|
|
|||||||
| Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Mark Forums Read |
| Forum | Gallery | Weather | Journals | Links | Webring | Wiki | NEW:Shop |
| Articles | Opinion | T.O.D. | NEW:Radio | Contests | Humor | NEW: Auctions! | Donate |
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes | ||
|
| ||||
14-Aug-2004
|
#1 |
|
BonsaiTalk Master B.S.er
 
Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Richardson, Texas
Country: God Bless America
USDA Zone: 8
Posts: 1,284
 |
Hit Late Summer Clearances At Nurseries.
I have been going to the neighborhood nurseries and hitting their clearance sales. Most nurseries in the Dallas area are already cleaning out stock making ready for holiday and autumn items.
I really was hoping to find a nice thick bald cypress for cheap money, but so far it appears they have been picked over well. I did find this 30 gallon dwarf white crape myrtle, and for $30, I thought this would be an excellent buy.
__________________
Emerging from winter slumber Bonsai trees burst buds anew Spring is upon us! -Paul S. Last edited by Ralph : 14-Aug-2004 at 06:15 PM. |
|
|
|
Sponsor Message
|
Hit Late Summer Clearances At Nurseries. |
|
Forum Sponsor
|
|
|
14-Aug-2004
|
#2 |
|
BonsaiTalk Master B.S.er
Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Richardson, Texas
Country: God Bless America
USDA Zone: 8
Posts: 1,284
|
This one is a dwarf as stated, but about 5 feet high, and the great thing is the bark is already beginning to peel like a mature crape myrtle
__________________
Emerging from winter slumber Bonsai trees burst buds anew Spring is upon us! -Paul S. |
|
|
|
|
14-Aug-2004
|
#3 |
|
BonsaiTalk Master B.S.er
Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Richardson, Texas
Country: God Bless America
USDA Zone: 8
Posts: 1,284
|
Close in shot. There were also some live oaks that were cheap, but again I didnt see one that really moved me. The problem with traditional nursery live oaks is that the trunks are dead straight for about the first 5 feet. Anyway, this will make a great project.
Anyone with experience on these, I would appreciate any advice. Ron, I know you have a nice dwarf crape myrtle bonsai. How and when would I begin to work on this one. It is really root bound, roots growing by bunches out of the pot. As I stated, it is in a 30 gallon pot, so I may need a little help when I start to work the roots. When should I start cutting these branches back? How do I determine what trunks, and suckers to leave in the clump, and which ones to remove? I think keeping this a nice natural clump is the way to go.
__________________
Emerging from winter slumber Bonsai trees burst buds anew Spring is upon us! -Paul S. Last edited by Ralph : 14-Aug-2004 at 06:17 PM. |
|
|
|
|
14-Aug-2004
|
#5 |
|
Humble Beginner
 
Join Date: Apr-2004
Location: Dallas Area, Texas
Country: USA
USDA Zone: z8
AHS Heat Zone: z9
Posts: 351
|
Whoo-hoo Ralph! I'm hitting Calloway's tomorrow!
BTW---I still haven't been able to make it to Dream Gardens. I hope my husband gets a day other than Sunday or Monday off soon so we could head out there. Jennifer
__________________
Who knew trees could become an obsession? |
|
|
|
|
15-Aug-2004
|
#8 |
|
Humble Beginner
Join Date: Apr-2004
Location: Dallas Area, Texas
Country: USA
USDA Zone: z8
AHS Heat Zone: z9
Posts: 351
|
Darn it! Dream Gardens Website says they are open Tues-Sat. I guess I can call to confirm. It would be a big bummer if indeed they are only open on Saturdays---that's the toughest day of the week for me to try to head in that direction.
Jennifer
__________________
Who knew trees could become an obsession? |
|
|
|
|
15-Aug-2004
|
#9 |
|
bonsaiTALK Artisan
|
Now would be the best time for bonsai-ists short on change. I recently picked up 3 very nice 1-gallon black hills spruces for $10 a piece in stead of $30 a piece. This summer I'm styling them, and over the winter Im root pruning, and putting them into a group planting.
|
|
|
|
|
17-Aug-2004
|
#10 | |
|
Bonsai nare-do-well
|
Quote:
Ralph The big problem with your myrtle is those straight trunks. Not a lot of movement there. At least not from what I can see in your photo. Myrtles are a bit on the brittle side so I don't think that wiring the trunks would work. Even using raffia will not let you bend them more than slightly before they snap. So you are kind of stuck with what you got trunk wise. If it were my tree I would probably cut off the three trunks on the left. Keep the branches on the remaining trunks cut back to two leaf pairs. This should induce additional budding from the trunk. The additional branching might give you something to work with. Myrtles are usually styled using the grow and clip method. Given time you might be able to put some movement in the trunks by carefully selecting a branch and cutting off the top of the tree. Repeating this process as you basically re-grow the tree. A long term project but I see no other way to use the material in your photo. I would imagine several people will be doing virtuals on your tree. Sometimes these can help but discount any that show a myrtle with a dense foliage pad. Just not in their nature. The foliage that is on your tree now is about as dense as it will ever get. Remember I am working from a photograph. Not nearly as good as looking at the real tree. Lots of twists and turns are hidden by the two dimension limitation of a photo. So take my advise with a grain of salt. |
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| To Late To Sow Seeds In So Cal? | B.adair | Beginner Q&A | 11 | 19-Aug-2004 02:51 AM |
| Late Summer | FredL | General | 5 | 8-Aug-2004 08:12 AM |
| [IBC] experience with crape myrtles? (was summer dig opportunity) | Beckenbach, Jay | REC.ARTS.BONSAI | 0 | 15-Jul-2004 09:00 PM |
| [IBC] summer dig opportunity | Craig Cowing | REC.ARTS.BONSAI | 6 | 14-Jul-2004 01:00 PM |
| Summer Was Great For My Trees | Earl | General | 1 | 2-Oct-2003 02:35 AM |
Linear Mode
