Tidal Bonsai
Omono
I was just wondering if veregated plants are frowned upon in shows like grafted trees (except for JWP)? I just realized I have never seen one in any books or local shows.
As I see it, the issues with variegated plants as bonsai is that the foliage stands out too starkly compared to the rest of the tree, and they tend to not be as responsive to bonsai technique due to relative lack of vigor as compared to the non-variegated tree.I was just wondering if veregated plants are frowned upon in shows like grafted trees (except for JWP)? I just realized I have never seen one in any books or local shows.
Is that the one that the edges of the leaves look "frosted"?The one that I particularly like are the variegated Chinese elms that @Bonsai Nut posted pictures of.
It's actually called frosty I believe.Is that the one that the edges of the leaves look "frosted"?
I was just thinking about that tree today.
CW
Yah, I agree. Of course there are exceptions. It's probably easier to get away with that in deciduous than juniper.As I see it, the issues with variegated plants as bonsai is that the foliage stands out too starkly compared to the rest of the tree, and they tend to not be as responsive to bonsai technique due to relative lack of vigor as compared to the non-variegated tree.
It's actually called frosty I believe.
That's now my favorite tree name by far!'Lois Hole
That's now my favorite tree name by far!
Killer!
I just think they look "sickly" most of the time. To each his own.
Have you noticed if these elms aren't as vigorous as other green elms.Here's an interesting un-named one... I call this one "aureum" because of the yellow foliage and the yellow margin on the leaves. It has really small dwarf leaves... but every now and then it will throw a branch that has full-sized leaves, which I prune off. I'm certain if I took one of those full-sized ones and planted it as a cutting, the entire tree would have large leaves. This particular cultivar holds the yellow color and leaves all summer... which is why I prefer it to some of the other variegates which fade.
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