Check out this Prostratus Rosemary at the San Francisco Botanical Garden

[Cadillactaste]

Pretty impressive...curious how old it is. Love the twisted branches.


http://etc.usf.edu/clippix/picture/prostratus-rosemary-branches.html[H][/H]

 

[bonsaibp]

Almost makes you droll. Beautiful trunks.
These are actually pretty common like this out here. There a some that live through the digging and planting but most are pretty touchy to dig and keep alive any period of time.

 

[Poink88]

Nice, I love the trunks/branches too. I recall seeing lots of similar old Rosemary bushes back in San Antonio, TX in the older upscale communities there.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Almost makes you droll. Beautiful trunks.
These are actually pretty common like this out here. There a some that live through the digging and planting but most are pretty touchy to dig and keep alive any period of time.

That trunk is amazing...may see if I can get our nursery to order me in one. (They are great about that...or check around to see if other nurseries have it if mine doesn't so I have an option of a choice verses take what you get) It can be small...I have patience...curious...if one should allow it to creep over the side to get that look...or...stake it to be a tree. Pretty impressive...lucky you to see them often, each representing a piece of art I am certain. Never seen one period...other than photos.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Nice, I love the trunks/branches too. I recall seeing lots of similar old Rosemary bushes back in San Antonio, TX in the older upscale communities there.

I bet they are like pieces of art...in those older upscale communities.

 

[Poink88]

I bet they are like pieces of art...in those older upscale communities.

To people like us yes.

I think they just form this way by them selves after years of being hedge pruned (about twice a year I think). Later they collapse to their own weight, cascade, and some died (I assume) since the area have broken areas but that is where/when you can see and enjoy the nice trunks. Some are also planted in isolation BTW.

I just love running my hands on rosemary and emit their aroma . I was actually telling my wife that maybe we should just keep a pot of it in our car and just brush on it when we want an air freshener. LOL

 

[bonsaibp]

That trunk is amazing...may see if I can get our nursery to order me in one. (They are great about that...or check around to see if other nurseries have it if mine doesn't so I have an option of a choice verses take what you get) It can be small...I have patience...curious...if one should allow it to creep over the side to get that look...or...stake it to be a tree. Pretty impressive...lucky you to see them often, each representing a piece of art I am certain. Never seen one period...other than photos.

That takes a couple of decades to get like that but the good news is even younger one have cool looking trunks. They can be wired up or down or staked. The benefit to young ones is they are much easier to transplant.

 

[Cadillactaste]

That takes a couple of decades to get like that but the good news is even younger one have cool looking trunks. They can be wired up or down or staked. The benefit to young ones is they are much easier to transplant.

I read these grow quickly and when wiring one must really watch. So I may stake it. But I may pick ABCarver's brain a bit more...see how he accomplished the look he did with his tree. And go that route. It maybe a few several years...before it's an actual tree. But...it will be worth it. (If I can get it through a winter)

 

[GrimLore]

I read these grow quickly and when wiring one must really watch. So I may stake it. But I may pick ABCarver's brain a bit more...see how he accomplished the look he did with his tree. And go that route. It maybe a few several years...before it's an actual tree. But...it will be worth it. (If I can get it through a winter)

Arp Rosemary or Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp' is probably the variety you want to get. Seems to be rather tolerant to cold weather.

Grimmy

 

[Cadillactaste]

Arp Rosemary or Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp' is probably the variety you want to get. Seems to be rather tolerant to cold weather.

Grimmy

Thanks Grimmy...I'll keep that in mind...I may winter one in the basement on the Lego room windows window sill. It is cooler down there. I may buy 2-3 plants at the nursery...and winterize them in different locations and see which fares best. I would prefer the Prostratus. For the weeping effect...

 

[GrimLore]

Thanks Grimmy...I'll keep that in mind...I may winter one in the basement on the Lego room windows window sill. It is cooler down there. I may buy 2-3 plants at the nursery...and winterize them in different locations and see which fares best. I would prefer the Prostratus. For the weeping effect...

I understand but you must also understand that prostrate "crawls" and really does not "weep". You can of course "train" them to do so but in my honest opinion the attention needed to be a nice "weep" would be a little to much for me. We do have some other plants that have been taking years to grow over horizontal stakes to appear to weep but the attention to the process can be VERY time consuming.

Grimmy