Nice weather for working!

Today was another hectic day.  I began the day by replanting some trident maples.  I changed out last years soil for my new blend of soil for the pre-bonsai trees.  The new mix consists of lava cinders(lava rock that is 3/8 inch and smaller.  Pumice 3/8 inch and smaller.  The third component is called birdseye and looks like small grits of sand of differing color.  All three blended in equal parts.  I have been using this mix over the last several weeks and the plants seem to like it.  I also dug out more trees to fill out my bonsai benches.  I dug out several Japanese black pines.  I also dug out trident maples and Chinese quince.  I dug out approximately 40 trees today and my bonsai benches still look empty.  The weather was perfect today.  It was in the mid 70’s with a slight breeze.  You can not ask for better weather.  This pattern is suppose to be the same for another week.  I also worked on transplanting trees and fixing trees for customers.  One was a dead procumbens juniper that was suppose to be a windswept.  I replaced the tree with the same type of tree.  Except my tree looks much better than what was in the pot.  The other tree is a lavender starflower that is over 20 years old and looks like a stick.  A lady dropped it off and wanted me to transplant the tree into a larger pot.  The tree was in a pot that was about 2 1/2 inches square.  No wonder the plant was so small.  When I took the tree out of the pot, the tree was definitely root bound.  I combed out the roots and put it into its new pot.  I also spent time wiring the tree.  I also had a few customers today.  I helped one young lady pick out a Chinese elm for her husband to work on.  The other customer bought several junipers to keep himself busy.  I am glad tomorrow is Sunday, I need a day off before another hectic week begins.  I added two pictures of the windswept tree for the customer.  The rock you see in the picture was just sitting in the pot.  I thought I would incorporate the rock in the design.  The black pot was also not my choice, that was the pot that the dead tree was in.

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This post was written by George Muranaka