GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
It's not worth the money because it's CRAP.
LMAO, tell me how you really feel
Curious if you have every seen this one by David VanBuskirk from MSB in Ocala Fl? -
Grimmy
Roadside Bonsai Van Guy Buy
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LMAO, tell me how you really feel
Curious if you have every seen this one by David VanBuskirk from MSB in Ocala Fl? -Grimmy
shinmai
Chumono
I dunno, I think a literati or over-rock rat could be pretty cool. Probably would depend a lot on what kind of pot you buried its feet in.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Yeah. A decent serissa--shit happens-even if you overlook the top heavy canopy and cramped potLMAO, tell me how you really feel
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Grimmy
Compared to run of the mill maple, elm, azalea, etc. this is kind of unimpressive
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Oh, I know you're just messing around, it made me laugh!I'm kidding dude.
At some point in their bonsai career, EVERYONE wastes money on a serissa. FWIW, I have stopped at those roadside trucks in a few states, from Va. to Texas. The attraction is to see WTF they have and how much they're asking. The temptation to buy stuff wears off after a decade or two.
Because the truth is, a part of me agrees with you.
But hey, we all gotta get there somehow, right?..??
So far I'm happy!
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
Yeah. A decent serissa--shit happens-even if you overlook the top heavy canopy and cramped pot
k... I did not say that was the best but it is damn nice
Seems to me you are a little rowdy -
Or have never been to the Nationals where they show, let us say, the best - yes they get accepted there
Grimmy
Clicio
Masterpiece
Definitely not a NZ Teatree (aka Manuka, Leptospermum Scoparium).
Leaves on the NZT are tiny and elongated, not like this one.
But....
Doesn't look like Serissa either.
UPDATE: I see it is a Serissa after all. With strange leaves...
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
This is A nice serissa. Show me others. The fact that is it a nice serissa that -- compared to other bonsai--is just OK, could mean it is an exception--and possibly why it got into the Nationals. And FWIW, I'm no stranger to good bonsai. There are no serissa in the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum...Just sayin.... Of course I could just be a dimwitted bumpkin.k... I did not say that was the best but it is damn nice
Seems to me you are a little rowdy -
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Or have never been to the Nationals where they show, let us say, the best - yes they get accepted there
Grimmy
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
Nah, by no means are you dimwitted, I just pointed out that one is very good and honest doubt it made the Nationals, others have though and the refinement is exceptional, well of course they made the Nationals
All good Ol' Timer - we just have different perspectives as does everyone else
Good growing -
Grimmy
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
The greatness of true diversity.we just have different perspectives as does everyone else
Anthony
Imperial Masterpiece
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
You must keep in mind, Grimmy, this is a guy who posts in every bald cypress thread, but never posts pictures of his bald cypress, just a bunch of googled links to useless info trying to justify that everyone is doing it wrong, yet never offering to show what he has done the "right way".
Now it is serissa, I am surprised that we didn't get 50+ googled links saying why serissa are poor bonsai.
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Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
LMAO, tell me how you really feel
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Grimmy
While not the best example I have seen (it needs some thinning), this is a nice tree.
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
Anthony, this is not helping, put some wire on that thing. And for God's sake, thin it out.
americanelmer
Shohin
If it doesn't stink when you crush a leaf it's not a serissa'
A_E
A_E
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
This one isn't too bad, the apex is still filling in ( I spread it out earlier this year). I really don't understand the mystique behind them, they grow like weeds.
americanelmer
Shohin
"What if the hokey-pokey really is what it's all about?"
It is but don't worry and be happy"
A_E
It is but don't worry and be happy"
A_E
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
Here is another I am working on, just thinned it out today.
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After
Before
After
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
lol, I think you are the first person to ever read my signature! And, well, if you eliminate worry, you can be happy, right?
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
Seriously?
Best serissa advice--don't buy a serissa. Nothing good can come from it. I've never seen one worth $25 or above...
Yeah, PM me, I'll send you one, or cuttings
