my new schefflera
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Pavel Slovák
Todd Ellis
coh
Neil Brough
Dale Cochoy
Smithy
EdMerc
Damienindesert
Jerry Meislik
moyogijohn
xuan le
Tom Simonyi
Ryan
Russell Coker
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my new schefflera
Hey Y'all.
I picked up this shefflera (arboricola) over the weekend. It's a good start, but has a lot of growing to do. What do you think (even if you don't think of arboricola as bonsai)?
For the "before" picture, imagine a 4x4 foot ball of green.
Here it is cut back...
![my new schefflera Sheffl10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/14/24/86/83/sheffl10.jpg)
Here it is potted....
![my new schefflera Scheff10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/14/24/86/83/scheff10.jpg)
Root detail...
![my new schefflera Scheff11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/14/24/86/83/scheff11.jpg)
Russell
I picked up this shefflera (arboricola) over the weekend. It's a good start, but has a lot of growing to do. What do you think (even if you don't think of arboricola as bonsai)?
For the "before" picture, imagine a 4x4 foot ball of green.
Here it is cut back...
![my new schefflera Sheffl10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/14/24/86/83/sheffl10.jpg)
Here it is potted....
![my new schefflera Scheff10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/14/24/86/83/scheff10.jpg)
Root detail...
![my new schefflera Scheff11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f44/14/24/86/83/scheff11.jpg)
Russell
Russell Coker- Member
Re: my new schefflera
Wow, Russell...great find....lovely structure...what is the cultivar? Are you friends or know of the work of Andy Graham....I have not seen such material since his posts on the forum sometime back. I am looking forward to seeing updates....you southerners do some fine work with tropicals indeed.
Regards,
Tom
Regards,
Tom
Tom Simonyi- Member
Re: my new schefflera
Very good start indeed, without the leaves it looks like a Ficus.
Xuan
Xuan
xuan le- Member
Re: my new schefflera
Thanks Xuan.
Tom, I don't know the cultivar. I'm not really sure I'd be able to tell any of them apart when grown as bonsai. Anyway, probably just run of the mill arboricola.
I don't know Andy Graham, and I don't recognize his name from here. Is he still around? I'd love to see his arboricolas. I posted pictures of a friend's tree back in March in another thread. It's different from this one and has almost swallowed a rock, much lower and wider.
Tom, I don't know the cultivar. I'm not really sure I'd be able to tell any of them apart when grown as bonsai. Anyway, probably just run of the mill arboricola.
I don't know Andy Graham, and I don't recognize his name from here. Is he still around? I'd love to see his arboricolas. I posted pictures of a friend's tree back in March in another thread. It's different from this one and has almost swallowed a rock, much lower and wider.
Russell Coker- Member
my new scheffera
Russell,,,that is someplant to start with!!! a massave root system looks good already...you chopped it hard .iwant to know how you got it in such a small pot???? please post when it leafs out.. scheffera are bonsai every where why can,t they be classified as a tropical one???? good start take care john
moyogijohn- Member
my new scheffera
Russell,,,that is someplant to start with!!! a massave root system looks good already...you chopped it hard .iwant to know how you got it in such a small pot???? please post when it leafs out.. scheffera are bonsai every where why can,t they be classified as a tropical one???? good start take care john
moyogijohn- Member
Re: my new schefflera
Thanks Jerry, hopefully I won't screw it up!
John, I put it on its side and sawed off the bottom 3/4 of the root mass, there wasn't really any soil left. There was a solid mass of wood in the middle of the "trunk", this one was obviously produced by planting a bundle of sticks together. Then I reduced and loosened the edges so it would fit into the pot. We'll see what happens.
John, I put it on its side and sawed off the bottom 3/4 of the root mass, there wasn't really any soil left. There was a solid mass of wood in the middle of the "trunk", this one was obviously produced by planting a bundle of sticks together. Then I reduced and loosened the edges so it would fit into the pot. We'll see what happens.
Russell Coker- Member
Re: my new schefflera
That's a really nice tree you have there Russell.
There was a time when I didn't have a very high opinion of arboricola for bonsai. Then I visited a club members garden was was exposed to a few bonsai that looked like this.
![my new schefflera Imag0011](https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/16/67/38/84/imag0011.jpg)
I changed my view. Your's is well on it's way.
Good luck,
Ed
There was a time when I didn't have a very high opinion of arboricola for bonsai. Then I visited a club members garden was was exposed to a few bonsai that looked like this.
![my new schefflera Imag0011](https://i.servimg.com/u/f47/16/67/38/84/imag0011.jpg)
I changed my view. Your's is well on it's way.
Good luck,
Ed
EdMerc- Member
my new schefflera
Russell ,, The tree has come a long way since july !! I like it and it leafed out really good.. when you said you just sawed the bottom off before i thought if I were to do that,,it would be fire wood!!! great job now where will you keep it for winter??? thanks for posting take care john
moyogijohn- Member
Re: my new schefflera
Thanks!
John, I don't have a greenhouse. Some tropicals are far more sensitive than others. The malpighias go to a friend's greenhouse, but ficus and schefflera are only inside (on the dining room table) on the coldest days and nights. My big live oak is like an umbrella, so periodic frosts aren't a problem. The ficus in my avatar is still outside and we've already been down to freezing - as I can see on my bananas that aren't under the oak. It's 70 degrees here today, so everyone's back outside on the patio table in the sun.
Russell Coker- Member
Re: my new schefflera
It's coming along well - nice piece of material! Some of the others posted look great too. I don't get to see too many decent schleffera bonsai up here...
Chris
Chris
coh- Member
Re: my new schefflera
Hi Russell
Amazing tree. I've never seen anything like that. Only shrubs into the apartment, very young and spindly. A minimum of branches. Only the leaves. Your tree is beautiful. Reminds me a little ficus.
Gretings Pavel
Amazing tree. I've never seen anything like that. Only shrubs into the apartment, very young and spindly. A minimum of branches. Only the leaves. Your tree is beautiful. Reminds me a little ficus.
Gretings Pavel
Pavel Slovák- Member
Re: my new schefflera
Just a quick update...
I've not done much to this except for the occasional trim, so it's time for a hard cutback and repot. Since I don't have a greenhouse I decided smaller is better. I cut it back a little harder and repositioned some branches; and put it into a smaller and better pot. One thing I've learned about scheffleras - if you're wondering if you cut it back hard enough you probably didn't.
Before...
![my new schefflera Scheff11](https://i.servimg.com/u/f34/14/24/86/83/scheff11.jpg)
After...
![my new schefflera Scheff12](https://i.servimg.com/u/f34/14/24/86/83/scheff12.jpg)
R
Russell Coker- Member
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