[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "species": "Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'",
    "commonName": "Green mound juniper",
    "style": "informal upright",
    "acquired": "2019-04-12",
    "ageYears": 24,
    "heightCm": 31.5,
    "potDiameterCm": 24,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "excellent",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 3, 5],
    "care": {
      "light": "full sun",
      "soil": ["akadama", "pumice", "lava"],
      "repotEveryYears": 3,
      "wireRemoved": true
    },
    "notes": "Deadwood on the lower trunk carved in 2023."
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "species": "Acer palmatum",
    "commonName": "Japanese maple",
    "style": "broom",
    "acquired": "2021-10-03",
    "ageYears": 11,
    "heightCm": 42.0,
    "potDiameterCm": 30,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "good",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
    "care": {
      "light": "morning sun, afternoon shade",
      "soil": ["akadama", "kiryu"],
      "repotEveryYears": 2,
      "wireRemoved": false
    },
    "notes": "Leaf-cuts every June to reduce leaf size."
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "species": "Ficus retusa",
    "commonName": "Banyan fig",
    "style": "informal upright",
    "acquired": "2018-01-20",
    "ageYears": 18,
    "heightCm": 55.25,
    "potDiameterCm": 36,
    "indoor": true,
    "health": "excellent",
    "wateringWeekdays": [2, 5],
    "care": {
      "light": "bright indirect",
      "soil": ["pumice", "bark", "coco coir"],
      "repotEveryYears": 3,
      "wireRemoved": true
    },
    "notes": null
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "species": "Pinus thunbergii",
    "commonName": "Japanese black pine",
    "style": "literati",
    "acquired": "2016-06-30",
    "ageYears": 37,
    "heightCm": 68.0,
    "potDiameterCm": 41,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "good",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 4],
    "care": {
      "light": "full sun",
      "soil": ["akadama", "pumice", "lava"],
      "repotEveryYears": 5,
      "wireRemoved": false
    },
    "notes": "Decandled in early July; needles shortened noticeably."
  },
  {
    "id": 5,
    "species": "Ulmus parvifolia",
    "commonName": "Chinese elm",
    "style": "cascade",
    "acquired": "2022-03-15",
    "ageYears": 9,
    "heightCm": 27.5,
    "potDiameterCm": 19,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "fair",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 3, 5, 7],
    "care": {
      "light": "full sun to part shade",
      "soil": ["akadama", "pumice"],
      "repotEveryYears": 2,
      "wireRemoved": true
    },
    "notes": "Recovering from scale insects treated in spring 2026."
  },
  {
    "id": 6,
    "species": "Carmona retusa",
    "commonName": "Fukien tea",
    "style": "informal upright",
    "acquired": "2023-11-08",
    "ageYears": 6,
    "heightCm": 22.0,
    "potDiameterCm": 16,
    "indoor": true,
    "health": "poor",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
    "care": {
      "light": "bright indirect",
      "soil": ["bark", "pumice"],
      "repotEveryYears": 2,
      "wireRemoved": true
    },
    "notes": "Dislikes the dry winter air indoors — humidity tray added."
  },
  {
    "id": 7,
    "species": "Zelkova serrata",
    "commonName": "Japanese zelkova",
    "style": "broom",
    "acquired": "2020-05-22",
    "ageYears": 15,
    "heightCm": 47.5,
    "potDiameterCm": 33,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "excellent",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 3, 5],
    "care": {
      "light": "full sun",
      "soil": ["akadama", "kiryu", "pumice"],
      "repotEveryYears": 2,
      "wireRemoved": true
    },
    "notes": "Textbook broom silhouette; ramification is the whole point here."
  },
  {
    "id": 8,
    "species": "Picea glauca 'Conica'",
    "commonName": "Dwarf Alberta spruce",
    "style": "formal upright",
    "acquired": "2017-09-14",
    "ageYears": 21,
    "heightCm": 39.0,
    "potDiameterCm": 26,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "good",
    "wateringWeekdays": [2, 4, 6],
    "care": {
      "light": "full sun",
      "soil": ["akadama", "pumice", "lava"],
      "repotEveryYears": 4,
      "wireRemoved": false
    },
    "notes": null
  },
  {
    "id": 9,
    "species": "Wisteria floribunda",
    "commonName": "Japanese wisteria",
    "style": "weeping",
    "acquired": "2015-04-02",
    "ageYears": 44,
    "heightCm": 61.0,
    "potDiameterCm": 45,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "excellent",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
    "care": {
      "light": "full sun",
      "soil": ["akadama", "loam"],
      "repotEveryYears": 3,
      "wireRemoved": true
    },
    "notes": "Flowers for about ten days in May, then it is a leaf tree again."
  },
  {
    "id": 10,
    "species": "Portulacaria afra",
    "commonName": "Dwarf jade",
    "style": "clump",
    "acquired": "2024-07-19",
    "ageYears": 4,
    "heightCm": 18.5,
    "potDiameterCm": 14,
    "indoor": true,
    "health": "good",
    "wateringWeekdays": [3],
    "care": {
      "light": "bright direct",
      "soil": ["pumice", "grit"],
      "repotEveryYears": 2,
      "wireRemoved": true
    },
    "notes": "Forgiving beginner tree — survives being forgotten for a fortnight."
  },
  {
    "id": 11,
    "species": "Prunus mume",
    "commonName": "Japanese apricot",
    "style": "slanting",
    "acquired": "2019-12-01",
    "ageYears": 29,
    "heightCm": 52.0,
    "potDiameterCm": 34,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "good",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 4, 7],
    "care": {
      "light": "full sun",
      "soil": ["akadama", "pumice"],
      "repotEveryYears": 3,
      "wireRemoved": false
    },
    "notes": "Blooms on bare wood in February, before anything else moves."
  },
  {
    "id": 12,
    "species": "Rhododendron indicum",
    "commonName": "Satsuki azalea",
    "style": "informal upright",
    "acquired": "2021-06-11",
    "ageYears": 26,
    "heightCm": 35.0,
    "potDiameterCm": 29,
    "indoor": false,
    "health": "excellent",
    "wateringWeekdays": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
    "care": {
      "light": "part shade",
      "soil": ["kanuma"],
      "repotEveryYears": 2,
      "wireRemoved": true
    },
    "notes": "Kanuma only — it will not tolerate a limey mix."
  }
]