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From: Carl L Rosner ]
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:20 PM
To: Browning, Karl
Subject: [IBC] Newbie

Karl can you take a digitized photo and post it to our gallery???

Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7
http://bmee.net/rosner
http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48


Absolutely. I'll have to do this tonight though.

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Karl Browning

Fayette, Ohio (very northwest corner)

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I think you have a pretty good handle on Dawn Redwood. I started one using
an 8' specimen and reduced it to 4'. It immediately began to shoot new
growth at the cut-off point and the cut is now completely hidden. The lower
branches had been confined in an upward position when I bought it. They
were too thick to spiral wires around them, so I used coated wire to pull
them down toward the pot, securing the wires under the legs of the pot.

The rapid growth both along the trunk and on the branches threatens to swamp
my styling efforts, so I'm constantly pinching and pruning. The main
problem is to try to keep it from looking like a Christmas tree.

It's fun, though, and well worth the effort - especially for a newbie.
Marty
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From: "peter"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:16 AM
Subject: [IBC] is dawn redwood suitable for a newbie


i am a newbie as well (relatively speaking of course) and have been
working
with a number of dawn redwoods for a few years now.
i have found them quite forgiving to work with, they grow very
aggressively
when training in the ground and easily bulk up their trunks. pruning scars
heal quickly and the bark looks attractive at a young age.
on the downside, although these trees grow quickly, i have found it
difficult to introduce taper into the trunk even though i prune and pinch
the tops dramatically and leave as many lower branches intact as possible.
it appears to me that these trees will only ever look good as a larger
sized
bonsai, in the realm of plus 3' tall. by observing how my trees have
grown,
it also appears that the most suitable style is formal upright or forest
plantings. cuttings propagate very easily so after you acquire your first
tree you will soon have many more to train into a forest
i have yet to achieve proper trunk development so i have not yet potted
any
to begin branch refinement, possibly someone else may be able to help both
of us with some information as to success with achieving branch
ramification.

peter brolese
Vancouver, British Columbia, zone 8

"!social" wrote in message
om...
I'm a bonsai newbie, currently having two nanas, one mallsai, the
other from nursery stock.

I'm looking to expand my collection with a non-nana tree. I want
something relatively easy to administer, and fast-growing.

I find the dawn redwoods particularly attractive.

A good choice?


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