Guys, I have this old rosemary in my herb garden that has become around 2m/ 78 inches tall. It is around 15 years old and has a very nice woody 10 cm/ 4 inch thick trunk. Very tempting. However, I am not sure if it will survive a drastic trunk chop. Anyone experience with very hard pruning an old rosemary bush? I will post some pics asap.
15 y old rosemary
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RJG2
Omono
It won't bud from old wood, so if you chop, you need to leave green. That being said - I'd worry more about the roots.
@ABCarve has the knowledge:
www.bonsainut.com
@ABCarve has the knowledge:
The Rosemary Thread
Hello all I've threatens to do this and I'm now following thru. There doesn't seem to be a lot of horticultural info here on growing rosemary as bonsai. I'd like to change that with this thread. I don't pretend to know much about their horticulture but I've kept a few for over twenty years...
Crazy Diamond
Omono
They can take hard pruning (always leaving enough green) what they dont like is repoting so diggin it up wont be easy
RJG2
Omono
It's a long thread, but well worth the read. Pay attention to his notes on root pruning.
