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14-Oct-2007
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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Hey Si, funny you mentioned that! i was at a local club meeting today and they had a lot of stones and rocks. Unfortunately i dont like them too much so i didnt take pics. I will try to at the next showing. I saw a magnificent baobab today and willl up load the pics soon.
Baobabs due to the way they grow arent usually put into groups, but it maight be something to consider, they are usually put together with africn olives and acacias. |
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16-Oct-2007
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Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Orange County, California
Country: USA
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Hi Andy, I have seen a few baobab bonsai as single trees, but a single trunk is just too straight and boring by itself. But if you could group 2 or 3 of them together with 2-3 flat tops at different heights, and may be with some small thorny bushes as ground cover, then that would be spectacular I think. I think they would have to be really big like 1-1.5 meters tall in order to make a truly powerful statement though. Are baobabs an endangered or protected tree species? Can one collect them from the wild? Or are they available to buy in garden centers over here?
Good day! Si |
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16-Oct-2007
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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They are in the "controlled" list. They dont grow this far down in South Africa, but we get them in from nurseries further north. They cant be collected as far as i am aware due to their natural growing pattern. They tend to form a huge tap root, and almost no fine hairs except for way down below the soil. This is done i presume to protect them from our harsh summers, sorry just read that they cannot be collected due to thier status as "controlled" species.
Thankfully here they are only grown as large examples, will try upload a pic to show you, this one is grown by Tommy Ramiah, who has several impressive baobabs, this is a young guy about six years in development. He belongs to our East Rand Bonsai Society |
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