AusBonsai

Hi all,

Not sure where to post this, but since it didnt drop its foliage this winter I will place here.

Moved into a new house and dug this up out of the front garden. First bonsai I have salvaged from the ground directly. Liked the roots and base of the trunk but it was too tall and stringy. Has responded well to a heavy cut back, was twice as high before. Had alot of fun turning it into a little hobbit hole with my daughter. I dont know what it is however, I was leaning towards some sort of azalea perhaps? Non flowering?

Any ideas? Leaves have small serrated edges.

Regards

escallonia?

Hmm, looks close Guy. Just had a google and some of the results look very similar. Small differences in the leaf however. Could just be one of the species I didnt get a search result for yet.

Cheers.

Oops. Im an idiot. Just saw the whole sub section dedicated to identification.

Mods please move to appropriate sub forum

Euonymous, possibly tom thumb (hard to tell given I don't know how long it's been in the ground for). Very slow growing frost hardy shrub.

John

John,

You are on the money mate. I had a google and it looks near identical. Im not sure how long its been in the ground either, the house we recently moved into had it in the front yard. '


Many thanks

PS: Your not an electrician by any chance? (signature)

I hope it is Tom Thumb just for the reference to the first Lord of the Rings book,

time8theuniverse wrote:I hope it is Tom Thumb just for the reference to the first Lord of the Rings book,

Lol. Nice.

Maybe I should call it "Elijah's Wood"

http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/28 ... t/et-ear28

Regards

Nope I work in a wholesale nursery and a customer had exactly the same plant last Thursday and asked me exactly the same question.

Ren wrote:John,

You are on the money mate. I had a google and it looks near identical. Im not sure how long its been in the ground either, the house we recently moved into had it in the front yard. '


Many thanks

PS: Your not an electrician by any chance? (signature)

Hi Ren, just a quick note, in my original post I said that it was a very slow growing shrub. I wish to correct this by saying (assuming it is the "Tom Thumb" cultivar), a fast grower; Moreso in fact than buxus which is really saying something.

I am just a bit anal about getting my facts straight that's all.

Regards

John

Jester wrote:Hi Ren, just a quick note, in my original post I said that it was a very slow growing shrub. I wish to correct this by saying (assuming it is the "Tom Thumb" cultivar), a fast grower; Moreso in fact than buxus which is really saying something.

I am just a bit anal about getting my facts straight that's all.

Regards

John

Hi John,

Thanks again. Ive had a buxus in the past and I have to say it seemed to grow alot slower than this "Tom Thumb" has. Mind you I have this plant in full sun and the buxus was at another house where it didnt get as much, maybe 1/2 the day.

Cheers for the info.

Regards

PS: I noticed serissas are high on your list of favorite trees. I scored one from nursery stock, and I have a couple of questions regarding it. I may start another thread, in the correct sub forum, perhaps you could drop by and offer some advice.

They are, and yes feel free to even PM me if you wish.

John