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Post  Arno Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:38 am

How about kiawe (aka mesquite) does this count as unusual? I have a real nice one, guess I should learn how to post pics!

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Post  fiona Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:54 am

Arno wrote: I have a real nice one, guess I should learn how to post pics!

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Arno, it's really easy, and in the case of this thread where people are unlikely to know the species referred to, a picture would be of major assistance.

Just follow the instructions given HERE .
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Post  Khaimraj Seepersad Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:56 am

Chappy,

that Caryopteris, has something very special about it. I looked and just felt like I was standing before a Rossetti -

http://www.essentialart.com/acatalog/DGR_The_Beloved.html

Thank you.
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Always liked grapes as bonsai. Won't have one for years, so I will just enjoy everyone elses.
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The purple smoke bush reminds me of the Loropetalum that was recently introduced to us on the island. Please show when in full bloom. Thank you Ed.
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Post  Guest Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:59 am

So rare haven't ID it yet,,,



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Post  chappy56 Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:01 am

[quote="Khaimraj Seepersad"]Chappy,

that Caryopteris, has something very special about it. I looked and just felt like I was standing before a Rossetti -

http://www.essentialart.com/acatalog/DGR_The_Beloved.html

Thank you.

Thank you Khaimraj, I'm not sure how respond to that, but thanks.
It is a special tree to me. I'm still figuring out how to take care of it.
Here's another one that I just started last summer. I love the bark on them, looks old even when they're not.
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Post  Rob Kempinski Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:30 am

Great thread. Some really interesting specimens.
I have a Slash Pine (Pinus elloittii) and Florida Sand Pine (Pinus clausa) as a bonsai. Both fairly uncommon due to funky needle growth but both make great bark. For example I've only heard of one other person that has a sand pine bonsai and a couple of people that had a Slash Pine bonsai. I will try to get some photos this weekend.

Another fairly rare one in Florida is Simpson Stopper. So rare I don't even have one. Crying or Very sad

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Post  bonsaisr Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:53 am

Simpson's Stopper is Myrcianthes fragrans, a native of Florida & PR. Many species in the Myrtaceae are called stoppers, probably due to their use for hedges; & we know from the British that anything good for hedges is fair game for bonsai.
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Post  bonsaisr Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:02 am

moyogijohn wrote:Well you guys have posted some more promising trees...the butterfly bush can be bought here.
The American butterfly bush grown in gardens is a different species, Buddleja davidii. I doubt it would make a good bonsai subject.
Oddly enough, the purple smokebush is an extremely common landscape shrub in the US, and is often tried for bonsai.
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Post  bonsaisr Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:05 am

Arno wrote:How about kiawe (aka mesquite) does this count as unusual? I have a real nice one, guess I should learn how to post pics!

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I wonder which species of mesquite you are using. Mainlanders out West have long attempted to grow mesquite bonsai with little success. Don't know how the Israeli species works.
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Post  Guest Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:06 am

bonsaisr wrote:Simpson's Stopper is Myrcianthes fragrans, a native of Florida & PR. Many species in the Myrtaceae are called stoppers, probably due to their use for hedges; & we know from the British that anything good for hedges is fair game for bonsai.
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Post  kauaibonsai Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:15 am

this is premna microphylla - rare in the west - common in southeast asia

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Post  kauaibonsai Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:17 am

sorry for the blurry picture. this one is better

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Post  Jeff Lahr Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:45 am

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Post  Arno Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:39 am

Hey kauai,

did you import that premna or is there yamadori premna in the Islands?
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Post  kauaibonsai Fri Jan 14, 2011 7:44 am

premna is not native to hawaii, but it likes it, alot. BTW, we'd like to see your kiawe. I'm growing several myself.

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Post  Arno Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:02 am

Hi Iris

I did some research on my mesquite. It appears the trees we know as "Kiawe" in Hawaii are a species of mesquite native to Columbia, Equador And Peru. "Prosopis pallida" was introduced to Hawaii in 1828 or so, and has become natralized. Do to there habit of shooting a long tap root I understand the mainlanders failures. I too have tried to collect some with no sucsess. I aquired a non styled Kiawe with good roots and have managed to get it close to finished. Because the leaves "sleep" at night ive been told its no good as Bonsai, but i think its beautiful. I plan on doing some expirments with cutting the tap root of a specimen I plan on collecting but leaving the tree in the gound, maybe root hormone at the base to encourage more fine roots then digging at a later time , too be continued....

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Post  gordonb Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:01 am

[quote="Ed van der Reek"]Here a rare specie,it is a Purple smokebush Very Happy
This tree is a bushy up-growing shrub with dark purple leafs and yellow flowers,Autumn-color is amazing.
Very rare as bonsai,I have seen two on internet.
Greetings Ed

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We had a smokebush with much the same foliage (in the house we had before I went to university as an adult student for 3 years.) I tried to take cuttings a number of times when I went back to the town, but unfortunately none of them took. Sad Nice tree, I'm a wee bit envious. Wink

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Post  sunip Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:19 am

Hy Jeff Lahr,

Since i once had a border in my garden with over a hundred different real geraniums.
I think your wonderful geraniums are called officially Pelargonium.
I have a with pelargonium for years, now i am thinking of styling it a bit. Wink

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Post  sunip Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:44 am

Hy Gordonb,

I saw the Cotinus Coggygrria royal purple (purple smokebush) from Ed van Reek.
There where also two on the German forum.
There are also ones with green leaves is saw on the Italian forum.
This gave me some courage, since i got three of them.
Nice species for bonsai! Wink

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Post  Ed van der Reek Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:35 pm

Hi Sunip,these specie starts with green leaves and change from colour in Autumn.
Greetings Ed
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Post  landerloos Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:14 pm

sunip wrote:Hy Gordonb,

I saw the Cotinus Coggygrria royal purple (purple smokebush) from Ed van Reek.
There where also two on the German forum.
There are also ones with green leaves is saw on the Italian forum.
This gave me some courage, since i got three of them.
Nice species for bonsai! Wink

Regards, Sunip

There is a redleaved variety aswell, they start red.

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Post  sunip Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:01 pm

About the cotinus coggygrria.
Yes when you google you find some color variety.
Fun there for bonsai. Very Happy

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Post  Brett Summers Sun Jan 16, 2011 3:25 am

A couple of varieties I am mucking around with
This first I am not so sure of the species. We call it Thorns of Christ or something but a google search shows me other trees. It has brilliant cascading flowers.
Mother in law had a large tree and some seeds found their way into our garden. I just let a few grow. Very hardy I chopped the tuberous root of this a year ago and basically turned it into a big cutting and it bounced back no worries. But I lost the top of this one to a colder than usual Winter last year.
Pulled it out for a little trim and wire today.
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Another is silk floss tree or Ceiba speciosa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceiba_speciosa I believe they are related to the Baobab tree. I bought the seeds of EBay a few years ago. Still trying to learn the care for them. The first year they where fine in the shade house over Winter but last year the cold gave them trouble as well. They have recovered well now but I am still a little apprehensive in treating them too hard. I did give them a light trim today.
I reckon they would make a cool looking forest with those prehistoric trunk thorns. Cool
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You can see a couple that seem dead. Although one has refused to bud out agian for two years it is still green under the bark?
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Post  Ravi Kiran Sun Jan 16, 2011 6:47 am

Hi Brett,

I think that the first tree you have posted pics of is Erythrina Crista-galli. Pls confirm if its flowers look like this.. if they do then this indeed is Erythrina Crista-galli
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Post  Brett Summers Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:35 am

I did a google search on that Ravi and yes I think you have hit it. Thanks Kindly Very Happy

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