Jacaranda

[Jon Chown]

Here you go Ken - any suggestions?

Jacaranda.jpg

Jon

[kcpoole]

Here you go Ken - any suggestions?

Jon

Not really Except to cut it back hard to create some taper. That is what I did Every year or so

You could leave it long and spindly if you like the look.

Ken

[Ron]

(I hope it's OK to resurrect old threads. I'm assuming it's good to keep related info together.)

I bought some very healthy-looking Jacaranda seedlings about 30cms high on eBay. Even though aren't true Aussie natives, should I tread them that way when it comes to fertiliser? A Google search hasn't really helped.

Thank you.

Ron

[kcpoole]

(I hope it's OK to resurrect old threads. I'm assuming it's good to keep related info together.)

I bought some very healthy-looking Jacaranda seedlings about 30cms high on eBay. Even though aren't true Aussie natives, should I tread them that way when it comes to fertiliser? A Google search hasn't really helped.

Thank you.

Ron

I just use Charlie Carp fortnightly, and Dynamic lifter whenever they look like having no more on the soil on mine

I trimmed it the other day so should update my photos

Ken

[amazonida]

hi i have a few jacarandá here.. but i'm almost giving it up!..it takes 13 years to flower in Australia? the problem is, or you cut and lose the flowers or um have flowers with bad bonsai structure!! what to do? can you put some pictures of the tree itself pls?

[Ron]

I trimmed it the other day so should update my photos

Ken

I would like to see those if you have time please, Ken. I'm trying to decide just what do with mine at this stage.

Ron

[Ron]

hi i have a few jacarandá here.. but i'm almost giving it up!..it takes 13 years to flower in Australia? ....

I have large one in the garden (not a bonsai), Amazonida, and because I live at about 800m above sea level in what's classed as a cool climate. Because of that it's not supposed to flower at all but it does every summer.

[amazonida]

Hi Ron,
You mean, in every single summer? is there any diference of temperature in the summer? can we see it flowered some day? I like the movement on the second picture posted.
Jon Chow, may i suggest you a Fukinagashi cutting the branch too high? you lose movement in your tree the way it is now. If i were you, i should cut it to extimulete new branches so you can choose.. but remember what i said: cutting may lose the flower okay?
Let's just wait!

[MattA]

I have a jacaranda i have been growing from seed for 22yrs. It finally flowered 2yrs ago but was still such a lanky sorry thing i put it in the garden to thicken. In 18mths it has almost tripled the size of the trunk & increased the number of branches. If water & food is withheld during the coming into leaf stage they can be reduced quite considerably down to about 6inches for the whole compound leaf instead of 18" in a full grown tree. If pruning is stopped around late summer it should flower, it just means you have a messy looking tree for 6mths of the year.
I cut back hard, leaving only 1pair of leaves each growth flush & then remove half of all last yrs growth each spring. I wait till it has started regrowth before its major pruning as they tend to lose alot of the sub branches each year. They transplant with ease during flowering season & even substantial trunks of 8" or more can be cut back hard & same with the roots. They reshoot with vigour.

Matt

[EdwardH]

I have been growing one for about 5 years or so and have found that the leaves will reduce in size the year after repotting. They increase straight after repotting. I guess because with a root prune they go into 'grow mode' yet they do settle down the following year. They are strong growers, very hardy, thicken up quickly if grown in a large pot/ground, handle heavy root pruning. It's really the size of the leaves that causes an issue. Simple solution is to grow them as medium size.

[kcpoole]

I have finally taken a new photo of mine now

I have been concentrating on growing the right branch to its diameter and have recently cut it back from about 3 foot long

I will now start to build final branching and ramification

I was potted into My diatomite mix in Sept 2008

Ken