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30-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
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Look What I Found
I became interested in bonsai a couple of years ago and since then have spent a considerable amount of time combing the backwoods looking for suitable yamadori. Today, I found what I think could have the most potential of anything I've found so far. Where did I find it? In my backyard.
 It's a chinese privet that I've been meaning to cut down since I moved into this house three years ago. I'd glanced at it before but it was so grown up underneath it I guess I mistook some smaller trunks for the main one. Anyway, this is it:http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j...ai/DSC02158.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j...ai/DSC02156.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j...ai/DSC02155.jpg What do you guys think? It's about 7" across at the base and roughly 16" tall. I have one smaller privet in a pot that I've been working on for a while. I really like the way they respond to pruning, but I'm a newbie and don't know much. Anyway, I thought I'd leave it in the ground indefinitely since it's right in my back yard anyway. I'll wait to dig it up until it's close to "finished". Any suggestions? --scott
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There is quite a promising nebari on that Privet. I would advise on letting it sit for one more growing season and restricting the budding development to the lower third of the tree, since most of those longer trunks are going to be carved down or totally removed.
Transplant it into a large container or make a plywood box with some coarse lava rock to promote fine root growth and feed it all you can. In my zone, and probably yours as well, Privets are practically indestructible trees that can bounce back from practically anything so I would advocate replanting it sooner rather than later so you can have a more complete view of the root placement as well as being able to ponder the best method of carving shari into the trunks. |
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