Pine tree bonsai? Rose bush bonsai?
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bronxfigs: New York City/7b
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Comments (4)I am new to bonsai myself but i had good luck with www.weetree.com, www.evergreengardenworks and bonsai of Brooklyn. Orlando bonsai has good prices on tools as well. Hope this helps, Dave...See MoreBonsai looking lawn bushes
Comments (8)There are many different types of dwarf conifers (needled evergreens) that can produce that look with minimal, if any, pruning or training. One of my favorites is Pinus parviflora 'Fukuzumi'. Very sculptural in appearance with a distinct windswept look. Lots of dwarf pines will exhibit bonsai-like features but there are many, many more different conifers that could work. You should be aware that in most cases, the exposure of the trunk and the development of the twisted, gnarly look you favor does require some careful and judicious pruning skills. There are some other rather interesting dwarf shrubs that would fit your 'bonsai look' requirement but they are not necessarily evergreen. Look at Prunus incisa 'Little Twist', 'Twisty Babe' robinia, Harry Lauder's walking stick (not a dwarf - grows large) or Poncirus trifoliata (can be easily pruned to keep size in check) Here is a link that might be useful: Fukuzumi white pine...See MoreBonsai bush turning brown
Comments (3)If you consider only the odds, it's demise was likely caused by either-over or under-watering. Most of the time, plants should be watered on an 'as-needed' basis. It's only when you get into the fast-draining soils (like bonsai soils should be, but are usually not, from commercial operations) that are very difficult to over-water that you can safely seize the luxury of watering on a schedule. There are multiple alternate possibilities, too, like insects, high salt levels in the soil, under/over-fertilizing, fungal attack ...... It's difficult to put a cause to your trouble w/o more info. Was the plant kept inside the home? Al...See MoreConverting Mature Escallonia Bush to Large In-ground Bonsai Tree Form
Comments (7)OK, here is a pic of the two bushes. The angle of the shot doesn't do the trunk and branch spread of either of them justice. They both really do look quite impressive from the straight-on angle you would normally see them, as they are in planted in a nook in the brick facing of the front of the house. This was the only angle I could get that clearly shows where each bush's branches end. The bush on the right actually has a branched trunk and nice branch spread as well, which is visible when you stand more to the left. But, if I had taken a pic from that angle, you wouldn't have been able to see the separation between the two bushes' branches. Note the bush on the left, with the new growth up top, has a spot where new growth started, but is dying back. This is exactly what happened to the one on the right after the hard prune toward the end of summer last year. And, no new growth has started up high on that bush. This has me wondering if it means the plant does not have enough energy to be productive up high, and that the upper branches are dead, or are dying. But, I am no expert, as is evident by how much I pruned off in one fell swoop. When I saw new growth start on the bottom of the bush on the right in early spring, I thought it's new low growth was robbing the plant of energy for producing top growth, so I pruned out all new shoots except for the three tallest ones. In only a matter of a couple of weeks, that growth exploded to about twice as thick as you see here. A few days ago I thinned it again to what you see now in preparation of possibly having to re-grow new trunks again if the mature trunks and branches are indeed doomed....See Morebronxfigs: New York City/7b
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