Finally a new species as my present

Finally Santa's present arrived today...maybe It came from Superman (hehe).


better to be late than never.








Lovely trunks...almost all of them.







The bark is almost the same as a matured tamarind, but the cracks are much pronounced.




Roots were mostly in complete radial form







The leaves on top is from my "Chinese bush" -Syzygium buxifolium, imported as bonsai material from China, the one below is from this new species... The one from Chinese bush is already trained to be small, the new one is the actual leaf size of the new species from the wild.




I got a hunch this is going to be a favorite bonsai species here in the Philippines soon , much like breckea of Malaysia, and our Phempis acidula...And I am happy to show these very first batch of this species here in IBC.

If somebody can ID this I'll appreciate it much. I was looking for varieties of boxwoods or maybe Syzygium buxifolium (but the branch is bendable unlike Syzygium b. ) and none got the same bark color and character as these trees.


These guys will keep me very busy next year.

I will show the individual trees later.

I'll be happy to share this new discovery with my fellow Filipinos, just send me a PM guys...if you are interested.

Happy New year!

regards,
jun

JUN,, I am glad for your new present !!! now tell me what they are.... i am sure you will have a great time with these !!!! show them potted.. good luck take care john

Nice bundle of joy Jun!

Jun,
Looks like fabulous material. Hope it works well for you.
Keep us posted.
Jerry

Hi, pareng Jun

Andami naman...Kakainggit naman nyan, hehehe...
I'm sure you'll make a good bonsai out of these trees... Good luck and Keep us posted...
Happy New Year, pre...

Regards,
Jed Franco

You lucky guy!
I am sure some of them will be put on a tray for another amazing penjing work, huh?

Good luck Jun!
Taner

Thanks guys!

here are some of the trees. The leaves and flowers are small and could be perfect for small and medium size bonsai.






I love this contorted trunk



clump style


windswept raft?


clump





windswept "Dude and kid"




broom style, less the lower branch


mame, even the smallest ones got cracked skin..



more later...

More...


90 cm height...




love this one too, just leaves here and there and its complete.












twin trunk





mame


also good for realistic forest style...not the typical straight trunk trees.


Some of the big ones to be shown when nearing completion

regards,
jun

Very beautiful, thank you for posting.

Jun, the leaves remind me of Callistemon (bottle brush)....
Do some search yourself about it.
You have given yourself lots of new projects/gifts! Nice material!

Thanks Alexandra.
Yes, I find the leaves similar, but the flower and fruits are different, and the bark too. . I'll show it when it blooms.

regards,
jun

JUN,, Now that you posted them like this,,they are very nice trees !!!! are you sure you can not sneak one to w va ha ha !!!! I AM SURE they will be great... take care john

Hello John! and all...
couple more of these new species. The first batch 24 of them got all survived and are producing flowers just as it buds out.

My ideal clump. trunks with varying sizes and natural movement.









raft ideal for landscape scene design.


regards,
jun