Collected azaleas and rhododendrons

Carl_Bergstrom

Finally, the other two trees. This one is the smallest; I'm not quite sure what to do with it, but I'll let it grow for a while and hope for inspiration. (Yes, I should have cleaned up the pot after putting in that kanuma!)

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Carl_Bergstrom

(Oh - I forgot to indicate size: the pot in the picture about is about a foot long)

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This one was not doing so well when I pulled it out of the ground. Few leaves, and it had a really weak rootball - almost completely rotted out due to the thick clay that had never been removed. Unsurprisingly, the leaves that I left on have wilted pretty badly. We'll see if it recovers...

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Carl_Bergstrom

Again I forgot a height! The tree in the picture above is about 24" tall.

And that's it for the collected azaleas and rhododendrons. As a number of people have pointed out, the rhodys don't reduce well, so the larger of those may end up being a container tree instead of a bonsai. The smaller rhody seems to be a variety with quite small leaves, and I think I can do something with it as a roughly 3' tall bonsai.

Thanks for all the feedback!

-Old Mister

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jeremy_norbury

Can we get an update on these?

I have an old rhododendron in my garden which might be very nice...

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jeremy_norbury

Deathly silence...

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Carl_Bergstrom

Here's an update. I'm afraid I've sort of lost interest in using these trees for bonsai, but they will make nice container plants, I suppose.

I've posted the first and third pictured to a thread that dealt with those specifically: http://forum.bonsaitalk.com/showthr...06&pagenumber=2

Best regards,
Carl

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