Hey all,
I recently met an older gentleman who maintains a nice plot of trees. He was wanting to get rid of some of the faster growing trees and allowed my to collect this cryptomeria for free (along with a hemlock, 2 junipers, and some smaller american elms). We hit it off immediately so I will get to help him and learn from him in the future.
The tree has approximately a 3.5" diameter trunk. I cut about 4' off the top. i would guess its about 2' tall right now. I lucked out with the base and the trunk movement because I could not really see any of it when I decided to collect it. I collected it on 5/15 and ended up fully repotting it a little later. I repotted it in 60/40 pumice/turface mix. It has responded well to the repot and right now I am letting it rest. I may lightly clean up the foliage in about 6wks or so after it becomes more vigorous.
I dont know what cultivar it is so my major concern is that it might not be great for bonsai. But I think I have a thick enough trunk to make the perspective work.
What do you think of the tree?
Ted
I recently met an older gentleman who maintains a nice plot of trees. He was wanting to get rid of some of the faster growing trees and allowed my to collect this cryptomeria for free (along with a hemlock, 2 junipers, and some smaller american elms). We hit it off immediately so I will get to help him and learn from him in the future.
The tree has approximately a 3.5" diameter trunk. I cut about 4' off the top. i would guess its about 2' tall right now. I lucked out with the base and the trunk movement because I could not really see any of it when I decided to collect it. I collected it on 5/15 and ended up fully repotting it a little later. I repotted it in 60/40 pumice/turface mix. It has responded well to the repot and right now I am letting it rest. I may lightly clean up the foliage in about 6wks or so after it becomes more vigorous.
I dont know what cultivar it is so my major concern is that it might not be great for bonsai. But I think I have a thick enough trunk to make the perspective work.
What do you think of the tree?
Ted