AusBonsai

Hi all,

I have posted a pic of a tree I have aquired from one of the wholesale nurseries I frequently visit.Its a Tilia cordata I believe. I Actually have 2 of these. One I have not touched and this one that I have given a light trim around late August. My first lesson is that this one seems to have responded with more growth than the other so a light trim just before spring seems to have done it a service.

I have only posted it here as there doesnt seem to be a lot of these on here and I was hoping for some tips and techniques which are relevant to this species.

Cheers

Squizz

They hate heat and hot wind, they like water to stay slightly moist and i believe they will handle one defoliation a year.repotting in late winter no problem.i havent found any pests or disease that gets then as yet. ive only had mine for 12 months or so. Craigw60 or john henry may jump in as they have alot of experiance with them. mine came fron craig. Been in sydney i reckon you may have issues in summer but placement is the key. good luck.

Thanks Matthew

Hi Squizzy, Tilia are very much cool climate trees, I don't know how they will grow in Sydney but suspect they will hate the humidity. I have been growing quite a lot of them here for around 10 years but haven't put any into a bonsai pot yet. The trees in the ground are in full sun and the leaves look pretty bad by the end of summer but the pot grown ones I have in afternoon shade and they do very well. They like heaps of water and plenty of food. I do a partial defoliation and they seem to bud back very well. There are some magnificent specimens in the gardens around the dandenong ranges where I live.
Craigw