J Red Maple

shaggybirdman · 07-05-2008, 09:32 PM

well i want my hobby to try and pay for itself. if i can actually make a profit all the better. i love maples, so i get seedlings fatten them up. keep the neat ones, and sell the rest. i have found it takes roughly 2 years of growing to get something big enough to resell, and 3 to 4 to turn a profit.

like i have seedlings from local trees that will be going on evil bay soon. will be sold bare root, so i can recycle the turface i have them in for next years crop. that is if they sell on evil bay. i won't get rich doing it, but mite make enough for a free tank of gas, or fertilizer. just hobby money. i don't have any start up cash to really make it a business out of it. i lost all my babies over this past winter, so i'm starting over this season.

noissee · 07-05-2008, 10:05 PM

ah i see, sounds like a good plan.

shaggybirdman · 07-13-2008, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kansai

Jerry--It seems to me that right now--I assume the tree is dormant--would be a good time to prune back hard and do some moderate root work. I see these trees as having a ways to go before they are ready for a bonsai container, so I would simply prune them back hard and reduce the root ball just enough to get them into roomy training boxes.

I would have pruned them back several weeks ago, but there may be enough winter left for the cuts to scab over before the sap starts running and they bleed out. If the buds have started to swell at all I would wait for the summer doldrums to do anything with them.

Pruning them back hard--but not trunk-chop hard--should be pretty safe and might lead to some decent back budding.

Try it on one of those bloodgoods.

DR

i think i mite just do that at the end of the month, or is there a better time to do it? i mite even do a slip pot, or minor root pruning at the same time. she's been in that nursery pot probably all her life, or damn close to it.

shaggybirdman · 07-13-2008, 07:51 PM

i have my eye on another bloodgood at my local home depot. a quick chop, and she would be a great tall pre bonsai. only problem is finding the $145 to get her. there are a few at my local nursery i'd like as well, but same problem. cash flow.

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07-05-2008, 09:32 PM	#41 (permalink)
shaggybirdman Maple Lover Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cheektowaga New York Posts: 167	well i want my hobby to try and pay for itself. if i can actually make a profit all the better. i love maples, so i get seedlings fatten them up. keep the neat ones, and sell the rest. i have found it takes roughly 2 years of growing to get something big enough to resell, and 3 to 4 to turn a profit. like i have seedlings from local trees that will be going on evil bay soon. will be sold bare root, so i can recycle the turface i have them in for next years crop. that is if they sell on evil bay. i won't get rich doing it, but mite make enough for a free tank of gas, or fertilizer. just hobby money. i don't have any start up cash to really make it a business out of it. i lost all my babies over this past winter, so i'm starting over this season.

07-05-2008, 10:05 PM	#42 (permalink)
noissee Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: florida panhandle Posts: 206	ah i see, sounds like a good plan.

07-13-2008, 07:51 PM	#44 (permalink)
shaggybirdman Maple Lover Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cheektowaga New York Posts: 167	i have my eye on another bloodgood at my local home depot. a quick chop, and she would be a great tall pre bonsai. only problem is finding the $145 to get her. there are a few at my local nursery i'd like as well, but same problem. cash flow.

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