Too much? Boxwoods are STRONG!

[BonjourBonsai]

I purchased this boxwood from HD I think in the fall of 2019. In April 2020, I repotted and trimmed it like crazy.

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• BonjourBonsai
• Apr 26, 2020
• 7
• boxwood styling

Too much?

@Dragonmaster and @San Franpsycho asked me how it was doing and I'm happy to report that over the last two years it has recovered well. I did nothing to it except water and feed.

The brownish leaves are a little concerning. But that might be it just waking up from winter still.

I need to do some styling and trimming. Any suggestions on a direction?

 

[bwaynef]

I'm no boxwood expert, but I know that they're not exactly receptive to wire on lignified branches. They have a LONG memory. I'd suggest working with new shoots and tender growth if you intend to redirect that growth.

 

[BonjourBonsai]

Here's an update. New growth looks healthy.

 

[BrianBay9]

Nice start. You might want to plant that deeper, or cover the exposed roots if you want to keep them.

 

[BonjourBonsai]

Nice start. You might want to plant that deeper, or cover the exposed roots if you want to keep them.

Thanks. I've been thinking about a repot and will work on the roots when I do that.

 

[johnbaz]

Here's an update. New growth looks healthy.

Very nice!

I brought eight Box plants home that were part of a small hedge, They had been on the side of the house for twelve weeks in black bin bags so I thought they wouldn't survive- All but one made it!, Now the mum in law has a few as does my sister in law, I still have two!

Here's one that I recently repotted and did a bit of chopping here and there!..

Some of the trees freshly potted in november of 2018 and taking refuge in an unheated greenhouse.

John

 

[BonjourBonsai]

Nice. I like those roots.

 

[BonjourBonsai]

I'm thinking ahead to a spring repot. I've never really gotten a tree to this stage before where I would buy a pot just for it. I think boxwoods would traditionally be planted in a glazed pot rather than clay. I like the look of this one but would like to hear other people's thoughts?

7" Quality Rectangle Glazed Yixing Pot (No. 1045a)

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[sorce]

thoughts?

How's a description for a buff clay pot claim purple clay is tops for bonsai?

This passes the sniff test like an 8gram line of fentynol.

Sorce

 

[rockm]

I'm thinking ahead to a spring repot. I've never really gotten a tree to this stage before where I would buy a pot just for it. I think boxwoods would traditionally be planted in a glazed pot rather than clay. I like the look of this one but would like to hear other people's thoughts?

7" Quality Rectangle Glazed Yixing Pot (No. 1045a)

Shop Bonsai Outlet's large selection of Bonsai Trees. With 30 years of experience, a #1 Bonsai Retailer with over 250,000 Bonsai Trees shipped.

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Boxwood are kind of unique in that they are broadleafed evergreens that gives you a range of options, not just glazed. I've got boxwood in both glazed and unglazed pots. Both work fine. Depends ultimately on each boxwoods' character. I wanted a more tall oakish look for this one, as the image in my mind is of beat up old oaks I have seen in the higher ridges of the Appalachians...Pot is Japanese drum with a thin ribbon of glaze on the top surfaces...I've also used the grey drum (made by Don Gould) for the same tree.

 

[BonjourBonsai]

How's a description for a buff clay pot claim purple clay is tops for bonsai?

This passes the sniff test like an 8gram line of fentynol.

Sorce

Yeah, I didn't read the description, I was just looking at that design and color.

 

[BonjourBonsai]

Boxwood are kind of unique in that they are broadleafed evergreens that gives you a range of options, not just glazed. I've got boxwood in both glazed and unglazed pots. Both work fine. Depends ultimately on each boxwoods' character. I wanted a more tall oakish look for this one, as the image in my mind is of beat up old oaks I have seen in the higher ridges of the Appalachians...Pot is Japanese drum with a thin ribbon of glaze on the top surfaces...I've also used the grey drum (made by Don Gould) for the same tree.

I like that pot for your tree. It works.

I was leaving towards glazed because I think this tree is presenting more like a maple which I think would traditionally go with a glazed pot.

 

[Tycoss]

I have a boxwood that I actually found at a recycling depot. Over the last 6 years it turned into this. Sort of a live oak type style. Still not great but I'm thinking of giving it a proper pot next spring. Any recommendations?

 

[johnbaz]

Here's another Box that I bought in 2019 from the Bonsai Bootsale, I gave (I think) £20 from a friend for it

I took this pic of the above tree a few months ago..

Here's another one of those that I was given, It's not very good but may amount to something in a few years!

There's a self set Whitebeam in the pot too, I cut it right down since I took the pics!


John