As the scope of the art or hobby (or whatever)
expands, there will be more and more non-bonsai in
bonsai pots.

The classicists will never accept these as bonsai, but
if you live in a place where this is what will live in
your situation, I say go on and have fun.

I used to have a grove of sago palms, but the frost
got it one year. I have started looking and
collecting for a new grove....some day.

Kits

--- ~ DanD wrote:

It's a hardy plant and quite attractive when in good
health. While probably
not a traditional bonsai I have seen very nice
looking ones planted as
bonsai. I had a very small rounded one about the
size of a golf ball - after
about 15 years I've transpanted it twice to larger
pots and it is now about
the size of a cantaloupe melon. I don't think I
could have kept the growth
any more in check. It's probably one of the more
popular and common 'fat
plants' that you often see done as bonsai.

It seems that fat plants (caudiciforms, pachycauls,
etc.) are becoming more
and more popular being planted in bonsai pots. They
have a lot of character
due to their exposed bulbous bodies. They are not as
easy to train as
traditional trees and I don't know if they would
even qualify as true bonsai
but some of the ones I've seen really work well in
this scale in bonsai
pots. I've seen a few stunning Desert Rose (Adenium
obesum) done as bonsai.

I'd be curious to know what other list members think
of various succulents
and caudiciforms being planted in bonsai style. I've
seen several types
being offered at serious dedicated bonsai nurseries
but always wondered if
was just to garner some sales because they are a bit
atypical and bizarre
compared to most peoples notion of bonsai. I grow a
number of caudiciforms
in bonsai pots but I don't really consider them
bonsai, the pots just suit
them and work well with them.
- DanD


On 7/20/05, Tekmanx wrote:

Cool. Thanks guys, don't know much about that
specie. Don't like it
that much either, I just need bonsai experiance. I
can't wait to play
with a pine

Tekmanx
- Zone 25 (Florida/Bahamas)




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