Bonsai-ish Trumpet vine.

[Joe R]

Just wanted to show off this red vine ive slowly turned into something that resembles a bonsai! It was growing on an old fence that was to be removed, and the boss wanted it cut down. Instead I chopped all the vines off and left it with no veg. It had about 10 foot of thick vines growing both ways on the fence. Over the last two summers I let it grow vines back and have been shaping it! Still working on the right side! They grow super fast, ive trimmed it 12+ times since the beginning, trimmed a lot off each time. Its about 5 and a half foot tall. There is also a smaller one at the bottom. Now I get to trim a bonsai and get paid!

 

[Cadillactaste]

Glad to see you were able to save it.

 

[JudyB]

Looks good, btw what you are doing is called Niwaki, not bonsai. By definition bonsai is a plant in a pot but niwaki is bonsai like pruning put on trees in the ground. They are some wonderful examples in Japanese gardens, take a look on google.

 

[queenofsheba52]

Joe, that is 1 cool trumpet vine!

 

[plant_dr]

Will it get a thicker trunk like a wisteria?

 

[Starfox]

Well it looks fairly nice and I suppose it is more satisfying than try to get rid of the thing because cutting them down just makes them angry and spread even more.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Will it get a thicker trunk like a wisteria?

Eventually.

 

[Joe R]

Well it looks fairly nice and I suppose it is more satisfying than try to get rid of the thing because cutting them down just makes them angry and spread even more.

I totally agree, even since I cut it off the fence its put out 1000 little sprouts all around it on the ground! They just keep popping up!

 

[Joe R]

Will it get a thicker trunk like a wisteria?

I hope so, but its probably around 10 to 15 years old already so id be supprised if it ever turned into a real good looking trunk! At least before I leave this job haha

 

[Joe R]

Looks good, btw what you are doing is called Niwaki, not bonsai. By definition bonsai is a plant in a pot but niwaki is bonsai like pruning put on trees in the ground. They are some wonderful examples in Japanese gardens, take a look on google.

My original plan was to dig it up and make it an actually bonsai, but its a little large and I never got around to it. I thought about trying to get the little one to the left out, but the roots are probably tangled together and it would be a mess!

 

[Jzack605]

Awesome. Now get rid of that Ailanthus altissima in the back, one invasive plant is enough.