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Re: Who can tell what bonsai this is?
Posted: October 14th, 2009, 8:16 pm
by kcpoole
Liquid Amber?
The leaf shape looks maybe correct and the smooth bark fits
Ken
Re: Who can tell what bonsai this is?
Posted: October 14th, 2009, 8:19 pm
by kcpoole
MasonC wrote:hmmm....i have never defoliated my ones as they are quite large. interesting to see how they go after defoliation?
After reading the rest of the post i got it in one
I always defoliate mine and usually more than once
Novemberish, annd usually after jan - Feb to get rid of the burnt leaves
Continually take off the large leaves as well
Ken
Re: Who can tell what bonsai this is?
Posted: October 14th, 2009, 8:27 pm
by MasonC
cool. will have to do that. Myne are about 50cm tall.
Re: Who can tell what bonsai this is?
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 7:45 am
by Grant Bowie
I always found defoliation of Liquidamber after December to be hit and miss. They would come back but only patchyly whereas if the were done by about mid December they came back strongly.
Re: Who can tell what bonsai this is?
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 8:09 am
by Japh
Grant Bowie wrote:I always found defoliation of Liquidamber after December to be hit and miss. They would come back but only patchyly whereas if the were done by about mid December they came back strongly.
I assume results would vary a little depending on what part of Australia you were in too with something like that?
Re: Who can tell what bonsai this is?
Posted: October 15th, 2009, 8:39 am
by Bretts
During an online workshop with Matthew Ouwinga the trident king. I was suprised to hear that he does not believe defoliation any use with the trident. He said in all his time in Japan he did not see one trident defoliated at the nursery he worked at or any other.
He stated that defoliation had no basis for improving autumn colour as well.
This was advice only for the maples(maybe only trident ? unsure) The fig was stated as not being in his catagorie but unsure about other deciduous now?
Re: Who can tell what bonsai this is?
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 7:34 am
by Grant Bowie
Bretts wrote:During an online workshop with Matthew Ouwinga the trident king. I was suprised to hear that he does not believe defoliation any use with the trident. He said in all his time in Japan he did not see one trident defoliated at the nursery he worked at or any other.
He stated that defoliation had no basis for improving autumn colour as well.
This was advice only for the maples(maybe only trident ? unsure) The fig was stated as not being in his catagorie but unsure about other deciduous now?
I don't defoliate Trident Maple but do defoliate Japanese Maple, Ash, Parrotia, Liquidamber and Figs.
Have defoliated Crab Apple floribunda but to no advantage for leaf size.
Re: Who can tell what bonsai this is?
Posted: October 16th, 2009, 7:34 am
by Grant Bowie
Bretts wrote:During an online workshop with Matthew Ouwinga the trident king. I was suprised to hear that he does not believe defoliation any use with the trident. He said in all his time in Japan he did not see one trident defoliated at the nursery he worked at or any other.
He stated that defoliation had no basis for improving autumn colour as well.
This was advice only for the maples(maybe only trident ? unsure) The fig was stated as not being in his catagorie but unsure about other deciduous now?