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Well, given what I can see, I like tree 2 best.However, some things to consider. One is this a large leaf azalea, like Formosa? Sometimes they don't leaf reduce well. Doesn't mean it can't make a handsome bonsai, but you may want to consider that for proportion in chopping back the trunk.

Where I live in the southern U. S. we cut overgrown in-ground azaleas back to the trunk to tidy them up a bit. They come back from the trunks like gangbusters usually.

I think it's worth a try. Perhaps plantit in the ground for a season and go ahead and cut bck the trunk to where you wnat it whileit is dormant. Be sure to seal the wound.

25-Apr-2008	#4
jfecme bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Mar-2005 Location: Georgia Country: USA USDA Zone: 7A AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 326	Well, given what I can see, I like tree 2 best.However, some things to consider. One is this a large leaf azalea, like Formosa? Sometimes they don't leaf reduce well. Doesn't mean it can't make a handsome bonsai, but you may want to consider that for proportion in chopping back the trunk. Where I live in the southern U. S. we cut overgrown in-ground azaleas back to the trunk to tidy them up a bit. They come back from the trunks like gangbusters usually. I think it's worth a try. Perhaps plantit in the ground for a season and go ahead and cut bck the trunk to where you wnat it whileit is dormant. Be sure to seal the wound. __________________ Over 25 years experience - good and bad, and still learning!