AusBonsai

Hi all

went to the local nursery recently and found a lovely bare tree titled as above. I think it has promise and the salix as a willow has been bonsaied but a search of this variety on Ausbonsai comes up nil..

Any thoughts people? there are plenty of other plants there i would buy though...

Cheers

Stew

Hey Stew,
I was going to say never heard of it until I did a google search. I think its the same as what I brought from Ray Nesci as Variegated dwarf pussywillow, it was a small starter that has grown well in the garden, it likes lots of water and strikes from cuttings really easy (hardwood & semihardwood). From the growth so far I think it will take more than a few years to get a trunk of any real thickness but would be great for shohin. Found this in the search thought it might be helpful http://www.midwestgardentips.com/hakuro ... illow.html
Matt

Thought I would bump this with some pics of mine now they are coming back into leaf. With more sun the white is more pronounced and so is the red of the new growth. They have a long way to go but I think they will make interesting bonsai subjects with a few more years growing.