Thanks for watching! It’ll be a bit until these guys shore any sign of fruiting, but I’m here for the long haul. It’s all about the journey for me.

Very true!

Thanks!

I haven’t done any cuttings from my lemon trees yet since they just haven’t been around that long yet. It’s great to see you experimenting though! You might have your answer though just from what you posted. I would think if your ones in water are looking good after a bit, you’ll want to transplant them into soil soon enough though with some good citrus soil and some fertilizer too help it grow and drain properly. For your soil, you’ll want something that drains really well.

I’ll have to post a video of this. I’ve had too little time lately to make more videos, but now that summer is here, I work 4 days a week weeks so that will give me some time to record. It’s growing strong this year though! I’ll make sure it gets placed closer to the front of the line to record. Glad to see someone wants to see it again.

Awesome! I hope yours goes just as well!

Yes, it’s a bit barky and full of bigger pieces. I use a mix of some regular soil and citrus soil just so it has a good amount of drainage. So far it’s worked out really well.

I must have something! Or at least some pretty strong seeds that helped. Who knows, each one is different. I kept up-potting these as well which helped. I’m very happy with the results of these so far compared to the ones I’ve kept in smaller pots.

Thank you! I’m not sure what variety they are. I used seeds that I had gotten from a lemon at the grocery store. It was really just to test the growth. I would think they’re Meyer because of where they were bought, but it could be anyone’s guess now. If I end up getting fruit from them, I’ll be surprised to see how they turn out. Only time will tell though! Thanks for watching!

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Yea, the more I continue to let it grow, the more I’m thinking it’s a form of ficus. I’ll be marking that on the next video I make of it.

@@GregsBonsai ive got a couple, put one in a bonsai pot after seeing this actually!..ill try get a photo for you..

Thank you for that! I know the word, but it’s just not one that I use on a daily basis. 😅

Thanks for your comment! The only reason I have it under lights in the house is because I don't have a good window space to pu this during the winter. That and I have a lot of plants that come in over the winter and it's easier to dedicate a space to them. Great to hear that you are having good luck with your lemon! And good luck this year branching out!

My light cycle was within an 8-12 hour lights on cycle. I had the pomegranates and smaller lemon trees in my grow tent all winter, but I'm thinking I will be putting them in the shed for this coming winter to test how they do now that they are older. My smaller lemon trees have dropped all (or most) of their leaves just before I put them outside for the season, but are showing signs of new growth, so I'm just playing the waiting game on them. I had a small amount of growth during the winter on the lemons. The pomegranates were growing all winter long, but I had to keep fighting with bugs on them (hence why I'm probably going to just put them away this coming winter to see if that helps). The only reason I have a grow tent and lights is because I have a large amount of other plants that I have been experimenting with that are year long plants. I just didn't have an area in the house with enough good window light to support them. I think eventually, I will be putting a greenhouse or some kind of structure outside to help with this that can keep a high enough temperature to also allow me not to have to store everything in the shed and the grow tent. It's only been a year and I'm already almost at cpacity for things. :) I can't say to the dormant stage on the lemons yet, but I think I'll be placing the smaller guys in the shed area to see if they survive. Luckily, lemons are super easy to replace, especially in the early seasons of their life. No worries on the questions! I love being able to interact with everyone that watches. I think building a community is great and I think it starts with a great core of people!

I'll be doing an update for this guy soon. It has been putting on a lot of new growth this season so far. I haven't been able to record as much as I'd like currently, but this tree is on the roster to get filmed. Thanks for watching! I hope your journey is as fruitful as mine has been so far!

Awesome! I love the look of these guys. My red maples really grew the past year as well. It's looking like this guy will get rather large as well if I up-pot it this season. I"m trying to decide if I want to do that or not. The roots are already wanting to get outside of the bottom of the pot.

