Good to know thanks, I'll have a root!OL and a group of others (myself included, as soon as my Royal Azalea seeds arrive) have a few open discussions about using/utilizing deciduous Azalea for “TinyTree” ventures..
But I’m not sure EXACTLY where.
Are talking about "Tiny tree" ventures like this.......OL and a group of others (myself included, as soon as my Royal Azalea seeds arrive) have a few open discussions about using/utilizing deciduous Azalea for “TinyTree” ventures..
But I’m not sure EXACTLY where.
Oh those flowers
These are the plants that I saw pictures of.. that led me to YOUR projects.. that got me SUPER interested in genetics and seed theory!
If you do try to do these mame azaleas it's best to use a sphagnum peat mix. It will cut down on the watering dramatically.
Are those yours?
I see I responded to that thread. Short memory, damn I'm getting old. They are still awesome!!Mame Azalea
I had some cuttings that were getting ready to flower, and thought they would look good potted up in a mame pot.www.bonsainut.com
Great info as always - cheers Leo! Gosh those are some chilly temperatures. I've had a quick look at that thread, looks really useful. Tons of info which I'll give a proper read at some pointI'm still learning about deciduous azalea. I really don't have much to add beyond what I said in the 2019 thread here;
Deciduous Azalea Techniques
I have admired deciduous azalea for years. Their growth pattern of short then long internodes is very different from the Satsuki and Kurume. I am particularly interested in the 'Northern Lights' series of winter hardy azalea hybrids. Please post your experiences here. What works, what...
I did learn that while the stems, branches and flower buds are winter hardy to -20 F, or -28 C, the roots need to be healed into the ground. Pots set on the ground apparently got to cold, and roots died. The plant flowered, flowers wilted fast, then died without making leaves. That suggested roots had been winter killed. We did have a week of -17 F, or - 26.5 C at night. So we know that was too cold. I suspect healed in the ground would have kept the roots at or above 0 F or -18 C. Soil is a good insulator, heat from the earth does keep the ground warmer than the air temp, and damps out rapid day-night fluctuations. I have not emptied the well house yet, where my surviving deciduous azalea is being stores. I'll chime in when I have more to report.
Great info as always - cheers Leo! Gosh those are some chilly temperatures. I've had a quick look at that thread, looks really useful. Tons of info which I'll give a proper read at some point
Yeah all this makes sense
tbh I chose it because the flowers looked delightful and it was super cheap... I have a simple mind 
Well I'll cross my fingers and toes that I do eventually see (and smell) flowers on this one!
Green is always good!Update - not done anything with this except remove some unwanted shoots. No idea what I'm doing with this species but it's plodding on anyway, despite the green in places soil
See it was all planned...
