justBonsai
Omono
Now usually I'd pass these up for bonsai. Small uninteresting trunks and trifoliate leaves. I was digging trees this Sunday at a home undergoing remodeling and saw a nice large trunk with rugged bark. Seemed interesting enough so I dug it up. The timing is not ideal but I won't have access in Spring and the trees will be removed later. Nandina are pretty vigorous where I live and produce fall color despite my hot climate.
Photos suck but that's a 4-5 inch trunk you see in the pictures. Nice ridging in bark too.
Hopefully it will tolerate the out of season transplant and root work. Any advice on aftercare? The tree is planted in scoria and pine bark so it's a very aerated mix that drains fast. The only aftercare I'm implementing so far is watering the tree. Pretty much cut off all the foliage too. Should I tent the tree to increase humidity and temperature? I can spray a little fungicide inside too to prevent fungal issues.
Photos suck but that's a 4-5 inch trunk you see in the pictures. Nice ridging in bark too.
Hopefully it will tolerate the out of season transplant and root work. Any advice on aftercare? The tree is planted in scoria and pine bark so it's a very aerated mix that drains fast. The only aftercare I'm implementing so far is watering the tree. Pretty much cut off all the foliage too. Should I tent the tree to increase humidity and temperature? I can spray a little fungicide inside too to prevent fungal issues.
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