Thanks for the comments! I'll be doing some more hard cuttings once the new growth on this matures a bit. It is certainly getting taller in the process, but I do plan on lowering the height and letting them thicken and widen out the base of this a bit more. I haven't gone down the path of wiring yet. I've been making it a goal to play around with that a bit more this year. Part of me wants to watch these guys naturally shape though as I cut them back. It's all a learning process though! :) Thanks for watching!

That's a tough one. This guy can be a very invasive species. If you can keep up with it as it grows, I don't think it would be a problem. Getting rid of it and keeping up with it after it grows too far, that could be another story. Since it's a vine by default, this guy can and will grow fairly quickly if given the room to do so.

Nice! I love free material! I've been eyeing up a few more Japanese Maples that I pass by all the time. Just giving them a little more time to mature before I dig them up. Hopefully they last in their current spot! Thanks for watching!

Soon! Just trying to get through some things are they start to bloom first.

I'm really excited to see what comes from this plant in the future as I let it grow a bit. It's already put on a lot of new growth. I"ll have to post an update video soon. Thanks for watching!

This will be fine in a container. It shouldn’t be an issue with keeping it in its current size.

@@GregsBonsai ok nice

Thank you! You as well!

Here’s hoping. Not looking too well at the moment!

Let me know how it goes! Are you growing from seed or something grown already?

This is perfectly fine growing on the top of the soil. It only becomes an issue if it starts growing up the trunk. Easily fixed though.

Hello there! Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy the rest of my content.

It depends on what your plan is for them. Some I've been letting grow for a year and then trimming a bit to promote growth elsewhere. Some I've been actively trimming and shaping from a much younger age. It's all about experimenting and finding what is right for each plant. Not all of them will be a success story, but it's worth the adventure for sure!

I’m on the 7a/7b line

I’m really looking forward to my smaller lemons growing and aging. My smaller guys are having some issues over the winter in the tent. I’m hoping to see them grow more as I get them outside again.

Thank you very much! I love how it is progressing thus far!

You have an acer pseudoplatanus and Greg has an acer rubra. They are not just in the same family, but in the same genus, of course they are very similar. All true maples are in the acer genus. All maples have an opposite leaf pattern and grow the same way. Some species grow bushier than others (like acer palmatum, aka. Japanese maples). Your's and Greg's grow into tall trees (if left unpruned), so they grow very similarly.

That's great to hear! I'm looking to keep this growing for at least another season and then see how it looks after the second year. I just want to see it thicken up a bit more before I cut this back.

From what I'm seeing, the leaves are a little different for those two varieties. The red leaves are not as shallow between the lobs of the leaves, where the silver ones have deeper looks to them.

My poplar is starting to bud up, but it’s been in my garage so it’s a little warmer. The plants in my shed are being slow to bud.

Great info! Thanks! I’ve been very much on the dry and then water for most of my plants as I learn their cycle over this last year.

I hope it survives the season for you! Make sure to place it in a garage or shed over the winter so it gets some rest. It needs that time every year.

No larger pot yet for this guy. Now that it’s starting to get ready to bud, I might try and put it in the same size, but a little deeper of a pot. I’ll probably give it a little more of free draining soil if I do switch it out.

Thanks! Really looking forward to seeing how this one grows this year!

Thanks Yeti! I’m happy that it’s surviving and growing in the tent.

Azaleas are a form of Rhododendron. Brush Cherry plants are in the Myrtle family.

@@GregsBonsai nice to know. Good job you know. 😅 Good luck with this one Greg.

@@bonsaiexpressionThanks!

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for commenting! I have a few different poms growing and I plan on doing single and multiple trunks on them as they grow.

I may cut back in a few weeks before my next update, I'm not 100% sure on the timing yet. I'm just looking to get some ramification on that lower branching. I think the number of trucks would depend on how much space you have to play with. When I"m looking at this tree, I"m thinking about future size of the trunks and how much space I will have to deal with. Part of me wonders if they'll get thick enough and just fuse together.

Thanks for letting me know. I'll be looking in to it. I'm going to be looking to up-pot these guys soon to square training pots.

@@GregsBonsai sounds good, I think they'll enjoy that fresh soil.