Hebe?

[MasonC]

hey
theres a heap of giant hebe stumps out in my yard and would just like to know if you can bonsai them.
thanx bye

[Jamie]

mate if you see potential in the trunk then why not?? do they have characteristics of bonsai....yes they can. woody trunk, good foliage etc. the biggest thing is once the tree is dug up to keep it alive and keep it healthy. if you can get it healthy while in the ground then you will be much the better for it!

[MasonC]

thanx jamie
first i gotta convince my mum to let me have one. hopefully she will. theres about 10 there

[bodhidharma]

I have tried a few mason and have found them very fussy in the pot regards back budding

[MasonC]

thanx bod

[Jamie]

I have tried a few mason and have found them very fussy in the pot regards back budding

hence if he was able to get it healthy in the ground and branching where he wants it to he would be better off yes? thats my opinion anyways

[MasonC]

i would probably keep it in the ground until we move next year

[MasonC]

has anyone got some pics?

[Jamie]

i would probably keep it in the ground until we move next year

thats the way to go with it mate, get it healthy and do intial prunes and styles while it is in there!

here is one i found on google, it doesnt look like much though, but its the only one i could find!

[MasonC]

hmmmmmm...theres gotta be a first for everything!

[MasonC]

i don't know how old the plants are because i haven't had any experience with how fast they grow but their trunk are almost 2 inches thick. how old would this be?

[Jamie]

you would have to look at the trunk chop, polish the cut smooth and count the rings. could tell ya but would be a wild guess if i tried

[MasonC]

they were all cut back earlier this year so i will go out and check them tommorow

[MasonC]

OMG!! Look at the time! 11:00!!!!!! Night All!

[MasonC]

now i'm really going! BYe