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Hello Graydon!

I'm glad to see someone else working withthis material. I bought a very nce with a 2.5 - 3 inch standaars at Lowe's in Louisville, Ky. It was the last one they had, so I assume they had sold a bunch of them for landscaping.

I put mine in a very large basket last fall with almost nothing but granite chips, fertilized it once and cut back some candles. It is still alive and doing well, and I am anxiously awaiting spring to see what it does.

I've seen some criticism about this variety with some folks sayong it is not suitable for bonsai because of the graft. But this thing had such a whale of a trunk already that I couldn't ignore the possibilities.

And I agree it would be nice to keep up contact as we go along. I'm going to take some pictures eventually and I'll post one at a later date.

19-Feb-2007	#8
jfecme bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Mar-2005 Location: Georgia Country: USA USDA Zone: 7A AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 326	Hello Graydon! I'm glad to see someone else working withthis material. I bought a very nce with a 2.5 - 3 inch standaars at Lowe's in Louisville, Ky. It was the last one they had, so I assume they had sold a bunch of them for landscaping. I put mine in a very large basket last fall with almost nothing but granite chips, fertilized it once and cut back some candles. It is still alive and doing well, and I am anxiously awaiting spring to see what it does. I've seen some criticism about this variety with some folks sayong it is not suitable for bonsai because of the graft. But this thing had such a whale of a trunk already that I couldn't ignore the possibilities. And I agree it would be nice to keep up contact as we go along. I'm going to take some pictures eventually and I'll post one at a later date. __________________ Over 25 years experience - good and bad, and still learning!