Neea buxifolia from Puerto Rico

Hi all,

In February 2004 I was invited to Puerto Rico. I was very lucky getting a native Puerto Rican's tree, Neea buxifolia, given by a new friend Jose Luis Rodriguez. Here is the shape of the tree.



I made an initial cut. Here is the shape.



I made an other cut, and by the mid of 2005, here is the picture of the tree.



By the end of 2007 I made an other picture of the tree. It looked almost finished already. Here it is.



Recently I took the picture of the bonsai. I was happy as the tree grows very well in my country. It bears many fruits.



Last week Jose Luis got married wit a beautiful lady Camille Casanova. Congratulations!! Jose and Camile. Now you are a twin trunk like the Neea buxifolia.


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Hi Budi,

I saw this in your bonsai blog, how beautiful it has turned out.

Thanks for sharing.


Jon

Very beautiful tree and what a lovely couple.


Congratulations Jose Luis!


Thanks for sharing both of the lovely images Budi.


regards,
jun

Beautiful work as always Budi !!

Congratulations Jose Luis ! May you & your new Bride have a wonderful life !! Does she do bonsai ?


Ed & Tina

Budi,

Like always, you manage to surprise me!!! Well, I guess years of friendship have taught me that you are a Master of bonsai and incredible when it comes to making one feel happy, comfortable and just plain amused!!!Good Job!!!!

Well. I am a very lucky guy and there are no words that can describe my feelings

My humble gift has developed incredibly. Because Indonesia has high humidity, Neea grow exhuberantly and lush. Depending on the climate, even in Puerto Rico, they do not grow that well. Like pemphis, environmental humidity plays an important role in the overall health of the plant.

Well don Budi, well done!

Your friend,

Jose Luis

Ed Trout wrote:Beautiful work as always Budi !!

Congratulations Jose Luis ! May you & your new Bride have a wonderful life !! Does she do bonsai ?


Ed & Tina

Ed,

I am glad to hear from you. Well. Camille likes bonsai, knows a lot about it, participates in bonsai related activities, but does not do bonsai.

Every now and then, when I am working on my trees, she will give me an idea that is quite great. She is particularly fond of Satsuki azaleas and has one beautiful specimen.

Warm regards,

Jose Luis

Wow Budi, what an amazing transformation - and in less than 8 years!

Congrats JL, you two make a beautiful couple!

WOW. That Neea is something to strive for. Thanks for sharing!

The couple looks perfect as well. Congratulations!

I was very impressed when I saw this tree in Kemang, the leaves are very green and decorated with red fruit in bloom.
Can I get a seed from you Mr Budi ?

I also like to congratulate for your wedding Jose

nice one my friend

great progression on the neea.

Congratulations Jose Luis and your beautiful bride. May your lives be filled lots of compassion and understanding.

priya uthama wrote:I was very impressed when I saw this tree in Kemang, the leaves are very green and decorated with red fruit in bloom.
Can I get a seed from you Mr Budi ?

I also like to congratulate for your wedding Jose

Hi Priya,

Growing from cuttings is much quicker. I will make some cuttings that can be distributed later on.

Fruit


Cutting



Budi

Hi Jon, Jun, Ed & Tina, Russel, Dario, Ogi and Hiram,

Thanks a lot for your good words.

Regards,
Budi

Budi,

Anything you learned (special to Neea) while training this you can share?

I have a few Neea I just received a few months back and would love to know more about them. Since mine have major trunk chop, I think it will lend better having uro rather than jin/shari due to its soft wood. Is my assumption correct?

Thank you.

Budi,
Very handsome tree. Good work.
Jose Luis, congratulations and good work too.
Jerry

Hi Budi

Wow, very very nice tree. Great job. Really amazing.
Thanks for sharing.
Gretings Pavel

Well done, Budi!

jrodriguez wrote:Budi,

Like always, you manage to surprise me!!! Well, I guess years of friendship have taught me that you are a Master of bonsai and incredible when it comes to making one feel happy, comfortable and just plain amused!!!Good Job!!!!

Well. I am a very lucky guy and there are no words that can describe my feelings

My humble gift has developed incredibly. Because Indonesia has high humidity, Neea grow exhuberantly and lush. Depending on the climate, even in Puerto Rico, they do not grow that well. Like pemphis, environmental humidity plays an important role in the overall health of the plant.

Well don Budi, well done!

Your friend,

Jose Luis

Jose Luis,

The result of a good bonsai is usually based on the material for the yamadori bonsai. Since the very beginning I knew that it would be a good bonsai. You have been so generous to me. Thanks a lot that you trusted that good material under my care.
Budi and the neea are waiting for you and Camile in Indonesia.

Budi

Poink88 wrote:Budi,

Anything you learned (special to Neea) while training this you can share?

I have a few Neea I just received a few months back and would love to know more about them. Since mine have major trunk chop, I think it will lend better having uro rather than jin/shari due to its soft wood. Is my assumption correct?

Thank you.

Hi Dario,

Neea loves water and humidity. It also tolerates a bit salty water. As it is a new plant in Indonesia, it has almost no pest or enemy. I donot agree that we have jin for this plant. The wood is soft. It tends to get rotten. The wounds will soon covered by the bark. Uro is more reasonable than the jin.

Budi

Budi, Thank you.

Great job, Budi. As always. Very inspiring.

Where is your blog? I've been looking for it but haven't been able to find it. I found one on Ofbonsai.org but it doesn't look like it's been updated since last April.

Have a great week!!!!
Sam

Sam Ogranaja wrote:Great job, Budi. As always. Very inspiring.

Where is your blog? I've been looking for it but haven't been able to find it. I found one on Ofbonsai.org but it doesn't look like it's been updated since last April.

Have a great week!!!!
Sam

Hi Sam,

Here is my blog : http://budi-sulistyo.ofbonsai.org/

I updated already and will keep on updating.

Budi

Hi Budi, what an amazing transformation. Truly beautiful. Don’t often see that in such a short space of time. You are a true artist.

Thank you so much Budi. Have a great weekend!!!!
Sam

Budi,

There is a topic concerning neea that is never or seldom addressed;leaf quality. Not all collected Neea exhibit the same leaf traits. Some have elongated leaves, while other have rather large leaves. Yours is of the best quality, rounded, thick-leaves and a flat lamina. Because of the aforementioned and your exceptional styling, the foliage is exuberant and lush.

Great job!!!

Your friend,

Jose Luis