Bolero
Omono
Not the African look but very unique none the less....Very nice, very creative....Aplause
Tree for Flat Top African Style
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Not the African look but very unique none the less....Very nice, very creative....Aplause
Michael P
Omono
That is a wonderful bald cypress. Perhaps a little too flat for my taste, but that could easily change.
Bald cypress foliage would work for the acacia look, and young ones have slender flexible trunks that could could be shaped for the style you want.
Bald cypress foliage would work for the acacia look, and young ones have slender flexible trunks that could could be shaped for the style you want.
Hartinez
Masterpiece
Dan92119
Mame
Actually it’s not my tree. They are from my very first post...I didn’t know what i was doing! They are pictures from the San Diego Bonsai show several years ago. I probably should figure out how to delete the pictures.
I like to tree but to me something is off about it. It might be that it has so much open space.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I agree, it is a bit off. I am going with honey locust outside and BRT inside.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Elm.
Sorce
Sorce
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
No thanks.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I think the locust is a better choice and I have not worked with them but have wanted to for some time. Chinese elms don't do that well for me unless I spray them frequently with a fungicide and my other elms, while they do much better, have huge leaves. That is not to say I will never use an elm. I have some I started from seed that may be trained in this fashion eventually. I potted up a honeylocust about a week ago and it looks so fine that I ordered 4 more.
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
The character of the Camel Thorn which makes it distinct as a flat-top is the way it grows SMALL foliage. It grows straight bull canes of small clusters of tiny leaves, like BRT and to a lesser extent Honeylocust. Stems that grow leaves that droop at the ends might be trimmed to be ~straight, but they won't look like that thin, flat straight top. Texas Ebony, not hardy, is a good example of a tree that has droopy foliage. It looks great, but not like a Camel Thorn.
Birds Nest Spruce grows straight stems of small foliage, too, but it doesn't look like a Camel Thorn. Garbage in garbage out.
Birds Nest Spruce grows straight stems of small foliage, too, but it doesn't look like a Camel Thorn. Garbage in garbage out.
JoeH
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Ilex schilling would work too. I am working one into that shape inadvertently. I was trying more for an oak shape but its leading me elsewhere
JoeH
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Old pic but its going that way now. I will probably shear it on top this February then do structure thru the spring.
woodworker
Sapling
The big Honey Locust on my property shoots up little trees from it's roots all over the place. I left a handful of them alone for fun and they are about 4-5 feet tall now. After reading this I am glad I did!
