elaeagnus ebbingei

[defra]

Anyone ever tried elaeagnus ebbingei
For bonsai ?
Its evergreen
I got myself one but as usual i probably bought the wrong cultivar for bonsai lol

 

[defra]

Before


After cutback to let it pop buds lower i like the base not sure if its good for bonsai but only one way to find out

 

[defra]

Some weeks passed and it budded back just as i hoped it would
So ill let it grow out some more and be able to chop ut down some further



Also im sure now its an evergreen variety

 

[defra]

It budded back great new growth all over the thing is it safe to chop it back more now ? Or should i wait for spring?
Anyone experience with this species?

 

[just.wing.it]

I'd wait.
Those new leaves are weird looking!

 

[defra]

I'd wait.
Those new leaves are weird looking!

Yes when they come out of the buds they do look brownish i will take and post a pic tomorrow how it looks now

 

[defra]

@just.wing.it this leaves looks better yeah?

 

[just.wing.it]

Yeah, cool!
Never seen that plant before!

 

[defra]

Yeah, cool!
Never seen that plant before!

There are evergreen variety's like this one and leaf dropping ones are more common for bonsai but i seem to always buy the wrong kind lol

 

[cbroad]

I call them "ugly agnus," they're pretty bullet proof and have really fragrant flowers in the fall!!! Nice!!!

 

[cbroad]

Don't plant it in the ground if you don't use for bonsai unless you want it to take over and volunteer everywhere...

I have one that grew up a 40' leyland cypress, it thinks it's a vine

 

[milehigh_7]

Anyone ever tried elaeagnus ebbingei
For bonsai ?
Its evergreen
I got myself one but as usual i probably bought the wrong cultivar for bonsai lol

No they are good it's pretty much identical to elaeagnus pungens but no thorns.

 

[defra]

No they are good it's pretty much identical to elaeagnus pungens but no thorns.

Ah cool thnx!
Pungens drops the leaves right ?

I think it has a base with some good options next spring ill repot into flat wooden box and select my trunkline's and maybe even some primary branches

 

[defra]

Don't plant it in the ground if you don't use for bonsai unless you want it to take over and volunteer everywhere...

I have one that grew up a 40' leyland cypress, it thinks it's a vine

Field maple does that too !

 

[GGB]

That's a pretty happy looking mystery bush. I think you're smart to wait until next year to do further chopping. I got too excited this season myself and probably stressed out a couple promising trees

 

[milehigh_7]

Good info here... http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=246007

 

[cbroad]

Field maple does that too !

I can't wait for the day my two are big enough to have that problem!!! I finally found some this spring after years of searching!!!

 

[defra]

I can't wait for the day my two are big enough to have that problem!!! I finally found some this spring after years of searching!!!

Nice!
My neighbor has one growing trough and all over his fence and he said hes gonna remove it next year so i might ask him if he is willing to let me do some airlayers first and then ill help him remove the fence and the tree

 

[milehigh_7]

I have several little ones and about 5 that are maybe half inch... Nice little plants. I don't know about everyone but you do have to watch out for sun scald. That seems to be the biggest problem I have had with them so far.

 

[defra]

I pruned this back hard in july 2017
It responded very well backbudded all over the plant

I am looking allot at the plant to plan and set it on its bonsai journey in spring and noticed this:
The old growth was produced in a shaded area in the nursery i bought it
The new growth wich grew in my backyard is from a full sunny spot and the leaves are way smaller and some are even smaller then the one i picked for the photo



One of my concerns was leaf reduction if i wanted shohin(or slightly larger) size but seeing this it might be doable considered it will be more ramified than it is atm