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Snow Flake’ hinoki pine tree
Posted: April 5th, 2011, 5:59 pm
by Sahara
just curious does anyoe know of these and what they are like for a bonsai i cannot find any information on them so im a little lost apprently they are rare ..if that the case it showing throught the net lol
Re: Snow Flake’ hinoki pine tree
Posted: April 5th, 2011, 11:41 pm
by Sahara
apparently not then lol
Re: Snow Flake’ hinoki pine tree
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 12:17 am
by Andrew E
As far as I know the Honoki cypress pine is very suited to bonsai. The 'Snow Flake' is probably a variation of the original type. Perhaps a lighter/ whitish foilage colour in winter?
Should be ok though.
Andrew
Re: Snow Flake’ hinoki pine tree
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 8:33 am
by bodhidharma
The Hinoki Cypress is a good subject but the cultivars off it are not robust and die quite easily. Usually the original tree are the best subjects
Re: Snow Flake’ hinoki pine tree
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 3:28 pm
by Sahara
ah isee yes the tree has yellow splashes in between the green foliage.. just curious as i have not seen them and my friend has chance of buying two small one for 16 dollars so he asked me about them
Re: Snow Flake’ hinoki pine tree
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 6:46 pm
by Andrew Legg
Hey Sahara,
I had something similar here in SA, and mine had white splashes in between the green. I found it difficult as a bosai as the white distracted from the design of the tree. I'd recommend going for it only as a learning process, but not really as a tree to be taken too seriously. Them splashes of differing foliage will bug ya till the end of time!
Cheers,
Andrew