My Yaupon...

Bonsaifreak

This is the most recent addition to my collection. It is a Yaupon Holly specimen (Ilex vomitoria), a common landscaping shrub here in the southern US. This tree is about 10 inches tall with a 4 inch base). It has a hollow trunk facing the back (sorry, forgot to take a pic from behind). It is in a temporary mica pot. It had to be repotted after being severely pot bound when purchased. Gradual reduction of its dense fibrous roots is planned and will eventually go into a shallow oval container. The park bench came with the tree...

Jorge

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agraham

Great tree Jorge.A question....Are the branches on the right weaker or recently pruned?

andy

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rockm

Very nice tree. I can't grow it here --too cold.

Bonsaifreak

Thanks Andy and Rockm! Andy, they are weak branches and they got me worried. This tree has a problem with leaf miners and they are difficult to treat. I am not sure if this could explain it or not. In addition to this, I had to do some carving of the hollow trunk to get rid of bad wood and it could have affected the vein going to those branches which is still alive but not thriving much.

Jorge

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agraham

Yeah,darn little things love yaupon and anaquas.Orthene,or whatever ortho calls it these days usually works pretty well,but you have to treat 3 or 4 times.The leaves never look good again,but the new ones won't be affected.Diazanon granules also will do the trick.I guess my non organic ways are showing.

andy

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Bonsaifreak

Tried Merit without success. Applied Diazinon granules last week and clipped off the affected leaves. We'll see...

Jorge

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grampz

Mr. Andy,

There are some things that just seem to require 'non-organic ways' there are others that don't..."Better Living Through Chemistry" is usually a better solution than death through natural means...

Mr. Jorge,

Very nice work on this tree...I think this is one of the nicest yaupons I have had the pleasure to see a photo of...Take good care of it regardless of what it takes to keep it healthy and happy...

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Behr

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Bonsaifreak

Mr. Behr:

Thank you. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. Still, the applause for the styling of this tree goes to a true artist, Mr. Guy Guidry. I take credit for the carving of the hollow trunk you see in this picture. This carving was necessary to get rid of some rotting wood in the back of the tree. It was carved all the way to the root level and it was treated with lime sulfur and wood hardener.

Jorge

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zenwarrior

I hardly see very many yaupon here, but I love these trees. Thanks for sharing. I have a few I am working on, but they are nowhere near as nice as yours. Im jealous!


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Ha! I just now noticed the little park bench. Sweet.

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