Lakeslab “Penjing”

[Leo in N E Illinois]

You've got me curious, I'd like to see what this, the rose, becomes over time. If it were mine, you are done with pruning until spring 2021. Let it grow out, harden off, and over winter it with minimal protection. Ideally, it gets buried in snow. Or park it in a cold frame. You might want to protect it from temperatures below maybe +10 F, or -12 C. That ideally would preserve as much as possible of the trunks & roots.

In spring, as soon as you can tell live from dead, prune to style the tree. Prune away what has died. Then let it grow out to bloom and form the hips which will be the Autumn feature. Rose bonsai are cut back hard every spring, to style. Then allowed to go wild the rest of the year. Keep your trunk, leave short extensions of branches every spring. Let them grow all summer. Leave canes long through winter, the long canes, even the dead ones, draw moisture away from the trunk and help prevent the "crown" from rotting over winter. Spring, the cycle starts over, prune everything to just a small addition to the year previous, and then let it grow wild.

 

[HorseloverFat]

You've got me curious, I'd like to see what this, the rose, becomes over time. If it were mine, you are done with pruning until spring 2021. Let it grow out, harden off, and over winter it with minimal protection. Ideally, it gets buried in snow. Or park it in a cold frame. You might want to protect it from temperatures below maybe +10 F, or -12 C. That ideally would preserve as much as possible of the trunks & roots.

In spring, as soon as you can tell live from dead, prune to style the tree. Prune away what has died. Then let it grow out to bloom and form the hips which will be the Autumn feature. Rose bonsai are cut back hard every spring, to style. Then allowed to go wild the rest of the year. Keep your trunk, leave short extensions of branches every spring. Let them grow all summer. Leave canes long through winter, the long canes, even the dead ones, draw moisture away from the trunk and help prevent the "crown" from rotting over winter. Spring, the cycle starts over, prune everything to just a small addition to the year previous, and then let it grow wild.

Thank you, as always, Leo. This gives me a lot to think about regarding it’s winter protection/preservation

I actually had instant regret about pruning it THIS time. I knew I should’ve let it go.

 

[HorseloverFat]

(((Update))) Buxus Stonescape

2 of the cuttings did not make the adjustment..

So I crudely “slip slabbed” my larger sprinter to that area... fingers crossed.

 

[ShadyStump]

How TF did I miss this thread?

 

[AJL]

Interesting thread!
Have you thought of trying rock plants and alpine plants which are adapted to growing naturally on rock faces eg Sedum species,(Stonecrops)- many are dwarf carpeting , require minimal soil, lots of different flowers colours, drought tolerant etc?

 

[TinyArt]

...and how are your plantings, esp. the rose?

 

[HorseloverFat]

Last year’s winterS claimed ALL of these!

So I am learning more about overwintering in my ridiculous climate.. then I will be trying again.

 

[ShadyStump]

Last year’s winterS claimed ALL of these!

So I am learning more about overwintering in my ridiculous climate.. then I will be trying again.

 

[HorseloverFat]

It’s

Groovy.. my next ones will have better trees.. and lil structures.

 

[Eckhoffw]

Rosa multiflora on/in “rockscape” (Ooh, I like that)

(((In Progress))) (isn’t ALL of it?)



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I really like this one. The instability of the rock form and swept lines of the plant is really working for me!

 

[HorseloverFat]

I really like this one. The instability of the rock form and swept lines of the plant is really working for me!

That was my favorite as well! The tension was so visuallly-pleasing!

Buuut I’ve got similar plans for that rock.