You can cut those up, let the ends callous, and pot them up. They'll root in no time, but don't water until you see new growth. A lot of people don't consider elephant bush to be proper bonsai, but I saw a picture of a really nice one owned by Jim Smith down in Florida. It can be done.
You can cut those up, let the ends callous, and pot them up. They'll root in no time, but don't water until you see new growth. A lot of people don't consider elephant bush to be proper bonsai, but I saw a picture of a really nice one owned by Jim Smith down in Florida. It can be done.
man...so no little tricks or tips to get that thing to survive, huh?? Can anyone point me towards any guides with info on transplanting landscape or native stock in to bonsai?
Personally, I would cut that Bougy into two and plant both...OR... reduce the top branches and remove some obviously unwanted (not needed) branches. The least the tree have to maintain the better IMHO...esp since there is basically no roots left.
In my eye, this is basically a cutting and cuttings are limited in size for a reason.
Bougys will root with 15 inch cuttings. Put it in non-organic bonsai soil, let it get dryish between waterings. Intermittent mist in full sun in a green house will get you around 100 percent providing it doesn't go below 55 at nights