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If you notice the cut points on the branches, you can imagine the length of the branch before it was cut. I believe he uses grow and clip method (NOTE: not clip and grow). Maybe a bit of wiring for direction.

The pictures mostly shows after cuts. I believe before the cuts, the branches was very long.

I saw a couple of sifu's trees before, mostly were growing whips and sacrifice branhces at the initial stage, especially when they are developing primary and secondary branhces. When they reach tertiary branches, the tree would look very nice. Like those you see in the pictures.

Lots of nurseries would have it. The 2 nursery at OUG has it (not the bonsai nursery).

Is this serissa? Very thick trunk though. Maybe can ask the nursery.

How many needles per bundle? Should be 5 for white pine. For what I know, JWP don't grow well for warmer temp (even in Japan or even grafted onto black pine). They are high mountain pines.

However, I heard that the taiwanese version of white pine is ok.

Black pine has 2 needles per bundle. Our local pine is also 2 (at least the one I have).
I believe palustris has 3.

cj

Nice one... btw. Phang... remember the birds flying through. This is an example. The internal branches are beautiful and not covered completely.

Hey... this have potential. Cant wait for thr fruit. Btw. You tasted the fruit before?

Hi guys
I just saw this plant as bonsai. I think its
Lygustrum varigata...

A bit late...

Cj

Very nice plant. I always like this species. Whats the requirement? Heard its more like a succelent plant.

Hi bonsai lelong
Very nice trees. The pots are nice as well but ny personal taste is to find a slightly shallower pot if i want to display this tree. Its perfect though if i want to grow and develop it.

For me also, i like glaze pot for decidious and earthen pots for conifers. Also masculine trees for masculine pots and feminine tree for feminine pots. Buxus however is inbetween in both aspects. So perhaps some painting in the pot helps.

However the best if you got time. Reduce and wrap the rootball. Bring it to the nursery and pot in pot before choosing the best pot. This is what i will do.. 😉 Your eye is the best guide.

This post has been edited by cjloong: Aug 31 2014, 01:53 PM

The 2 selection my only complain is the size of the pot. The trunk need to be thicker.

Why unglaze works, imho buxus looks like conifer although its a decidious.

If glaze try out lighter shade. But hard to say ler. Have to see. Get the size right first though.

Thanks for sharing. I missed this one as well. The quality of those threes in this exhibition is very high.

2 ringgit tree? Ok, I give you 5 ringgit... ha ha...

Seriously though, its quite a nice elm. Just wondering, how long have you have this tree for? Is this one of those china imports?

Very nice buxus. I am beginning to appreciate this species more and more. All these you started from cutting?

Hey Bonsailelong, if I am not mistaken, you mentioned before that this is not suitable to plant in ground. What is the best way to thicken the trunk then? Was there a reason why it is not suitable to be planted in ground?

Regards
cj

What is the growth rate like for this species, say compared with wrightia? Much slower or faster?

Is taking cutting easy for this species?

Sorry ya, so many questions... ;-)

Regards
cj

Hi guys, another one...





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In general, branches that are brown when you scratch the bark are dead branches. Branches that are green when you scratch the bark is still alive.

Also, those little twigs (brown branches with no 'apical meristem') will likely remain that way. These are likely previous growth point that have weaken because of no light coming to them.

'Apical meristem' is the growth point of a plant. These are areas that extend.

I think your plant have lots of potential. How high do you intend to develop it as a bonsai?