Warning: Stay away from these trees

3-Feb-2005	#1
Bonsai Barry Bonsai Barry Join Date: Dec-2004 Location: Santa Maria, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 3,4 Posts: 1,135	Warning: Stay away from these trees As someone who is just learning about bonsai, I would find it very helpful to have a list of trees and shrubs that do not lend themselves to bonsai. I know that there are always zone limitiations but I'm talking about all-around losers! If there is a tree that would be better to stay away from, I'd like to know now rather than later. Thanks, Barry

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3-Feb-2005	#2
pootsie The Cat's Apprentice *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: May-2004 Location: Columbus o-HI-o Country: USofA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 5 Posts: 3,065	Serissa! pootsie __________________ p.s. My cat is a bonsaiTALK Master. Columbus Bonsai Society

3-Feb-2005	#3
Bonsainut Carrier of Bonsai Fever Join Date: Oct-2001 Location: So-Cal, US of A Country: America The Beautiful USDA Zone: Zone 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,833	Ever notice serissa backwards is ass ires. But thats not important right now what is is the difficult tree called... leptospermum __________________ Keep growing,---'Nut Lethal Use of Farce

4-Feb-2005

Bonsai Barry

Join Date: Dec-2004

Location: Santa Maria, CA

Country: USA

USDA Zone: 9

AHS Heat Zone: 3,4

Posts: 1,135

Quote:

Originally Posted by pootsie

Serissa!

pootsie

Thanks, Pootsie for sharing your thoughts. However, I was thinking of North American trees and shrubs that don't reduce well or are too brittle or .....

Barry

4-Feb-2005	#5
Carl_Bergstrom Old Mister Crow Join Date: May-2002 Location: Seattle, WA. Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 3,197	Barry, I suspect you'll find most of what you were looking for in this previous thread. -Carl __________________ In love with trees

5-Feb-2005	#6
SierraBonsai bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Sep-2004 Location: midwest Country: u.s. USDA Zone: zone4/5 AHS Heat Zone: r2d2 Posts: 29	BonsaiBarry, I would get with the local bonsai society in your area of Santa Maria, CA. They would know for sure through previous trial and error about trees in your zone. Hopefully this will save you much frustration, and money. Shohin manzanita is extremely hard. I only know three in the U.S. who can successfully meet all of it's needs. Stick to material that will be happy in your zone. Good luck!

5-Mar-2005	#7
verrlara bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Feb-2005 USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 41	possibly red maple and big leaf maple?

10-Mar-2005	#8
dkalderis bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Oct-2004 Location: Chania Country: Greece USDA Zone: 10 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 46	I disagree about Serissas They may react to any changes they dont like by dropping leaves etc, but in most cases they show remarkable flexibility and provide new growth as soon as they settle down. I have 2 old Serissas and many young ones and I feel they are very tolerant to my mistakes. For Serissas, I would put it this way, they are more 'interactive' than other species, they 'talk' to you more, they express their feelings in a more vibrant way, that's all. Having said that, you have to take the conditions you live in into consideration. In Greece (zone 10) Serissas do just fine, whereas Red maples are pretty much impossible to grow. regards Dimitris __________________ ------------ ----------- ------------- A great tree has many branches

10-Mar-2005	#9
GrapeNo1 盆景戀人 Join Date: Oct-2004 USDA Zone: 6-7 AHS Heat Zone: 5-6 Posts: 12	I agree with dkalderis, I have a 40 + year old Serissas, and that is the one tree that tell's me when it's not happy. Its in my gallery take a look.

10-Mar-2005	#10
Jay YOU CAN NOT RUSH TIME Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Jeffersonville Vt Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 2,154	Getting back to the original question.....Carl gave the answer. The thread he listed gives the details requested. Jay __________________ A Bonsai student living with his trees at N 44.37 W 77.49... Think before you act... then think again... no good comes from rushing

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