Alasdair

I think i missed the original boat on this one, but...

A rose can be a bonsai. They are of the same family as apple, cherry, cottoneatser hawthorne and rowan and all of these are used for bonsai. It may just be that rose are the least suitable, but they still produce woody growth and leaves. This allows for trunk and branch development. Who cares if the leaves don't reduce well. You can get small leaved varieties the same as you can with any species which would be preferable and roses have the advantage of beautiful flowers.

Just watch out for the thorns!

Al

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