Mellow Mullet
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This isn't a pawpaw....
Magnolia Fiscati
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This isn't a pawpaw....
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Paw paw has a lot of names. My favorite is "Hillbilly Banana." It's all over the Appalachians.
j evans
Omono
John it is about time to come clean. A great new tree about every couple of weeks. How big of a operation and how many employees do you have?
I'm thinking that this is way too much for one person to handle.
Great stuff!
I'm thinking that this is way too much for one person to handle.
Great stuff!
Leo in N E Illinois
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Love this tree John. Nice, I wish I could smell it.
Magnolia is in the family Magnoliaceae, order Magnoliales
Pawpaw is Asimina triloba, family Annonaceae, order Magnoliales
Cats and Dogs are in different families, but are in the same Order, Carnivora, so my point is that Pawpaw is related to Magnolia about at close as cats are to dogs. Not very close. Certainly not like Wolf & Dog, or Cat and Tiger.
So I don't think of pawpaw as being similar to magnolia. Other than they both have large simple leaves.
Pawpaw is a very poor choice for bonsai, many "bad habits", at least magnolia is somewhat adaptable, as John and Rick's Magnolia stellata have demonstrated.
Magnolia is in the family Magnoliaceae, order Magnoliales
Pawpaw is Asimina triloba, family Annonaceae, order Magnoliales
Cats and Dogs are in different families, but are in the same Order, Carnivora, so my point is that Pawpaw is related to Magnolia about at close as cats are to dogs. Not very close. Certainly not like Wolf & Dog, or Cat and Tiger.
So I don't think of pawpaw as being similar to magnolia. Other than they both have large simple leaves.
Pawpaw is a very poor choice for bonsai, many "bad habits", at least magnolia is somewhat adaptable, as John and Rick's Magnolia stellata have demonstrated.
Mellow Mullet
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It is just me and Mrs. Mullet, oh, and Mo the cat. I do need to come clean as I have too many trees, I just can't decide which ones to part with.
j evans
Omono
I really think Mo is the one in charge.
Mellow Mullet
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Mellow Mullet
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Update:
A repot, this is a difficult tree to develop in bonsai culture, it doesn't want to be small.
A repot, this is a difficult tree to develop in bonsai culture, it doesn't want to be small.
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Wisdom tells to grow bigger tree. Many more nice smelly flowers to enjoy.
Mellow Mullet
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Update: Just a repot and teim
Are you not worried the repotting will affect the blooming?
Hartinez
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Killer base again.
Mellow Mullet
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No, it will be fine, they are pretty tough.
Crazy Diamond
Omono
If you can reduce a bit the leaf size will be a really sweet tree
Mellow Mullet
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The buds are still fairly tight, so it should not effect it, if they were close to opening, it would drop them after the repotting. These trees will bloom now through Spring, and some in the summer. So you just have to repot when it is time, there will always be more flowers.
I have two of these in the landscape, the smell is such a treat when they are in full bloom, the whole back yard smells like banannas.
John
Mellow Mullet
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I am not sure that they will reduce much, still trying to learn how it behaves in bonsai culture.
Of course, you have the pixie dust!!
I've never heard of that kind of Magnolia, it's lovely.
Mellow Mullet
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Update:
Time for a trim:
Time for a trim:
Mellow Mullet
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Update:
Managed to get this magnolia fiscatti into shape today. Had to wire every branch. Can't wait until it flowers, the blooms smell like bananas.
Managed to get this magnolia fiscatti into shape today. Had to wire every branch. Can't wait until it flowers, the blooms smell like bananas.
