Anyone know what these are?

[Tidal Bonsai]

There are dozens of these growing in my yard, and I have no idea what they are. Anyone have any ideas?

If they are anything decent, I was going to put them all in a Shohin pot like Morten.

 

[BonsaiFurLife]

Maybe rose of sharon

 

[moke]

Possibly Siberian elm? They look very much like the seedlings that pop up around my yard every spring.

 

[barrosinc]

Try focusing on the leaves... I can't really see what they are

 

[coh]

Agree that you need a good focused close up of the leaves, but the manner of growth and what I can see of the leaves sure looks like
rose of sharon. We have them all over our yard. Do you have any mature shrubs nearby? Most of them are prolific seed producers (and it
seems like every seed sprouts).

 

[BonsaiNaga13]

Maybe rose of sharon

Definitely Rose of Sharron

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus Syriacus).

They backbud well after bark formation but dont get much thicker than 2" at max for an older shrub.

Nice flowers, though large. Not sure how they ramify... i only have some young ones from seed myself.

 

[defra]

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus Syriacus).

They backbud well after bark formation but dont get much thicker than 2" at max for an older shrub.

Nice flowers, though large. Not sure how they ramify... i only have some young ones from seed myself.

Wel that's not true.
This is my hibiscus Syriacus
Estimated to be 40 years old at least
Big trunk ?

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Wel that's not true.
This is my hibiscus Syriacus
Estimated to be 40 years old at least
Big trunk ?
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Wow!!!

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Definitely Rose of Sharron

Maybe rose of sharon

Thanks for the help guys! I am pretty sure there is a Rose of Sharon bush in my neighbors landscape.

 

[sorce]

Whore!

Sorce

 

[substratum]

Here in the southern USA, we have dozens of varieties of the genus Hibiscus, of which Rose of Sharon is one. Those other varieties (NOT those big flower varieties commonly known as Hibiscus), are more generally referred to as Althaea, in these parts. It's one of those legacy plants that you would see in your grandmother's yard. They grow rapidly, and it's not hard to imagine they would make good bonsai, particularly the smaller leaved/bloom varieties. Does anyone know if they a common subject for bonsai?

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Agree that you need a good focused close up of the leaves, but the manner of growth and what I can see of the leaves sure looks like
rose of sharon. We have them all over our yard. Do you have any mature shrubs nearby? Most of them are prolific seed producers (and it
seems like every seed sprouts).

Here is a closeup on the seedlings, and on the plant that I believe is the culprit in my neighbors yard. The sprouting leaves look similar. I have a cheap teal pot in my shed I will probably throw them in for the hell of it.

 

[defra]

Here is a closeup on the seedlings, and on the plant that I believe is the culprit in my neighbors yard. The sprouting leaves look similar. I have a cheap teal pot in my shed I will probably throw them in for the hell of it.

Yup hibiscus Syriacus same leaves as mine
Fast growers for sure!

 

[Lazylightningny]

Either way, it should come out of that fence. It's going to grow into it and ruin the fence. Is it mostly on your neighbor's side?

 

[Tidal Bonsai]

Either way, it should come out of that fence. It's going to grow into it and ruin the fence. Is it mostly on your neighbor's side?

It’s all on my neighbors side. I agree

 

[Lazylightningny]

It’s all on my neighbors side. I agree

Maybe he doesn't like it and you can offer to "get rid of it" for him

 

[Cadillactaste]

Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus Syriacus).

They backbud well after bark formation but dont get much thicker than 2" at max for an older shrub.

Nice flowers, though large. Not sure how they ramify... i only have some young ones from seed myself.

I have seen ones far thicker than that..in my neck of the woods.

 

[Orion_metalhead]

I guess around here no one lets them get bigger as they are considered invasive. Love the bigger trunked ones.