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Caragana as bonsai?
In my yard I have a area with a couple dozen plus caragana tree/shrubs. They grow like mad and are 10 -15 feet tall, multi trunked in clusters of various trunk sizes up to 3 - 4 inches thick. I'm planning on removing them to make space for more bonsai benches, stands and allowing more sunlight to hit that area.
I did a search regarding turning them into bonsai, it is done and I can't decide if I should bother? First issue is the multi truck clusters and how to deal with that? Second issue they are very boring straight trunks. "If" I can separate a single truck and chop it back hard it'll push new growth fast and hard but would it be trainable? Third issue zero nebari unless there is some buried under ground that I have not explored yet. http://www.makebonsai.com/guide/bonsailink.asp?quicklink=5019&name=Caragana_arborescens
Should I bother to bonsai them? If so how do I separate a trunk or two from the clusters? I imagine just an axe and let them grow? They really are like an over grown weed in my yard.
Thoughts? Advice?
In my yard I have a area with a couple dozen plus caragana tree/shrubs. They grow like mad and are 10 -15 feet tall, multi trunked in clusters of various trunk sizes up to 3 - 4 inches thick. I'm planning on removing them to make space for more bonsai benches, stands and allowing more sunlight to hit that area.
I did a search regarding turning them into bonsai, it is done and I can't decide if I should bother? First issue is the multi truck clusters and how to deal with that? Second issue they are very boring straight trunks. "If" I can separate a single truck and chop it back hard it'll push new growth fast and hard but would it be trainable? Third issue zero nebari unless there is some buried under ground that I have not explored yet. http://www.makebonsai.com/guide/bonsailink.asp?quicklink=5019&name=Caragana_arborescens
Should I bother to bonsai them? If so how do I separate a trunk or two from the clusters? I imagine just an axe and let them grow? They really are like an over grown weed in my yard.
Thoughts? Advice?
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