camona retusa style

Hello all,
I have new carmona retusa tree. It is tropical tree.
But I am not sure about the style.
Any idea for my camona retusa style?
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That's impressive . . . but I think I'd end up being afraid of it.

Thanks sir,
That's the problem.
As a beginner in bonsai, I am 'unsure of direction' fitting the tree with traditional bonsai style.
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I don't know what to suggest. I can't imagine that you have any way of bending that trunk. But that large, even, bow shape, then the swoop inward and up seems impossible.

I believe these can be made into large cuttings, so if you wanted to cut this back closer to the pot, you probably would be able to root several lengths of that trunk. Or, an air layer is another possibility.

Someone else -- help!

I say.. cut it down and let it back bud.

OR

Try an air layer or 12 on it (air layering practice possibility)

Or

Trying some sort of Phoenix graft.

or

Wrap it around a large rock and plant it in deep soil to make a root over rock.


But sometimes its better to wait and let the ideas come to you. I have trees I am sort of stuck on myself and I'm ok with thinking on it for a few days, weeks, etc. I try just not to make a fast decision that might prove to upset me later. I think it looks very cool how it is maybe grow it out and show it at a modern arts exibit???!!!

I tried JIM!

Thank you very much Mr. Jim and Mr. Joe.
I will consider your suggestion, specially Mr. Joe last suggestion.
Because sometime I find "non standard" bonsai style in my local bonsai contest.
They say contemporer bonsai.

The correct name is Ehretia microphylla. In English it is called Fukien tea. You can probably Google up a lot of information under that name. Of course the growing conditions in Indonesia are quite different, but from my very limited experience & reading, I gather that it is rather temperamental. Is that a collected tree? I would experiment with cuttings or air-layers very slowly, one at a time. Also, if you want to shorten it into a less hysterical shape & get some back budding, do it very gradually.
Iris

You seem to have few options to try. Let the tree go for a year, two, however many it takes. See what grows, and see if that inspires you- in other words, try and let the tree decide for you.

Hello all,
Thanks for your suggestion.
But I am not sure about fukean tea.
I indonesia we say serut.
serut leaf

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fukean leaf

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or it is streblus?

The pictures you showed are Fukien tea. It is sometimes spelled Fujian tea in modern Chinese transliteration. It is Ehretia microphylla. It is a very distinctive plant. No other plant grown for bonsai, that I know of, has those obovate leaves with the scallops on the end. Streblus is something entirely different, in another family.
I have a small Fukien tea myself. The weather here has been unusually cold, so it is sitting around being very uncooperative.
Iris

Oops. Sorry, I didn't realize you had pictures of two different species. Yes, Serut is Streblus alba, from the mulberry (fig) family. It has nothing to do with Carmona. Your second picture is Fukien tea, Ehretia microphylla.
If your Serut is anything like its tropical Ficus relatives, you should be able to chop it up, as others suggested, but I would try it a little at a time, to make sure it works.
Iris