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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
Join Date: Aug-2007
Posts: 3
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My first try common boxwood
My wife and I took up an intrest in bonsai. We have been reading a lot of books and articles online and found a class we can take locally next Spring. I have been browsing these forums for about a week or so now and there is so much great information here that I haven't found a need to post anything since most of my questions have been asked and answered many times. I purchased a Schefflera bonsai from a website, I am not sure if we are allowed to mention other websites here so I will with hold its name. After picking up some books from the library and a book store we thought we would give our own tree a try. Off to a local nursery we went and found a rather cheap "Common Boxwood". I had read they are pretty hardy and can stand a lot of punishment so it should make a good first tree. Attached are two pictures the first being the before, and the second being after we trimmed a lot of it away. I am not sure what we should do next to this, I know it is a ways off from being anything yet. Does it have the making of a good "broom-style" Or maybe a twin-trunk? The wife wants to cut off the limb coming from the bottom of the trunk on the right hand side but I think it should stay and can be used for a second trunk style. I am looking for any thoughts on what you would do? Once we have a good style figured out we will move it to a nice pot. I haven't found any place locally in Raeligh NC that has pots and soil so for now it will remain in the pot it was purchased in, and it if surives us newbies cutting away at it, it will get a proper home.
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