Glaucus
Chumono
Here some pictures of my satsuki production line.
Most of these are hybrid seedlings. Some are cuttings of named cultivar.
Seedlings in the test grow:
These ones grow very well in full sun and quite organic-material poor sandy soil.
I expect solid purple flowers on these.
A whole bunch more with smaller leaves and more bushy plant habit:
I have hundreds of these.
Additionaly, I have hundreds of potted seedlings:
Why do I have so many? I am looking for a seedling with unusual or improved flowers that I can register as a new named cultivar.
The other ones with normal 'boring' flowers, I need to get rid off to make space for new seedlings.
I can already see that many of these azaleas are perfectly fine plants.
Easiest way for me to get rid of them is by composting them. However, I am also considering now to sell some of them.
These seedlings are not trained as bonsai. And neither have they been giving the pruning treatment to make a perfect spherical dense shrub for landscaping.
I don't prune them to be able to most quickly see their flowers and make a selection.
Additionally, I do have cuttings of named cultivars that I am growing into whips, to be trained as bonsai. I also can't keep all of these.
I hope to be able to offer some that really have additional value because of bonsai training in a few years.
(Don't mind the slug-ravaged chili plants in the top left. Slugs seem to leave the satsuki completely alone.)
Furthermore, in a few years I hope to be able to offer rare new Japanese satsuki cultivars as well.
I guess I need to figure out if there is actual additional demand in the EU zone. Then possibly build my own webshop. Or find someone who already has one and wants to take a whole bunch off me and sell them. Possibly sell them locally is also an option. And if there is no demand, produce less new cuttings.
Additionally, this thread can be a place for some more azalea educational stuff. I am usually too busy to take pictures of 'mundane' tasks like repotting.
I can maybe share more of what I am doing, but not sure what level of interest there is. Usually, it is not bonsai-specific.
Most of these are hybrid seedlings. Some are cuttings of named cultivar.
Seedlings in the test grow:
These ones grow very well in full sun and quite organic-material poor sandy soil.
I expect solid purple flowers on these.
A whole bunch more with smaller leaves and more bushy plant habit:
I have hundreds of these.
Additionaly, I have hundreds of potted seedlings:
Why do I have so many? I am looking for a seedling with unusual or improved flowers that I can register as a new named cultivar.
The other ones with normal 'boring' flowers, I need to get rid off to make space for new seedlings.
I can already see that many of these azaleas are perfectly fine plants.
Easiest way for me to get rid of them is by composting them. However, I am also considering now to sell some of them.
These seedlings are not trained as bonsai. And neither have they been giving the pruning treatment to make a perfect spherical dense shrub for landscaping.
I don't prune them to be able to most quickly see their flowers and make a selection.
Additionally, I do have cuttings of named cultivars that I am growing into whips, to be trained as bonsai. I also can't keep all of these.
I hope to be able to offer some that really have additional value because of bonsai training in a few years.
(Don't mind the slug-ravaged chili plants in the top left. Slugs seem to leave the satsuki completely alone.)
Furthermore, in a few years I hope to be able to offer rare new Japanese satsuki cultivars as well.
I guess I need to figure out if there is actual additional demand in the EU zone. Then possibly build my own webshop. Or find someone who already has one and wants to take a whole bunch off me and sell them. Possibly sell them locally is also an option. And if there is no demand, produce less new cuttings.
Additionally, this thread can be a place for some more azalea educational stuff. I am usually too busy to take pictures of 'mundane' tasks like repotting.
I can maybe share more of what I am doing, but not sure what level of interest there is. Usually, it is not bonsai-specific.