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[IBC] How to grow - was - Why I dislike Serissa
Hello Group,
Perhaps,I can suggest a few reasons as to why Serissas grow well in a proper tropical zone. The West Indies/Caribbean. Of the Chinese type - rough bark,small thin leaves single white flowers. [1]They enjoy full sun and a moist well draining soil with at least 1/3 organic matter [ I use compost and am also presently testing coconut peat{coco-peat}]. [2] I fertilise every 2 weeks using Blaucorm.I believe there are some micro-nutrients.I haven't re-read the notes on the bags for years. No fertiliser,in the rainy season,normally June to early December.Varies from year to year. [3]Seems to need warm soil as I have stuck cuttings on an active compost heap and most of the cuttings took. Apart from that it's an easy situation. As I stated before,a few years ago and recently.I believe this shrub can reach over 6'-8' and may even reach 10'. I will keep the group informed as time passes. I will try for a 5" trunk and also keep the group informed. Khaimraj [ West Indies/The Caribbean Sempre Spring Zone.] * Now how about a difficult tree - The Sageretia Theesans. -----Original Message----- From: Richard Zieminski To: Date: 12 April 2003 7:06 Subject: [IBC] Why I dislike Serissa Boy are you getting out of line or what. "Serissa ARE Mallsai". So are junipers in that case. We should not grow them since they are shrubs? Many bonsai's are made out of shrubs not trees. Yes, many are reduced trees of miniature trees, but many are shrubs. Stop blowing smoke about serissa. Look in the books and you find them as bonsai. Just because you cannot grow them or make them look like a tree, there are others who can. so don't knock them. Or they may knock on you "trees or shrubs." ;-O ;-) Richard Zieminski Summerville, SC ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] How to grow - was - Why I dislike Serissa
As I stated before,a few years ago and recently.I believe
this shrub can reach over 6'-8' and may even reach 10'. I will keep the group informed as time passes. I will try for a 5" trunk and also keep the group informed. Khaimraj Were we to do that, Khaimraj, we'd all have to move to T&T. I doubt there'll ever be an "S" with a 5-inch trunk up here in the temperate zone -- though I could be wrong -- even though Serissa is not truly a tropical plant. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry David Thoreau - Walden ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] How to grow - was - Why I dislike Serissa
Were we to do that, Khaimraj, we'd all have to move to T&T. I doubt there'll ever be an "S" with a 5-inch trunk up here in the temperate zone -- though I could be wrong -- even though Serissa is not truly a tropical plant. I was amazed to see Serissas growing on the grounds of the Bronx Botanical Garden- I think a lot more people could overwinter their Serissas outdoors than think they could, and the Serissas would probably be happier if they did. These plants, however, were only a foot or so tall- they didn't look like they would ever reach 6 feet tall. If we could visit the natural habitat of a Serissa, the Chinese subtropical forest, we'd probably have a better grasp of how to take care of the thing. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden has a subtropical greenhouse, and yes, they have Serissas in it, along with a bunch of other plants familiar to us as houseplants. I can't emphasize this enough: it's possible to grow anything anywhere as long as you understand the plant's growth requirements and give it what it needs. Nina, who met a man this weekend who had kept a Juniper indoors for 7 years before it died!!!!! ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Evergreen Gardenworks++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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