That is absolutely awesome! The only thing [slightly] better would maybe be some snow on the ground as well. Can we get a better look at the nebari?

I had 15 inches of snow today, my Sago's leaves were almost completely bent from the weight.

x

Nebari wa nan desu ka?

Tom,

That's a great picture - and it's not totally off-topic at all. Staging is the lesson today.

(What is nebari?)

nebari - bonsai surface roots...

I need to give mine a little scrub first...then I will snap a pic and post. If you promise not to banish me from C&S forum for doing so...;-).

X, for a change you guys are getting rocked with the snow, and we are getting off scot-free...I probably shouldn't have said that, this storm has not left yet...

BTW, how does your sago like snow? Yikes!

Tom

Oh my gosh you have beautiful plants.

Does it get light in the garage?

That's an awesome pic Tom! It's weird to see snow from other parts of the country. We've had temps in the high 60's and low 70's here in SoCal...

Great job! :)

Sandra

It, along with some others, stays in total darkness from December through March. It's funny because, even in this total darkness the buds on a few of them start swelling anyway. My wisteria looks like it is about to pop!

We have been very luck with the snow this winter. Most of it has fallen to the south of me (NY, NJ, PA...). It was definitely a cold winter, though...

I wish I was in SoCal right now...

Tom

How long have you owned this beauty Tom? What size pot is it in?

I would tell you that I have had her from a seedling...but that would make me very old...and Japanese.

I treated myself to this tree about 6 years ago. Though it is a white pine, it is grafted onto black pine rootstock.

T

Ah, Tom, thanks for sharing your tree...!
I love conifers, moss, and snow...

Josh

Beautiful beyond words....

Awesome Tom...that is just beautiful!! Its been so cold here in FL(fl standards) that is, sometimes I feel like its cold enough to snow. Thank goodness it doesn't! Thanks for posting!

It might be cool to spray that fake snow for Christmas tree's on Bonsai pines for shows-epecially in summer.
How's the raintree coming along?

Total darkness for real? How does that work for a conifer? It doesn't lose all its needles?

Thanks, all.

stan...the raintree is doing well, thanks for asking. I defoliated it about a month ago (it gets pretty ragged looking around this time of year) and it is now pushing a bunch of new growth. Tough trees.

clem...yes, total darkness. When dormant, no need for light. I will be putting it outside full time pretty soon and it will not miss a beat...

Tom

hey, that's purty!

My Sago had a few fronds bent from the heavy snow, otherwise it's fine.

x

x -

Is your sago actually planted in the ground?

T

No, it's in a big pot on wheels. I leave it outside unless temps dip below 20. I have found that leaf damage begins at that temp. No doubt it would survive at much lower temps, but it would defoliate.

It basically stays indoors during some of December, most of January and some of February because it is too much of a chore to bring it in and out every day. The rest of the time is easier to manage as only a handful of very cold days are expected.

x