-side of this page.

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Bonsai Pics from China

A friend of mine & his wife are vacationing in China. He visited me here in Ontario a couple of weeks ago, before his trip & I took him to Eastern Leaf, the Bonsai nursery in Chino. So, he sent me those snapshots taken when they were visiting a Buddhist monastery in Chengdu, Sichuan province.


Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan with a population of over 20 million. It is also famous for the Giant Panda Breeding program. The practice of Bonsai traces its origins to China.






What Did You Do Today?

 Nov. 4, 2025

  • Gave Madagascar Dragon Tree a "haircut"; I do this 2-3 times per year.
  • Watered & Fed everybody: the plants, the cats, the whole fam-damily..
  • Cut my ankle & bled all over the place.

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Happy Birthday Pittosporum (Wheelers Dwarf)

 Nov 1, 2025

It is a year since this I brought this dude home, so one day being as good as another, I declare Nov 1 as his birthday. 

    
AFTER

BEFORE

If you want to learn more about this plant & see his transition to the present, click on the Pittosporum Album in the right-hand column.