Dogwood - Cornus alba for bonsai?

[leatherback]

filling out!

 

[leatherback]

I never gave you the fall update!

 

[leatherback]

After fall had fallen, a light trim was needed. Bringing us to this winter image

 

[Colorado]

Love the bright red twigs

 

[leatherback]

enjoying winter!

 

[Tums]

Does it try and sucker from the ground or is it content to stay with the one main trunk?

 

[Prickly_pair]

Very impressive Jelle! Will be interesting to see how long the bark keeps the red colour, as I thought it faded after the 1st year. It gives me hope for the cuttings I took last year . Keep posting the progress please?

 

[leatherback]

Does it try and sucker from the ground or is it content to stay with the one main trunk?

It tries, but has not won from me so far.

 

[leatherback]

Very impressive Jelle! Will be interesting to see how long the bark keeps the red colour, as I thought it faded after the 1st year. It gives me hope for the cuttings I took last year . Keep posting the progress please?

Well.. the new leader from 2018 is still reddening up in fall, so a good number of years you will have a bit of a show!

 

[leatherback]

Just a snap this weekend!

 

[BrightsideB]

Just a snap this weekend!

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Love your pot choice as well! I’ve been wanting to try one.

 

[Prickly_pair]

Just a snap this weekend!

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Think I'll go and dig up all the ones I've got in my garden

 

[August]

So cool! Loads of these in nurseries out here, always wanted to try one, but never seen someone do it. I think this tree is proof of the concept

 

[jerzyjerzy]

Think I'll go and dig up all the ones I've got in my garden

Funny, this was my first thought as well

 

[leatherback]

A fall 2023 shot!

 

[mishiko]

winterimage
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[mishiko]

A fall 2023 shot!

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[mishiko]

A fall 2023 shot!

A fall 2023 shot!

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Thanks for sharing your experience!
Do you think you would get faster results with a taller stamp and a bigger pot?

 

[leatherback]

Do you think you would get faster results with a taller stamp and a bigger pot?

You mean faster than dig a stum from a garden and have a reasonably ramified tree 5 years later?
I thought that was pretty fast.

A bigger pot will get you more growth but with this species I wanted slow growth as it fattens up fast and creates long internodes. On purpuse this has been grown slowly.

Taller stump = Bigger tree = More time developing properly sized branches.

 

[Viridian Bonsai]

This is an inspiring thread! I'm going to start some cuttings of our native red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) in the spring since they allegedly root incredibly easily and, of course, possess those striking red twigs in wintertime.