klondyke azalea

I Seen one of these shrubs this morning looking around as usual.. has anyone tried these for bonsai??? it is a exbury hybrid.deciduous shrub withgolden yellow blooms late spring..i never seen a deciduous azalea befor..just curious about these...thanks john

Hi, John:

Hope things are well in your corner in West Virginia...Many years ago I tried unsuccessfully to train a deciduous azalea (salmon-colored blooms)...it was a short-lived affair for myself and the tree. Since then I have not tried any deciduous cultivars.

I believe the Exbury and Gibraltar deciduous cultivars were developed in the U.K...if memory serves me there are wonderful and spectacular displays of the species in Kew Gardens in London.

Keep us posted regarding this effort.

Regards,
Tom

WELL TOM It has been a long time since we talked..Thanks for the information,,I just seen the plant and it has a small but desent trunk.every thing is going pretty well here so far.my trees have done good this year better than normal that has made me happy..how is yours doing?? any new ones?? POST ME SO PICTURES OF SOME GOOD BONSAI..TAKE CARE JOHN