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How would you style this buxus harlandii? I'm stuck for ideas. All I know is that I want to keep it under a foot tall.
If anyone has any ideas, drawings or picks that would be great
Thanks, J.

So you can see a rough size.

If you want to keep it under 12" then you need more branches down low. Box are hardy, here anyway, so i would be cutting it down to the first set of off shoots to instigate back budding. Once this has occured, go from there. Dont be afraid to cut.

I don't understand. jme, you got a perfect answer to your request from bodhidarma, one of the most experienced bonsai growers here. Is there something wrong with your computer that would explain why you post a Bump instead of an acknowledgement (and possibly a 'thanks')? Maybe you didn't read bodhi's answer?
You have asked a lot of questions since you first appeared on this forum, not long ago, and people have been very patient in answering you. I think it's about time you considered joining a club, you really need monitoring in learning the bonsai basics.
Keep your enthusiasm and determination, there's nothing wrong with those!

Lisa

Hi jme this might be an interesting read for you...
http://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/B ... ndepth.htm
I think best LONG term results will come from planting and fertilising. That will also give you a chance to see how the tree develops, branching etc and you can go from there. Hope that helps?

Ahhhh Newbs what can you do

Yep, Bohdi is on the money with his suggestion JME. There is no hidden gem with this stock plant, apart from the first few inches of the trunk, it's most uninteresting.

I would be looking for a much smaller tree than 12inches.

H the jme, you're already in the biggest club In Australia... AusBonsai! It's good that you are looking for more than one opinion on your tree. Isitangus, bodhi, and 4ever all give good advice. Let in grow, promote more low branches.

In starter stock, look for movement in the trunk, look for taper in the trunk, look for low branches.

If you've got these three, you have got the key ingredients and can't go wrong.

This tree is young, very young and it doesn't have much in the way of any of these key ingredients.

Grow it up and prune to promote more branching. Start training in a few years when it has developed.

Keep at it jme... Seek as much information from the forum as you can... That's what it's here for. Its here for new guys as much as it is here for the long term regulars. Join a club if you wanna join a club.

Good advice Webos, Nothing wrong with getting multiple opinions in a public forum. But part of the learning curve of a newb is learning the etticate in getting that advice.
Thanking those that have given advice I would think would be a great start and a much nicer way to bump your thread

Great advice. Everyonehas to start sometime. We do need to understand that those new to Bonsai are after information & lots of it.
Certainly being a member of a club is very helpful in exponentially assisting in this regard.
Being in the School of Bonsai is a great club.
We must not be rude to someone just because they are after more advice, a second opinion, etc.
Generally the great thing about this forum is that this rarely occurs.
JME keep up the inquiry and interest.
Good Luck,
Michael Toohey

Nothing wrong with getting multiple opinions in a public forum. But part of the learning curve of a newb is learning the etticate in getting that advice.
Thanking those that have given advice I would think would be a great start and a much nicer way to bump your thread

Thanks, Brett, that's hitting the nail on the head.

I'll say nothing more, to keep the peace.

Lisa

Thanks all. This is about as close to a club I can get cause my closest club is around 2 hours away and I just don't have the time to be driving there all the time.
As for Lisa, I think your post was a little rude, am I only aloud to get 1 persons point of view? I thought this was a place for new and old to learn new things and share there experiences. Yes I have posted quite a bit but it's all teaching me new things and that's why I'm here.

jme wrote:Thanks all. This is about as close to a club I can get cause my closest club is around 2 hours away and I just don't have the time to be driving there all the time.
As for Lisa, I think your post was a little rude, am I only aloud to get 1 persons point of view? I thought this was a place for new and old to learn new things and share there experiences. Yes I have posted quite a bit but it's all teaching me new things and that's why I'm here.

No Worries JME
Lisa was just commenting that your second Post was a bump instead of a thankd to the first reply. Both wodu have achieved the same result, bu the secon option is more friendy

Ken

jme wrote:As for Lisa, I think your post was a little rude, am I only aloud to get 1 persons point of view?

An acknowledgement is the key here Jme. Experienced people are kindly trying to point this out to you. If you are after knowledge then you have to acknowledge. The problem you will encounter is that people will not answer your questions anymore and you will feel left out. As for Lisa, she is a long time contributor and has much to offer. Alienating people like Lisa will take away from your pool of knowledge and, ultimately, you will not get the experience you are looking for. It seems to me from your reply that you are feeling a little offended, now, put the shoe on the other foot. We must also accept that sometimes the answer we get is not the answer we were looking for but that is also learning. When you gain more experience you will find the answers you got were the only logical ones to your question as stated by Bonsai4ever.
Regards,
Bodhi.