Ash Fraxinus angustifolia 11 years from seed

[Craig]

HI GRANT, THATS A REALLY GOOD LOOKING ASH YOU'VE GROWN THERE.I'M SO JEALOUS, I ALSO HAVE SOME ASH TREES BUT MINE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO THIS ONE,.DO YOU MIND ME ASKING WHAT FERTILIZER YOU USE/HOW OFTEN, AND IS THERE A WAY OF STIMULATING THE LATENT BUDS, BECAUSE I CAN SEE BUDS THAT DONT SPROUT? ANYWAY GOOD WORK GRANT,,,CHEERS CRAIG

[matt.moriarty]

Fantastic Looking Bonsai!

I actually brought a golden ash yesterday and was interested in reading about growing in an inert media..can somebody please explain to a novice the best media to use and does that mean no soil at all (uh) What are the pros and cons..Any info would be greatly appreciated

Regards
Matt

[Grant Bowie]

HI GRANT, THATS A REALLY GOOD LOOKING ASH YOU'VE GROWN THERE.I'M SO JEALOUS, I ALSO HAVE SOME ASH TREES BUT MINE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO THIS ONE,.DO YOU MIND ME ASKING WHAT FERTILIZER YOU USE/HOW OFTEN, AND IS THERE A WAY OF STIMULATING THE LATENT BUDS, BECAUSE I CAN SEE BUDS THAT DONT SPROUT? ANYWAY GOOD WORK GRANT,,,CHEERS CRAIG

Hi Craig,

I fertilize with osmocote in the mix when i repot. I top dress a year later again with osmocote. I fertilize every two weeks with Nitrosol/Powerfeed or similar strength liquid fertilizer.(10 - 12 % Nirogen)

Defoliation and bending down of tips and nipping back can stimulate latent buds.

I will be repotting bare root this Saturday this tree.

Grant

[Grant Bowie]

Fantastic Looking Bonsai!

I actually brought a golden ash yesterday and was interested in reading about growing in an inert media..can somebody please explain to a novice the best media to use and does that mean no soil at all (uh) What are the pros and cons..Any info would be greatly appreciated

Regards
Matt

I will be trying a mix high in diatomite(Maidenwell0 this weekend) for this tree.

Grant

[Craig]

HI GRANT, THATS A REALLY GOOD LOOKING ASH YOU'VE GROWN THERE.I'M SO JEALOUS, I ALSO HAVE SOME ASH TREES BUT MINE ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO THIS ONE,.DO YOU MIND ME ASKING WHAT FERTILIZER YOU USE/HOW OFTEN, AND IS THERE A WAY OF STIMULATING THE LATENT BUDS, BECAUSE I CAN SEE BUDS THAT DONT SPROUT? ANYWAY GOOD WORK GRANT,,,CHEERS CRAIG

Hi Craig,

I fertilize with osmocote in the mix when i repot. I top dress a year later again with osmocote. I fertilize every two weeks with Nitrosol/Powerfeed or similar strength liquid fertilizer.(10 - 12 % Nirogen)

Defoliation and bending down of tips and nipping back can stimulate latent buds.

I will be repotting bare root this Saturday this tree.

Grant

Hi Grant, thanks for the info, i just repotted my 2 tree ash into a fairly large pot , hopefully that encorages it to put out more shoots than it has been.I will also pay more attention to fertilizing this tree as sometimes i get a little.. Cheers Craig

[Grant Bowie]

I will be bare root repotting this tree tomorrow as well.

I have a choice of two pots; a beige one deep and square, a green one shallower and oval.

I shall show the two choices in the morning.

Grant

[Grant Bowie]

Cream and chunky.JPG

Green and shallowish.JPG

Neither is perfect so I may compromise on one till Pat K can make a perfect pot for it.

I like the chunkiness and height of the cream one but its a bit square.

grant

[Craig]

Hi Grant, i like the green oval pot but maybe the green would be too conflicking with the green foliage of the Ash. The cream would probably suit and its deeper so maybe this one for now,,,,,,thanks for keeping us posted,,,craig

[Scott Roxburgh]

I vote for the green one but maybe potted a little more over to the right than the picture?

[Grant Bowie]

Hi Grant, i like the green oval pot but maybe the green would be too conflicking with the green foliage of the Ash. The cream would probably suit and its deeper so maybe this one for now,,,,,,thanks for keeping us posted,,,craig

Had to go with the shallow green pot. It didn't stand a chance of getting into the cream pot no matter how many roots I ground off.

But I had forgotten how shallow I had cut the toot sytem last time and it is very shallow.

Very flat root system.JPG

Fits into green pot OK.JPG

Grant

[Leigh Taafe]

Shallow green pot for me - until you get PK to make something a little smaller.

[Grant Bowie]

I will defoliate it a number of times this year and wire 2 or 3 times to really get the ramification and placement I want.

grant

Potted 31st July 2010.JPG

[kcpoole]

Nice Grant and the green was much better

But hey i just like Green and Blue pots anyway

Ken

[Grant Bowie]

Hi all,

after severe root prune the tree is now budding freely and doing well. Should be on show at the Canberra Bonsai Show on the 25th and 26th September.

Grant

[jarryd]

looks great grant! this one is coming along very nicely