Thuja occidentalis 'White cedar'

[Elias]

G'day All,

Just wanted to ask if anyone has used Thuja occidentalis...? I've seen some nice ones on Google image search, it doesn't look like too many people use it as a "bonsai" , the species is readily available and mature specimens aren't too hard to find, I have a few and would like to hear of anyone having good or bad experiences with them please

Thanks,
Elias

[anttal63]

hey el, looking at photo on a site; it appears the foliage is to course and will be hard to get a compact tree?

[Elias]

Check these out I think there is a few good ones

http://images.google.com.au/images?clie ... a=N&tab=wi

[anttal63]

exactly what i thought the foliage pads are just not convincing enough for my liking. maybe on a very large bonsai???

[Asus101]

Hans Van Meer has a nice one.
You just have to be creative with them and work with they way they grow.

[anttal63]

yeah? where do we find a pic.?

[Asus101]

It was on BT, you gave one of your "cut'n'paste" replies.

[anttal63]

It was on BT, you gave one of your "cut'n'paste" replies.

it was, it will, i heard, i read, im gonna, i wanna. WHATEVER!

[Elias]

Here is some info and a nice tree
http://badgerbonsai.wordpress.com/categ ... es/page/3/

[anttal63]

great trunk and dead wood el !!!

[Mojo Moyogi]

I have dozens of these at my place and was planning to pinch them with a chainsaw about one inch above the ground. It might be worth playing around with a couple.

MM

[anttal63]

hey mojo what about we come and dig up a few if ya gonna chop any way. ummm how big how old?

[Mojo Moyogi]

Antonio,
I have decided to keep them for a windbreak for the time being, but if I decide later on to remove them, I'll let you know. They're big, from 4-8 inches in diameter and were planted between 1987 and 1991.

MM

[picnic]

How well does thuja occidentalis grow in Australia? Are there any considerations that should be taken as far as the climate goes before starting to grow one?