Neea buxifolia from Puerto Rico

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

BUDI,, You have made a beautiful bonsai with the material given to you !!!! just can,t believe how great the tree looks....great job..take care john

John, Miyagi - san,

Thanks a lot.

Regards,
Budi

jrodriguez wrote: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

Jose Luis,

The leaves are getting smaller due to the ramifications on the foliage. If the whole foliage is mature, the leaves size will be similar as well. I think it is on the maturity of the ramifications. Comparing to the natural size of the young growth, the size has reduced so much.



Here is the cut on the bonsai.

Budi,

You are right, but there are indeed Neea trees with big/elongated leaves that do not reduce well. Usually, it depends on the area where they are collected. A possible explanation might be that they are climatological adaptations of the same plant. For example, Tabebuia heterophyla (pink trumpet tree) is a species commonly used as bonsai in Puerto Rico. They grow all over the island. Unfortunately, the ones on the northern shores have big leaves and thin lamina. The ones on the south, grow on limestone. These exhibit wonderful bark and small thick foliage. Although they are the same exact species, climatological factors have made the plants develop distinct features.

One thing that I do notice on your tree, it is quite prolific. Not all Neea develop that much fruit. Some only develop flowers, while other develop both. I sometimes wonder if they are dioecious, like Mustam (diospyros montana).

Your friend,

Jose Luis

Jose Luis,

You called it as dioecious. A new word for me. I am so surprised to get your opinion on it. I do not know whether there is male and female Neea. It would be hard anyhow, to display a male and a female neea as I did on Mustam or diospyros montana below.




Your friend,
Budi

Budi Sulistyo wrote:
Your friend,
Budi

Budi,

That is a lovely composition. Great idea to display the two plants together like that.

Have a great weekend!!!!
Sam

Hi Sam,

Thanks a lot.
If you like to see more on the Diospyros montana above you can go to http://ofbonsai.org/galleries/yin-and-yang

Best regards,
Budi