JayZay87
Seed
Hey everyone,
It's probably been about 5+ years since I phased out of the bonsai scene, but recently along with my wife decided to get back into it, and we have been really inspired and quite addicted hunting for new specimens to try out.
So I've been scratching my head with this guy below. It's a Hamamelis x intermedia 'primavera'. I haven't experimented with any witch hazel species before and so didn't really know what to expect when I bought it. It was at our small island nursery and caught my eye, though I thought it was a little weird that it didn't have any leaves, but I bought it nonetheless. From what I've read, the primavera should have flowers present from winter to early spring before the leaves form. In the photo you can see the shriveled up remnants of flowers, as well as some semi fuzzy buds.. but no leaves.. These buds are what give me hope that it is actually okay, but this plant has basically remained unchanged since I purchased it in April. I've trimmed a few branches, some were clearly dead (dark brown centers, dry, brittle etc..), but some branches that have the buds have more of a white core. I also etched a little bit at the base of the trunk to see if it was fleshy, and it did appear to be.. what gives? Do you think this is normal, could it be a late bloomer, or could it possibly be unhealthy or dying? The only thing I have done transfer it to a slightly larger nursery pot and did some minor root pruning as well as minor branch pruning.
Any comments or words of advice are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-J
It's probably been about 5+ years since I phased out of the bonsai scene, but recently along with my wife decided to get back into it, and we have been really inspired and quite addicted hunting for new specimens to try out.
So I've been scratching my head with this guy below. It's a Hamamelis x intermedia 'primavera'. I haven't experimented with any witch hazel species before and so didn't really know what to expect when I bought it. It was at our small island nursery and caught my eye, though I thought it was a little weird that it didn't have any leaves, but I bought it nonetheless. From what I've read, the primavera should have flowers present from winter to early spring before the leaves form. In the photo you can see the shriveled up remnants of flowers, as well as some semi fuzzy buds.. but no leaves.. These buds are what give me hope that it is actually okay, but this plant has basically remained unchanged since I purchased it in April. I've trimmed a few branches, some were clearly dead (dark brown centers, dry, brittle etc..), but some branches that have the buds have more of a white core. I also etched a little bit at the base of the trunk to see if it was fleshy, and it did appear to be.. what gives? Do you think this is normal, could it be a late bloomer, or could it possibly be unhealthy or dying? The only thing I have done transfer it to a slightly larger nursery pot and did some minor root pruning as well as minor branch pruning.
Any comments or words of advice are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-J
