R3x
Shohin
I grow these in my garden - getting really big. As I read everywhere they are hardy to Zone 6 (I would be somewhere about Zone 8). It sheds leaves for the winter. Also grows like crazy. However I have seen small potensai trees in garden centers sold as indoor bonsai and claiming it to be the same species. I torn and tasted a leaf (which was considerably smaller but the same in shape as the ones on my trees in the garden) and it really tasted the same.
So my question is: is it really the same species or they use some other species / cultivar for the indoor bonsai? If it is the same I could use one of the larger trees and cut the trunk to make something of it. Also if it was the same I could grow it inside during winter. Would be nice.
So my question is: is it really the same species or they use some other species / cultivar for the indoor bonsai? If it is the same I could use one of the larger trees and cut the trunk to make something of it. Also if it was the same I could grow it inside during winter. Would be nice.