I don't THINK Texas Ebony and Raintree are same family ( although I'm too
lazy to research it) they just look similar, but, if anyone is sure about it
I'll store the knowledge away :)
I have a TE that I bought at a nursery in Phoenix in 1985. It was large and
wild. They sell them for landscaping but I don't think they are very
atractive in natural arid land growing state. Does anyone know how/why
these migrated over to Florida?Mine was tall with several straight shoots. I
cut it way back to train as bonsai. Probably 90% of it is gone. It has done
fabulous over the years in the house in winter, as well as ones I've brought
back from the certainly more tropical southern Florida ( where Barts came
from). San Antonio, Texas' late , and well respected, nursery owners used
to have some nice specimens years ago! I remember seeing some great, and
fairly large, ones in Dallas area at Dream Gardens a couple years ago during
the Kimura/Dream Gardens symposium.
I was suprised at the onset however that once trained into a bonsai pot if
let to go dry it rains leaves ( probably a good defensive move in
Arizona/Texas deserts! So I am careful to keep watered in the house. It
Flourishes outside in summer, but, very slow growing trunk. Mine has not
gotten much bigger in 18 years.
Dale Cochoy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl L Rosner"
Subject: [IBC] Texas Ebony cascade??
Hi Bart:
Go for it Bart.... If it is almost there why not let the tree tell you
hpow it wants to grow. You just have to nudge it along.... I think the
Texas Ebony are a really lovely fun tree. I am pretty sure they are of
the same family as the Brazilian Rain tree, and both trees are to be
enjoyed year round. I do keep mine on propagation mats and they do not
just survive indoors, but are thriving all winter.... 8-)
Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7
Bart Thomas wrote:
I have a texas ebony that is a natural (no changes in planting angle or
serious branch bending) semi-cascade.
With clip and grow, it could grow into a full two stage cascade.
Has anyone seen this in nature? I don't want a "forced" effect.
Thanks.
Bart
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