Albizia Julibrissin / Persian Silk Tree (i think) - Need Ideas!
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Fidur
Chumono
It's a calliandra brevipes.
Pixar
Chumono
Please add your growing zone to your profile as it may help answer your questions
WARRENO
Seedling
I am in Hardiness Zone 10B
I don't think so. The leaves seem much tighter
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WARRENO
Seedling
Just used my iPhone to identify that last photo. It says its a Silver Wattle or a Black Wattle.
Fidur
Chumono
You`re right , it's not a calliandra brevipes. In your last pic it's clear. In the brevipes leaves come in pairs...
I have no idea what it can be.
WARRENO
Seedling
I need some styling advice. What do you all think i should do with it?
Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
Don't put too much faith in the plant ID apps. Sometimes they get close but sometimes way off. Leaves are similar to Silver and Black wattle but Acacias do not have those bud sheaths.
WARRENO
Seedling
One of the trunks seems dead. Thinking about making some deadwood features. Do you think I should only keep one trunk? The new growth is on the thinner branch… not sure what to do with that either. Help and ideas would be greatly appreciated.
WARRENO
Seedling
Bueller… bump!
SWfloirda
Chumono
Trees with compound leaves are very hard to fit into any traditional bonsai style, even if you start from seed. If I had that tree here in South Florida I would cut all of the leggy growth off at the first sign of spring and let if grow all summer and assess what it looks like then. I would consider doing a hard cut back on all of the trunks instead of just the leggy growth depending on the overall health of the tree but that is hard to tell from the pictures and a little risky, it would depend how much I had invested in terms of both money and time. The base is nice and thick, I think it's got plenty of potential.
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