Hello, my name is Nicolas and I live in the Sertão. A close translation is “the outback” or “backlands” as used in Australia. However, I live in northeastern Brazil in the state of Alagoas, just south of the equator. Temperatures are nearly uniform throughout the year and are typically extremely hot in the western part of Alagoas where I reside.
The sertão is distinctive in its low rainfall compared to other areas of Brazil, in that most of the year is very dry. The rainy season from about June to August is still quiet warm but with frequent bouts of quick light rain and occasionally a severe downpour. For the rest of the year rain is rare.
Having lived in New England for the first 62 years of my life, I’m excited to learn as much as I can about the local flora. Cactus of many sorts abound along with lots of scrub bush. There are also many woody herbaceous perennials that last so long they develop wonderfully woody, gnarled trunks and branches; some have beautiful flowers. For just one out of several examples, common milkweed here grows much, much larger and becomes woody and gnarled, like no milkweed I ever saw in Massachusetts.
I’m excited to be part of this group as I start training local indigenous flora as bonsai. I have always wanted to have bonsai cultivation as a hobby, but never could. I have read much about bonsai and watch many videos on bonsai. In addition, Brazil has plenty of material, videos, supplies and “bonsaistas”. With the largest population of Japanese outside of Japan, bonsai culture has spread to all areas and levels of society here.
I’m training about six woody herbaceous plants now, and in a few months will be glad to post a few photos.
Thank you for this forum. BTW, I’m especially interested in the smallest bonsai mame and shohin.
The sertão is distinctive in its low rainfall compared to other areas of Brazil, in that most of the year is very dry. The rainy season from about June to August is still quiet warm but with frequent bouts of quick light rain and occasionally a severe downpour. For the rest of the year rain is rare.
Having lived in New England for the first 62 years of my life, I’m excited to learn as much as I can about the local flora. Cactus of many sorts abound along with lots of scrub bush. There are also many woody herbaceous perennials that last so long they develop wonderfully woody, gnarled trunks and branches; some have beautiful flowers. For just one out of several examples, common milkweed here grows much, much larger and becomes woody and gnarled, like no milkweed I ever saw in Massachusetts.
I’m excited to be part of this group as I start training local indigenous flora as bonsai. I have always wanted to have bonsai cultivation as a hobby, but never could. I have read much about bonsai and watch many videos on bonsai. In addition, Brazil has plenty of material, videos, supplies and “bonsaistas”. With the largest population of Japanese outside of Japan, bonsai culture has spread to all areas and levels of society here.
I’m training about six woody herbaceous plants now, and in a few months will be glad to post a few photos.
Thank you for this forum. BTW, I’m especially interested in the smallest bonsai mame and shohin.
