Crepe-myrtle 2 - Lagerstroemia indica

[Dorian Fourie]

So recently I went to visit a friend on his farm to go a have a look at his bonsai. Whilst walking around I found out that he is starting to sell bonsai stock too. So I asked him to show me what he has (Always on the lookout for new project). I found this little Crepe-Myrtle and its trunk movement and flower colour just spoke to me and I had to have it.

 

[Dorian Fourie]

Also the bark flacks off leaving lovely different colour marks too.


So I brought it home and did a trim and a clean up.

 

[Dorian Fourie]

So now I need to decide on what I believe to be the future front and possible style. I really love literati and I think there is a possibility of that.

By changing the angle slightly and keeping the pads small, it could work?


This is another angle that could possibly work making it look slightly windswept literati? (is that a style?)


Lets hear those thoughts.

Here are some more images

 

[Gregory DeNinno]

You have some great movement in the trunk. I like the second picture the best, "windswept literati". I would work that as my front and refine the tree from there.

 

[Dorian Fourie]

You have some great movement in the trunk. I like the second picture the best, "windswept literati". I would work that as my front and refine the tree from there.

Thanks Gregory

 

[sorce]

I dig that one too....

But with only the low foliage.

Sorce

 

[Dorian Fourie]

I dig that one too....

But with only the low foliage.

Sorce

Hey Sorce. Do not quite understand. do you want to cut it shorter?

 

[sorce]

Hey Sorce. Do not quite understand. do you want to cut it shorter?

Yeah....but I don't know if it would work for scale.

Sorce

 

[Dorian Fourie]

Yeah....but I don't know if it would work for scale.

Sorce

Yeah not so sure if I want to cut it short. Could loose the bottom foliage and really minimize the top?