Hi all.
I would like to know if you can identify this plant.
It grows as a tree and has just flowered so hopefully you can see it.
Many thanks
Plant id please
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Re: Plant id please
It is a bit hard to see the leaf shape from those photos but I'm 99% sure it will be Acer negundo - AKA box elder.
It is notorious for self seeding here. Also really hardy so will grow just about anywhere and survive all sorts of abuse and neglect.
Any tree can be used for bonsai but the large compound leaves and long internodes make it difficult to achieve a compact shape with Acer negundo.
It is notorious for self seeding here. Also really hardy so will grow just about anywhere and survive all sorts of abuse and neglect.
Any tree can be used for bonsai but the large compound leaves and long internodes make it difficult to achieve a compact shape with Acer negundo.
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Re: Plant id please
Otherwise known as an ash leaf maple. Like shibui, I'm 99% sure it is what he said.
Because they just pop up randomly and are very fast growing, I have a few that are very young in training, they become brittle so need to be wired young, but the leaves are incredibly hard to shrink from my experience.
Still, have a shot if you want, no harm in it
Because they just pop up randomly and are very fast growing, I have a few that are very young in training, they become brittle so need to be wired young, but the leaves are incredibly hard to shrink from my experience.
Still, have a shot if you want, no harm in it
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Re: Plant id please
shibui wrote: ↑September 10th, 2020, 12:57 pm It is a bit hard to see the leaf shape from those photos but I'm 99% sure it will be Acer negundo - AKA box elder.
It is notorious for self seeding here. Also really hardy so will grow just about anywhere and survive all sorts of abuse and neglect.
Any tree can be used for bonsai but the large compound leaves and long internodes make it difficult to achieve a compact shape with Acer negundo.
thanks to you both. I will probably let it seed and cut it for next year to see how it goes.juan73870 wrote: ↑September 10th, 2020, 1:10 pm Otherwise known as an ash leaf maple. Like shibui, I'm 99% sure it is what he said.
Because they just pop up randomly and are very fast growing, I have a few that are very young in training, they become brittle so need to be wired young, but the leaves are incredibly hard to shrink from my experience.
Still, have a shot if you want, no harm in it
Nothing ventured they say
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Re: Plant id please
I agree with Shibui. Acer negundo is a real pest here also, best to dispatch it to plant heaven.