Moringa oleifera

[SWfloirda]

I've got a few Moringa seedlings germinated. I plan to put most of them in ground to use for the health benefits. I would like to keep a couple in containers and use some bonsai techniques on them. Apparently even the roots are edible and they are very hardy so they should be able to take some root pruning. If anyone has any insight I would like to hear it.

 

[mwar15]

Many places they are invasive…

 

[SWfloirda]

Many places they are invasive…

I plan to harvest the drumsticks before they go to seed. If they get to be too much to keep up with I will destroy them.

 

[SWfloirda]

I've given up using any bonsai techniques but I do have a couple of survivors from the effort. Every time I try to get some trunk movement they would die all the way to the stump, these two kept regrowing. They will be put in the ground or larger pots soon.

 

[SWfloirda]

The leaves taste much better as seedlings, I am hoping this seed pod matures.

 

[OTown]

I've had one of these for over 15 years. Grown in the ground from seed. The have soft wood that rots if you look at it funny. They sheds less productive branches for a dominant leader. Biforcation is hard. On the bright side, it will grow even when abused. My two cents...

Don't waste your time. They make terrable bonsai.

 

[SWfloirda]

Don't waste your time. They make terrable bonsai.

I gave up a year ago.