I have a pretty good cascade that I made from a small plant purchased about
three years ago from a nursery that had lots of herbs. It get woody quite
quickly, which is an advantage if you know how you want to train it. It
also grows quite fast. A third advantage is that if you need some
rosemary to put on the leg of lamb, you can just snip off an unnecessary
twig or two and strip the needles off. No need to grind them up. And you
can save them in a glass spice bottle.
Ed Castillo in northwestern Virginia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lewis"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 1:23 PM
Subject: [IBC] Rosemary
I just acquired a rosemary with a spectacular trunk. I dug it
from an OLD garden. Simon and Schuster's Guide to Bonsai has a
bit about Rosemary. BCI's species guide does not. Mr. L's
Indoor Bonsai has a brief paragraph. Period. (So far.)
I seem to recall someone writing an essay on rosemary as bonsai
here some time ago. I didn't save it (apparently). If I'm
recalling rightly, and you're still around, how about repeating
it for us (ME ME ME). Surely YOU saved it.
I seem to recall them not liking the initial dig and am wondering
if I should keep it in a pot with its "native" soil (very fine
sand!) or whether I should plant in the ground, or whether I
should move it to a larger, shallow pot in bonsai soil.
It was in full, spectacular bloom when I dug it, but I have
snipped off all the flowers and much of the foliage (it stood 2
feet tall and 4 feet wide!) It will have to be another "live
oak" style, but a gnarly, twisty live oak.
Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - This economy
is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment. - Gaylord
Nelson, 1995
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