MrWunderful
Omono
Be careful with the roots on that cedar, I had two die on me with minimal work during repots.
Yeah I’d like to use it to try out shimpaku grafts. If it dies, it dies...I d hesitate on the juniper as there is very little foliage near the trunk. Be prepared for a few year of work to get it back in.
The cedar you bought.. check how heavy you can work the roots.
Gotcha, I want to expose the nebari and clean most of the soil and put it into some good substrate in a flat. Or maybe build something a little deeper.Be careful with the roots on that cedar, I had two die on me with minimal work during repots.
I think I drawn to it because of how big it is. But yeah. It is in rough shape. I just want it to practice grafts on.That juniper does nothing for me but do your magic.
Blue point juniper, It very well could be but I’m not sure. And I’m hoping for no graft. Guess I’ll find out soon enough, there are some newer needles that have a blue tint but you maybe be right.I’d take the employees word with a grain of salt. That’s not a blue rug juniper. And if that’s a blue atlas cedar it’ll have a graft on it down there. If you’re lucky it’s just deodar and will be on it’s own roots. Doesn’t look very blue so who knows
And yet it has the growth and branching habbit of a Blue Atlas. At any rate, it is a find.I’d take the employees word with a grain of salt. That’s not a blue rug juniper. And if that’s a blue atlas cedar it’ll have a graft on it down there. If you’re lucky it’s just deodar and will be on it’s own roots. Doesn’t look very blue so who knows
I was actually recommending being carefull. I had a deodora cedar that I killed in the frst repot by treating it like a juniper. It did not agree with me it could take it.I’m not too sure how tough I can be on the roots. I would assume pretty drastic if I cut off the majority of the tree.
That is not a Blue Atlas Cedar, fwiw. It's deodar. Mediocre bonsai material. It's worth about $25. Can be touchy about root work. Had one for years about this size. Gave it away. Backbudding is an issue also.You are correct, blue atlas cedar.
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I hope there’s a good nebari not too far down.
Well, in any case ill learn alot from this, if im able to work on it and keep it alive that will be a win for me. I did pass on the Holly I saw some exampes of some big "yardadori" but seems like a hassle and im not a fan of the sharp leaves. Ive got some Yaupon I picked up a month ago that looks promising just waiting on spring.That is not a Blue Atlas Cedar, fwiw. It's deodar. Mediocre bonsai material. It's worth about $25. Can be touchy about root work. Had one for years about this size. Gave it away. Backbudding is an issue also.
I'd take a hard pass on the Holly. Broadleaf, evergreen holly generally aren't worth the effort to bonsai. Yaupon holly , a native North American species, is what you're looking for down that way. They make excellent bonsai, as do deciduous Asian varieties, which aren't all that common at nurseries...