Help Out A Fellow American?

Ian Young

Hi Folks,

I need your help here. Our club website has a bonsai Doctor service. Most queries are from the UK or Europe and I am able to answer these as I know the material involved. However I received the question shown below about a species I know nothing about due to its owner being American. Any input you guys and Gals could give would be appreciated. Don't want to let him down.

Thanks
Ian
http://www.nibonsaisociety.co.uk

Question: I recently aquired a Poncirus trifoliata contorta 'Flying Dragon' Contorted Orange bonsai specimens. I had them outside and toward the beggining of the fall the foliage began to fall off. I fertilized them and brought them into a sixty degree sunroom and they still appear to be green and healthy but still show no signs of budding or foliage. Do you think they are dead? or maybe just lying dormant due to seasonal changes? If you have any info I would really appreciate it . Thanks Andy

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RonMartin(deceased)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ian Young
[B]Hi Folks,

I need your help here. Our club website has a bonsai Doctor service. Most queries are from the UK or Europe and I am able to answer these as I know the material involved. However I received the question shown below about a species I know nothing about due to its owner being American. Any input you guys and Gals could give would be appreciated. Don't want to let him down.

Thanks
Ian
http://www.nibonsaisociety.co.uk

The Poncirus trifoliata contorta 'Flying Dragon' is one of the few cold hardy members of the citrus family. Able to withstand temperatures down to 20 degrees F. (sorry you will have to convert that to C.) with no problems.
It is also one of the few deciduous members of that family. So it is supposed to loose its leaves this time of year.
Nice tree. Looks like a dragon and those thorns can be deadly, especially on the contorta version of the specie. They resemble big fish hooks.
Been playing with them for years and still I come away bloody everytime.
If you contact me at rmartin@dycon.com I can send you some more information.
Sorry can't post the information here. It will be verbatim from Dirr's Woody Plant Manual.