Trident Maple Bonsai - Day 320 I repotted all of my Trident Maples last week, but perhaps I should have left little Jouquin seen above alone.  All of the other trees had nice strong root systems.  However when I went to clear the excess dirt from around Jouquin’s roots, I kept digging and digging until just one thin tiny root appeared.  Hopefully this was not too much of a shock to the tree, and it will be able to develop a nice strong root system. Read Full Story

Ken’s Trees Daily Photo Blog « I’m Looking For Work Giant Sequoia Seeds Before I can sow the Giant Sequoia seeds I need to put them through a period of cold stratification to trigger germination.  Essentially I am simulating the cold weather that the seeds would experience during Winter in a natural environment.  What I will do is put the seeds in a ziplock bag with a paper towel, then put this into the refrigerator for about a month.  The first thing I did was sepa... Read Full Story

Ken’s Trees Daily Photo Blog « My Tallest Trident Trident Maple - Day 313 I’ve been a bit preoccupied the last couple of days with a new project of mine that I hope will help me find a job. I have been trying to think of new and creative ways to get my resume seen, and I thought that a blog might be the way to go. So I’ve started a site called Make Me Your CEO, not only will it feature my resume but it will also provide a platform for broader social commentary. Please... Read Full Story

With all the seed photos lately, and more to come, I figured that I would break it up a bit with a photo of another Trident Maple.  This is the tallest one in my collection probably because it was one of the few that was not severely damaged by the squirl.  I think it was also the first one that I had potted from the seed tray.  Speaking of which, I repotted all of the Trident Maples today, photos will soon follow. Read Full Story

Ken’s Trees Daily Photo Blog « Seeds, Seeds, Seeds, and More Seeds My Tallest Trident Trident Maple - Day 313 » Coast Redwood Seeds Yesterday right after I recieved all of my seeds in the mail, I was pleased to discover that the Coast Redwood seeds were ready to get planted immediately.  I had already picked up some seed starting soil and seed trays from Lowes last weekend so I had everything that I needed to get started. I bought a total of 50 Coast Redwood seeds, ... Read Full Story

Ken’s Trees Daily Photo Blog « Seeds On The Way Trident Maple - Day 308 My seeds have finally arrived in the mail!  I have four new species to get working on this year.  Below is a brief preview of the seeds before I get into the germination processes. . Coast Redwood Seeds Coast Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) -  If not trained as bonsai these seeds could develop into the tallest trees on the planet.  The seeds look very simliar to the Dawn Redwood seeds that I used last ... Read Full Story

I recieved a notification that the seeds that I ordered have been shipped and are on their way, so I have been patientely waiting for them to arrive.  Since ordering I have done a bit more research into the tree species, it looks like I may have to do some cold stratification for most of them.  So I may have gotten ahead of myself with my trip to Lowes the other day to pick up supplies to plant new seeds with.  Jouquin is looking good and the leaves are developing quickly, all the Trident Map... Read Full Story

In just two days a couple of leaves have emerged from the middle of this Trident Maple, which I’m calling Jouquin.  I have also figured out the date in which I planted the seed for this tree, this was May 16th 2008, so it is 304 days old from the point of planting.  Hopefully it will start to develop some leaves at the top, otherwise it will look quite odd as a tree being this small. Read Full Story

It has been just over one year and a month since I planted the European Olive seeds, and I’m starting to wonder if I will ever get anything to spring up here.  The description of the European Olive seeds that I recieved from the company that sold me the seeds (seedrack.com) said that it could take a full year for the seeds to germinate.  So it might be early to give up entirely on these guys, there really isn’t too much work to do on my part to keep them up.  The cover keeps every... Read Full Story

Trident Maple - New Life Last time you heard from me I was trying to get my Dawn Redwood trees ready to go outside full time last spring.  The first part went smoothly, I followed the schedule and they took the transition with no problems.  However I left everyone hanging for awhile and didn’t even update when I planted my Trident Maples seeds or when they started springing up.  To make a long story short, all my trees were doing great through the summer and then came the fall… I... Read Full Story