Species ID please
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Pitcha
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Species ID please
I've got this plant out of the hollow of a jacaranda tree. No idea of the species or how it will do as a bonsia. Was wondering once it's got over it's transplant shock how it will go with a big chop down?
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Re: Species ID please
Hi Pitcha,
It looks like a Shefflera actinophylla to me, although slightly shorter and rounder leaves this one it seems...
I have a couple and they are pretty tough, no worries with hard trunk chop..
Pierre
It looks like a Shefflera actinophylla to me, although slightly shorter and rounder leaves this one it seems...
I have a couple and they are pretty tough, no worries with hard trunk chop..
Pierre
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Re: Species ID please
Thanks Pierre appreciate the responce. How do they come up as a bonsai? I was thinkimg of shortening back to the thick part of the trunk and hoping for a head if new branch options
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Re: Species ID please
Hi Pitcha,
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.
Leaf size reduces quite a lot, but stays still very big for a "traditional" bonsai. The heart wood is very soft too... Keep that in mind when doing big chops.
I have repotted mine (and defoliated, which doesn't take too long with these!
) a month ago. Not the best time of the year, but it just means it is slower to bounce back (new leaves just appearing now).
For a trunk chop, I would wait till warmer days, so it bounces back more quickly (that soft wood...).
Hope that helps...
Pierre
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you.
Leaf size reduces quite a lot, but stays still very big for a "traditional" bonsai. The heart wood is very soft too... Keep that in mind when doing big chops.
I have repotted mine (and defoliated, which doesn't take too long with these!
) a month ago. Not the best time of the year, but it just means it is slower to bounce back (new leaves just appearing now).For a trunk chop, I would wait till warmer days, so it bounces back more quickly (that soft wood...).
Hope that helps...
Pierre
