A few weeks back I was chatting to a farmer I was doing some work for about bonsai.
Today I went back to do some more work and at the end of the day he comes up and hands me this.
He had bare rooted it and put it in a plastic bag.
I got it home as soon as possible and soaked it in a seasol bath for a while then potted it up.
I'm not too optomistic about its survival chances but I would like to know what it is none the less.
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By Akamatsu - Acer negundo Box Elder Maple
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Last edited by Bougy Fan on December 17th, 2010, 6:20 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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“Size matters not, ... Look at me. Judge me by size, do you?” Yoda
Hi there,
This looks very much like a Box elder maple (Acer negundo). It seems like a great find but sadly they can be dificult to grow as bonsai simply because the leaves and internodes are often too large. Im sure many have tried this species, so I hope someone has some good gorwing techniques to offer you.
I have seen one that I liked and it showed that the leaves do reduce enough for a medium sized tree.
They ae a tough tree. Prune the same as any maple and they can handle almost full sun.
It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.
Cheers brett
Its still kicking along so fingers crossed i can turn it into something nice in a few years
Good to know that I can reduce the leaves down.
Cheers Daniel
“Size matters not, ... Look at me. Judge me by size, do you?” Yoda
