Dogwood - Cornus alba for bonsai?

[leatherback]

filling out!

 

[leatherback]

I never gave you the fall update!

 

[leatherback]

After fall had fallen, a light trim was needed. Bringing us to this winter image

 

[Colorado]

Love the bright red twigs

 

[leatherback]

enjoying winter!

 

[Tums]

Does it try and sucker from the ground or is it content to stay with the one main trunk?

 

[Prickly_pair]

Very impressive Jelle! Will be interesting to see how long the bark keeps the red colour, as I thought it faded after the 1st year. It gives me hope for the cuttings I took last year . Keep posting the progress please?

 

[leatherback]

Does it try and sucker from the ground or is it content to stay with the one main trunk?

It tries, but has not won from me so far.

 

[leatherback]

Very impressive Jelle! Will be interesting to see how long the bark keeps the red colour, as I thought it faded after the 1st year. It gives me hope for the cuttings I took last year . Keep posting the progress please?

Well.. the new leader from 2018 is still reddening up in fall, so a good number of years you will have a bit of a show!

 

[leatherback]

Just a snap this weekend!

 

[BrightsideB]

Just a snap this weekend!

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Love your pot choice as well! I’ve been wanting to try one.

 

[Prickly_pair]

Just a snap this weekend!

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Think I'll go and dig up all the ones I've got in my garden

 

[August]

So cool! Loads of these in nurseries out here, always wanted to try one, but never seen someone do it. I think this tree is proof of the concept

 

[jerzyjerzy]

Think I'll go and dig up all the ones I've got in my garden

Funny, this was my first thought as well

 

[leatherback]

A fall 2023 shot!

 

[mishiko]

winterimage
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[mishiko]

A fall 2023 shot!

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[mishiko]

A fall 2023 shot!

A fall 2023 shot!

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Thanks for sharing your experience!
Do you think you would get faster results with a taller stamp and a bigger pot?

 

[leatherback]

Do you think you would get faster results with a taller stamp and a bigger pot?

You mean faster than dig a stum from a garden and have a reasonably ramified tree 5 years later?
I thought that was pretty fast.

A bigger pot will get you more growth but with this species I wanted slow growth as it fattens up fast and creates long internodes. On purpuse this has been grown slowly.

Taller stump = Bigger tree = More time developing properly sized branches.