A Blueberry

This tree showed up in a picture over in the 'bonsai with animals' thread as an accompaniment to one of my dogs. Rob K. ask for a better picture so, here ya go Rob.

This is a blueberry I collected a few years ago. It's been in the same grow box since collection and I finally put it in a bonsai pot for further refinement.

Just for the fun of it, I put some moss around and took a couple of pics for my records.

The right side is coming along pretty well, but the left side is a couple of years behind in ramification.

Any comments and/or suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks,

Beautiful tree! Well done! Love it! That’s all I have to say.

Fuzzy wrote:Beautiful tree! Well done! Love it! That’s all I have to say.

Fuzzy, that's more than enough! Thanks!

Thanks for the photo Jay. Interesting configuration of three trunks but pleasing still. Good job and nice photo. Does it make fruit?

Hey, Jay
really nice tree
I really like the moss, it adds a nice natural feeling to to accompany the bonsai
reminds me of Walter Pall's rock slabs
good work,

Justin

Jay

That is really nice. Was it one tree from the start or were three trees put together to create this triple trunk?

Well done Jay!

I would like to see this in leaf/blossum.

I realize this is a young tree because of the angular quality in its trunk and main branches. Yet, I see some consistency with respect to angularity in some the secondary and tertiary braches. This is interesting to me. Perhaps this could be something to look at and continue in its overall design?

Thanks for sharing!

Hi Jay,
Thank ou for posting.
Interesting tree. I too would like to see it in leaf, in flower and with fruit.

Rob K, you're welcome. Thanks! The three trunks are the way it was when collected; fused at the bottom. I let it have a couple of bunches of berries last year. It's trying to bud out now and it looks as if some of the buds may be flower clusters. I'm hoping for enough to make some berries this year. I'll get some pictures if it comes through.

Tree at collection.




Justin, thank you. I enjoy putting some moss around for a nice picture. I can't leave it for long though, I keep my blueberrys wet and the moss will be all over the trunk before you know it.



Jaco, It was more or less one tree at collecting ( see above pic) This was probably a stump cut down with a bush-hog. Three sprouts came out at ground level and merged together over time.



Rob A.
I'll try for some pictures with some flowers and leaves. As far as the angularity thing: I see what you are saying. It's the effect of growing out and cutting back. I mostly have to clip and grow to get any movement. Blueberrys are too brittle to do much wiring on. I like the angular effect and as I look at the tree, I see the need to be more consistent with it in the smaller branches. Thanks for your input!

Jeremy, thanks for looking. I'll try to update as the tree goes through the stages.

Oh man why did I have to look at this post. I never considered blueberries for bonsai. What a nice tree! And blueberries are so tasty! Now I'm going to have to get a few and give it a try.

Hey what type of plant is the little grass like plants to the right and left of the tree?

Hey what type of plant is the little grass like plants to the right and left of the tree?

Those are the fruiting spores of the moss. The moss is in "bloom" -- though mosses aren't flowering plants.

This is one of the best blueberry bonsai I've seen. They are VERY brittle and they tend to want to grow very straight branches. If you don't keep right on top of them every moment and snip away the growing tips, the branches will get away from you and become straight, stiff and unmanageable.

So far, I've had little luck with them.