This is a Japanese Silverberry I found at a nursery last year. This particular variety is Eleagnus Umbellata var. Rotundifolia so it has rounded leaves as opposed to the standard oblong leaves commonly used for bonsai.
So far I have repotted into a shallower pot, tidying up the roots. I've been gradually clipping and growing to pull the foliage back in, it was very leggy and bare on the interior. At this point now I have cut all the unfavourable branches that wouldn't work with the direction I want to head in. I can already see several back buds popping up along the trunk. It's a cool species with the striking silver underside of the leaves, and it will be great to get edible berries on it one day.
August 2022 from nursery in grow bag
The trunk that led me to choose this one from the bunch
Initial root work
October 2023 after several cut backs and growth
October 2023 ready to head in the current chosen direction
Japanese Silverberry - Eleagnus Umbellata
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Japanese Silverberry - Eleagnus Umbellata
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