willhopper
Shohin
I recently befriended a guy at a local nursery who used to be a member of my bonsai society. He’s a landscaper and bonsai enthusiast who collects trees often while he’s at work. He has too many saplings and medium trees to care for so he invited me to his house to take them and donate them to the society. He’s really cool, has his horticulture license and is real generous.
Anyway, he gave me a rather large and neglected Portulacaria Afra that is a semi-cascade. My question is, and I’ve searched the Internet for answers, are these trees worth wiring? One of our members told me that they just return to their starting positions if you ever remove the wire.
I really like this tree and want to save it (the trunk is large, like 4 inches, and the cascade is plentiful and long. I want to wire it and give it some style, but do I have to keep the wire on in perpetuity? Will I have to constantly rewire it over the years?
Also, does this species lend itself to deadwood?
Thanks ahead of time.
Anyway, he gave me a rather large and neglected Portulacaria Afra that is a semi-cascade. My question is, and I’ve searched the Internet for answers, are these trees worth wiring? One of our members told me that they just return to their starting positions if you ever remove the wire.
I really like this tree and want to save it (the trunk is large, like 4 inches, and the cascade is plentiful and long. I want to wire it and give it some style, but do I have to keep the wire on in perpetuity? Will I have to constantly rewire it over the years?
Also, does this species lend itself to deadwood?
Thanks ahead of time.