Worth the effort?

[bilbocannon]

I saw these for sale each for $15, i do not know what exactly they are but i would have to dig myself etc thoughts?

 

[sorce]

You should charge them!

But I'd get a couple.

Sorce

 

[eferguson1974]

Do they have a thick trunk? Or a lot of little ones? If they have cool trunks and maybe nebari too, give it a shot. Someone who knows more about the species can help with when and how. Are they a type of ceder?

 

[aml1014]

They look like emerald arborvitae to me. I'm with sorce, I've charged people to take their trees before lol

Aaron

 

[bilbocannon]

Do they have a thick trunk? Or a lot of little ones? If they have cool trunks and maybe nebari too, give it a shot. Someone who knows more about the species can help with when and how. Are they a type of ceder?

they have them listed as pines? http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/waratah-west/plants/pine-trees-/1107683804

 

[jeremy_norbury]

they have them listed as pines? http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/waratah-west/plants/pine-trees-/1107683804

They are not pines. Maybe Dwarf Alberta spruce.

 

[ColinFraser]

Looks like Thuja/Arborvitae to me too, but a closeup of the foliage would help a lot . . .

 

[michaelj]

I'd be shocked if it's anything other than Dwarf Golden Arborvitae (Thuja orientalis 'Aurea Nana'). Most of the bonsai I've seen out of these were uninteresting mallsai types. I've seen a handful of larger ones made into credible bonsai, including a couple of dramatic windswept bonsai, but I'm told by those who own them that they are hard to maintain their shape.

Cheryl Manning did a web page about what she did with a similar hedge.

http://betterbonsai.com/treasure/hedge/hedge.html

This may be a temporary glitch, but when you click the link, you have to delete the www and hit enter again or you'll get a "server down" error.

 

[bilbocannon]

I'd be shocked if it's anything other than Dwarf Golden Arborvitae (Thuja orientalis 'Aurea Nana'). Most of the bonsai I've seen out of these were uninteresting mallsai types. I've seen a handful of larger ones made into credible bonsai, including a couple of dramatic windswept bonsai, but I'm told by those who own them that they are hard to maintain their shape.

Cheryl Manning did a web page about what she did with a similar hedge.

http://betterbonsai.com/treasure/hedge/hedge.html

This may be a temporary glitch, but when you click the link, you have to delete the www and hit enter again or you'll get a "server down" error.

thanks for the link, interesting read