Brush Cherry Saikei

Bonsaifreak

This Australian Brush Cherry (Eugenia) saikei planting was originally created by Mrs. Yvonne Padilla, one of our local artists. It underwent its periodical haircut today. This species is a fast grower and it takes a lot of work keeping it trimmed. Let me know what you think...

Jorge

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ozzerbon

Botanical name: Syzigium paniculatum, saw one last week that was literally covered in small [brush-like] white flowers, a Japanese import, too rich for my pocket, close to 200 euro.

Well Jorge mate, methinks the trunks are far too straight and that rock is TOO dominant, also there is no light passing thru within the foliage.

Also dislike the colour of the container [no harmony with the foliage], which could be a tad deeper, personally would prefer matt-glazed cream, or unglazed brown.

I presume the trees new growth is a like a reddish, burnished coppery colour.

Have six pots of these trees, all of mine must grow indoors all year round, and under these circumstances they shall never flower, but grow like crazy, need pruning almost every week.

Also sorry to say that your pic's a tad small.

Success to whoever's doing this tree, a rewarding species to grow.

Nigel

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Thanks for your comments Nigel.

The stock selection, styling and pot color choice were the artist's. My wife's job was to bring the tree home after a raffle in our club.

I am in agree ment with the pot, a lighter colored one or even a slab would look better.

As it is often the case, the human eye adds a different perpective to the bonsai experience and this planting looks much better in person than in the picture...

Jorge

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You're right of course, judging a tree from a picture is quite often nigh on impossible....but the Aussie Eugenias usually have a wild explosive character to them, with incredible and uncontrollable buttressed [like on many a Cathedral] roots, appearing to tangle and race across the grounds surface, well at least all of mine do, apart from one which is a tad more understated, but none of them have such incredibly straight trunks.

For me, there is a kinda Chinese approach to the group [forest if you like] of trees, and I have no trouble with that at all, but would really like to see on this arrangement at least one of the outside [or edge] trees at a distorted angle, kinda semi-cascading over the edge of the pot.

My basic feeling is that these trees have been treated as you might an Acer or [?].

Best I can say at the mo'.

Nigel

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