Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
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Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
Hi All,
Does anyone have any experience growing Indian Hawthorn as a bonsai? I've been promised a great stump by a friend, and would like to know anything about their cultivation as bonsai.
Regards,
Andrew
Does anyone have any experience growing Indian Hawthorn as a bonsai? I've been promised a great stump by a friend, and would like to know anything about their cultivation as bonsai.
Regards,
Andrew
Andrew Legg- Member
Hi Andrew
you go to google : tex : "Crataegus".
they have a lot in Lao Cai province, northern Vietnam.
cultivated land is hilly land on the mountain.I think the quality cultivation of very well, it will grow
they have a lot in Lao Cai province, northern Vietnam.
cultivated land is hilly land on the mountain.I think the quality cultivation of very well, it will grow
tap pi lu- Member
Re: Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
Hi Andrew.
I've never tried it as bonsai, but I have seen a couple of nice, old ones over the years. It's a common landscape plant here, but I have found them difficult to transplant (in a garden situation). They seem to resent being moved and cut back, even when they are young. I wouldn't consider trying to move them except in early spring before any signs of new growth.
Keep us posted.
R
Russell Coker- Member
Re: Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
Tap pi lu, I may be wrong, but it may be a different species? Thanks for the suggestion!
Russell, this particular one has been dug out already, so it's either to the tip or into my back yard. I know what you'd do! :-) Thanks for the advice.
Cheers,
Andrew
Russell, this particular one has been dug out already, so it's either to the tip or into my back yard. I know what you'd do! :-) Thanks for the advice.
Cheers,
Andrew
Andrew Legg- Member
Re: Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
.Andrew Legg wrote:Tap pi lu, I may be wrong, but it may be a different species? Thanks for the suggestion!
Russell, this particular one has been dug out already, so it's either to the tip or into my back yard. I know what you'd do! :-) Thanks for the advice.
Cheers,
Andrew
oh. Indian Hawthorn I have photos of it.I do not have it but I'm sure that will be very good for bonsai
tap pi lu- Member
Re: Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
tap pi lu wrote:.Andrew Legg wrote:Tap pi lu, I may be wrong, but it may be a different species? Thanks for the suggestion!
Russell, this particular one has been dug out already, so it's either to the tip or into my back yard. I know what you'd do! :-) Thanks for the advice.
Cheers,
Andrew
oh. Indian Hawthorn I have photos of it.I do not have it but I'm sure that will be very good for bonsai
Tap pi lu, I'm going this evening to have a look at the stump. I'll post a photo once I get back. Can't wait!
Regards,
Andrew
Andrew Legg- Member
Re: Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
tap pi lu wrote:flower plants like this is right or wrong
Tap pi lu, I'm not sure what you mean? Are you asking whether it is right to make bonsai from flowering plants?
Cheers,
Andrew
Andrew Legg- Member
Re: Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
Andrew,
How is your raphiolepsis? Can You post a picture?
It is one of Tanya Vissers favorite plants...she told me when she came to visit me.
How is your raphiolepsis? Can You post a picture?
It is one of Tanya Vissers favorite plants...she told me when she came to visit me.
Neli- Member
Re: Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
Sorry I never realized, you just posted it...I was googling it and it just came.
Neli- Member
Re: Indian Hawthorn - Raphiolepis indica
Rhaphiolepis indica is different from other plants referred to as hawthorn. Last year, I dug some really good old ones out and spent several days trying to figure out what to do with it, because every time I looked up hawthorn bonsai, I would find pages about crataegus.
I dug out four of them that were the size of smart cars. I pruned them back pretty hard, about like you did. One is thriving. There are new buds all over the old wood. Two are still alive, and growing at the tips, but not budding back on old wood. The fourth one got knocked over by my dogs and some of the roots dried out before I discovered it, resulting in a lot of foliage later drying up, so that one might be failing. In California, where I live, they are very common landscape plants, so finding older material for free or nearly free is easy. Digging them out can be hard work, though. They like to send out thick tap roots.
They don't have tiny leaves, and I don't know of a way to reduce leaf size significantly. Most of the good ones I've seen are very large with very thick trunks, but I've actually seen one good one that was shohin. I've mostly seen them as informal upright, clump and cascade styles. They do best in Zones 7-10 and are hardy to 0°F. They prefer partial shade. They like slightly acidic, well-draining soil with a little more organic composition than more traditional bonsai species. They flower in mid-spring and produce bluish-black berries in the fall.
I dug out four of them that were the size of smart cars. I pruned them back pretty hard, about like you did. One is thriving. There are new buds all over the old wood. Two are still alive, and growing at the tips, but not budding back on old wood. The fourth one got knocked over by my dogs and some of the roots dried out before I discovered it, resulting in a lot of foliage later drying up, so that one might be failing. In California, where I live, they are very common landscape plants, so finding older material for free or nearly free is easy. Digging them out can be hard work, though. They like to send out thick tap roots.
They don't have tiny leaves, and I don't know of a way to reduce leaf size significantly. Most of the good ones I've seen are very large with very thick trunks, but I've actually seen one good one that was shohin. I've mostly seen them as informal upright, clump and cascade styles. They do best in Zones 7-10 and are hardy to 0°F. They prefer partial shade. They like slightly acidic, well-draining soil with a little more organic composition than more traditional bonsai species. They flower in mid-spring and produce bluish-black berries in the fall.
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