premna leaf size?

[angelr87]

hi i just bought a premna and i cant get my head around getting the leaf size reduced. i was just wondering if anyone could give some instruction. thanks

 

[edprocoat]

usually each time you defoliate they come back a bit smaller. They are very fast growing and very tolerant of root pruning and defoliation, they are of course tropical. All in all the "stinky lady" make nice Bonsai.

ed

 

[milehigh_7]

Hopefully you can get Robert Steven to reply. Also, where did you get it?

 

[angelr87]

is it okay to completely defoliate the tree...

i wasnt able to find a nursery that carried Premnas so i ordered this one from www.wigertsbonsai.com

 

[stacy allen muse]

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[Bill S]

As Stacy said this is something that is done after most of the growing is done, is this tree something near finished?

 

[milehigh_7]

Also, just for the info, Eric's are not the asian type of Premna,
which is the kind that Sam and Robert Steven's here at the B-Nut
have quite a few thread posts here about.

Premna mycrophylla is what Robert Steven posts. I went to the "wigerts" link and he does not give the species just premna sp. What he does say is, "

This tropical bonsai is used a lot in Bonsai in Thailand, Phillipines and Indonesia." ​

This would lead me to believe it is the asian type... Stacy, do you have some more specific info on his than is listed on the website?

 

[rockm]

Some premna species are tropical, others aren't. I have had one out in winter cold for going on five years now. It doesn'tseem to mind, although I do mind its smell. Haven't taken to working it yet.

 

[angelr87]

sorry i live in california. the tree is no where near finished, i just couldnt wrap my head around the leaf reduction. im brand new to bonsai.

 

[stacy allen muse]

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[milehigh_7]

That would be awesome! the Mycrophylla are really difficult to find here, or at least I have not had the greatest luck.