Spiraea Prunifolia (Bridal Wreath Spiraea) #105

[Orion_metalhead]

Collected this past fall... put it in a grow box and let it recover. Didnt know if it would live but it did so... now here it is. It will not close cuts easily so larger chops and cuts will most likely need to be hidden by foliage. Did some minor structural work and wiring today.

Before:


After:


Better view/ background:


Need thoughts... do I take out the front left "trunk"???. Some more views:

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Leafing out. Will need to remove wire soon.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

This thing is nuts. Need to thin out, branch select.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Thinned out a bit last night... Still needs more work. So many tiny leaves..





Do I remove the red trunk and chop back on the other branch?????

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Before and after. In flower now. Looks good. Working on Pad development.

Before


After

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Worked on this through the afternoon. Some snippy snippy and light wire added. I took out the front branch. Unfortunately, the one behind it appears dead so... might have a deadwood feature or simply remove it.




The planting gets a lot of suckers around back. Next year Ill likely repot and reduce the root mass a bit.


Main apex is still a work in progress.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Will start working on this again this week. It takes some time to go through... A few parts died back. Need to review and see what could have caused the issue. Otherwise everything looks very healthy. Might need to consider redesign due to die-back.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Reference: https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2..., bridal wreath,can usually manage their size.

Going by this, I think an issue was my pruning in July... This year, Im going to prune it just as it flowers, then leave it the rest of the year. Also more sun. Will see how it reacts.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

I'd never have considered spiraea as a candidate for bonsai...
...until I saw this. Really nice progression!

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I never see them with substantial trunking or branches so that's why Im going for it with this one. It needs a lot of work still and I need to eventually deal with the jagged chop points. Still feeling it out.

 

[Marco B]

I think, that cold in winter wasn't the reason for dying back. I wouldn't be surprised that the reason for that is below the surface...

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I think, that cold in winter wasn't the reason for dying back. I wouldn't be surprised that the reason for that is below the surface...

Fair enough. Im going to get this repotted next year. Ill be careful on watering.