Kyoto Serissa

[Leigh Taafe]

Hi Everyone!

In an effort to get some discussion and activity going in this forum that we all love I am going to offer up a bunch of pics for open comment.

I am open to any comment, criticism, advice, etc, etc.

You wont hurt my feelings, I am prepared for anything.

I am just happy to offer up material for discussion.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Here is the second one.....A Kyoto Serissa

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[Bretts]

I know nothing of Serissa are they suposed to be hard to keep alive. I have heard that many beginers have them as a first tree over seas and they often kill them.
I don't know if I have seen one in flower before and it is very nice. Sorry to say I think this should be cut down somewhere above the first branch and started again though. It does have a nice base.

[Pup]

I remember these trees from when I used to help Bob Asquith in his nursery. They were possibly a different variety.
Called foetida and boy were they right. I vowed that I would never have one in my collection. We have enough cats coming around and leaving calling cards with out the plants stinking the place out. Very pretty tree though. Pup

[Dave54]

Hi guys,
not my type of tree and looks real sparse. For anyone who doesn't know, it is referred to as the"tree of a thousand stars".
When I was selling at markets they were a great hit.\Everyone wants to buy a flowering tree.
cheers
Dave

[Brad Loma]

Hi guys,
not my type of tree and looks real sparse. Dave

What he said!

B.

[marleeney]

I am the opposite and like these trees I have a couple and yes, they do live up to the reputation when repotting but they are pretty and as you say very popular. I like yours Leigh very nice.
Marleeney

[ketutg]

nice base but definitely needs more foliage

[kcpoole]

For me there is no taper and thus looks too tall and spindly.

I would like to see a chop lower and as they back bud well we will see lots of shoots to work with

Possibley even using the top left branch as a new apex

[63pmp]

I count 5 layers. Hopefully it will shoot further down the trunk.

Sorry, don't like much of anything about this tree.

Paul

[Joel]

I would cut just above the first branch, as soltan suggested.

I think they are impossible to kill. I have bare rooted them, cut off 90 percent of what remained on the roots, placed one on a sandstone rock and had no problems. One of mine growing on slate went 2 weeks without water in the middle of summer. . . . all the moss died and i thought the shrub died too. A month later it sprouted all over, and is now healthier than ever. It is the common variegated form, however. All my serissa are genetically identical as they have all propagated themselves from one shrub in the ground via ground layering.

JayC

[Leigh Taafe]

I think they are impossible to kill.

Not so - LOL!

I placed this one a little too near a window when brought inside on a very (very) cold night!

Cheers,
Leigh.