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[IBC] Serissa question continued!
Dear All:
I'm going to jump in here, again! First you have to have some idea where the Serissa came from. Mine came from Northern California. I would imagine that not only Serissa, but any other plant that is grown in a warm climate, is not going to survive outdoors in the colder temperatures of the northern hemisphere. At least with a gradual chance to become cold hardy. I am not talking about tropicals per se. However, we had two mild winters when I first obtained the Serissa. My Serissa did have a chance to become a little more winter hardy, before last winter, which was a brutal winter. This past spring the Serissa came through without any loss of a branch and no die back. Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7 http://bmee.net/rosner http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48 http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Serissa question continued!
I do not think that a shrub can become used to a different climate,
either it is in his genes or is not.. you can try as long as you wish a ficus will not get acquinted to cold! In my opinion Serissa and Google say the Japanese variety is harder ( but I do not remember if is the light pouprle flowers thee one or the long leaves .. anway they are suppose to resist -10 Celsius so it is quite a wide range Theo Carl L Rosner wrote: Dear All: I'm going to jump in here, again! First you have to have some idea where the Serissa came from. Mine came from Northern California. I would imagine that not only Serissa, but any other plant that is grown in a warm climate, is not going to survive outdoors in the colder temperatures of the northern hemisphere. At least with a gradual chance to become cold hardy. I am not talking about tropicals per se. However, we had two mild winters when I first obtained the Serissa. My Serissa did have a chance to become a little more winter hardy, before last winter, which was a brutal winter. This past spring the Serissa came through without any loss of a branch and no die back. Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7 http://bmee.net/rosner http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48 http://www.jamesbaird.com/cgi-bin/Ja...d=00000068 48 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Serissa question continued!
I do not think that a shrub can become used to a different
climate, either it is in his genes or is not.. you can try as long as you wish a ficus will not get acquinted to cold! In my opinion Serissa and Google say the Japanese variety is harder ( but I do not remember if is the light pouprle flowers thee one or the long leaves .. anway they are suppose to resist -10 Celsius so it is quite a wide range Theo Carl L Rosner wrote: Dear All: I'm going to jump in here, again! First you have to have some idea where the Serissa came from. Mine came from Northern California. I would imagine that not only Serissa, but any other plant that is grown in a warm climate, is not going to survive outdoors in the colder temperatures of the northern hemisphere. At least with a gradual chance to become cold hardy. I am not talking about tropicals per se. 1. Theo . . . Please help us all and remember to snip unneeded text from your messages. Thanks. 2. Serissa . . . While it is not my favorite plant -- and definitely not my favorite bonsai -- Serissa are much tougher (cold hardy) than their reputation would have you believe. Dirr lists it from the warmer parts of zone 6. That, of course, is growing in the ground. It does fine in the ground here (zone 8) and has survived many days of continuous freezing as a hedge plant, including temps to the low teens (F). If I had one as a bonsai (and I do not, and unless someone gives me one -- please don't! -- will not), I would be tempted to leave it out most all winter, moving it only on the coldest days. And that temptation would not be from sadism. ;-) 3. Trees acclimatizing to a new area. . . . No, a tropical isn't going to turn into a temperate zone tree. (Serissa, of course, are NOT tropicals; they can suffer in parts of zone 10 and above.) But don't expect a tree whose parents came from Tallahassee to survive in Boston (or vice versa, for that matter, though the Boston tree will do better here than the Tallahassee tree will do there) -- even if the species is native to both areas. Genetics have a local angle, too. This, as I have said before, is why it is always best to buy trees from within a zone or two of your own zone. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only to the white man was nature a wilderness -- Luther Standing Bear (Ogallala Sioux Chief) ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Why are you guys making me respond to a Serissa question? It's not fair.
Serissas are hardier than you think. I saw some planted at the Bronx botanical garden. That would be zone 6/7. Nina. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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But Nina...... You are the doctor!!!! :-D
Carl L. Rosner Nina Shishkoff wrote: Why are you guys making me respond to a Serissa question? It's not fair. Serissas are hardier than you think. I saw some planted at the Bronx botanical garden. That would be zone 6/7. Nina. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Serissa question continued!
Well, I am only going to put my input in since this conversation has
suprisingly gone on so long and really hasn't gotten anyone anywhere. First of all I will agree that Serrissa are a much hardier specimen than many think. Just if you don't know Serissa are a very enjoyable plant that I love to work with and I have had much success with. I really get a kick out of the whole "shrub" thing when most of the people on this list refer to Serissa. Just because many of you have had bad luck with this fine specimen don't t try and condemn the poor thing. P.S. Some luck is better than no luck... Derek Zieminski Tampa, FL/ Summerville, SC ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Serissa question continued!
Nina: I saw that, too. But they were growing in a greenhouse at BBG.
Not hardly zone 6-7. Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA http://LCBSBonsai.org http://bonsai-bci.com -----Original Message----- From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf Of Nina Shishkoff Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:56 PM To: Subject: [IBC] Serissa question continued! Why are you guys making me respond to a Serissa question? It's not fair. Serissas are hardier than you think. I saw some planted at the Bronx botanical garden. That would be zone 6/7. Nina. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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HI
I sow a great wonderful Serissa in a Pharmacy Drugstore they had it since years it was about 2ft tall and in perfect condition but the guy regularly was giving it to someone else to take care and one dai the serissa disappeared .. probably passed over .. We refer to it as a shrub as it is in that form we can buy it never has seen one 3 feet hight with a 2-3 " diametre trunk It is a hightly enjoyable plant I agree but a problematic one as it is a *shrub* & most of us will have a even stronger conviction to *baby* it you see what I mean mini leaves mini flowers frail twigs and oeverdoing baby care is one of the most lethal things one can do to a bonsai ! and serissa dislike sultry soil as easily develope rot decay and love very well drained soil and air and light an not direct sun unless outside and not in veyr hot hours and stands &love cold as well and and ... is often the *first* bonsai and hence wrongly considered as Baby + the Inside kind one with all consequences that stems from ignorance of its needs and over care ... and the 2 late ones are the only thing we should condemn about serissa ! Theo Derek Zieminski wrote: Well, I am only going to put my input in since this conversation has suprisingly gone on so long and really hasn't gotten anyone anywhere. First of all I will agree that Serrissa are a much hardier specimen than many think. Just if you don't know Serissa are a very enjoyable plant that I love to work with and I have had much success with. I really get a kick out of the whole "shrub" thing when most of the people on this list refer to Serissa. Just because many of you have had bad luck with this fine specimen don't t try and condemn the poor thing. P.S. Some luck is better than no luck... Derek Zieminski Tampa, FL/ Summerville, SC ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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[IBC] Serissa question continued!
HI Jim
I just found that http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/serissa.html Jim Lewis wrote: 1. Theo . . . Please help us all and remember to snip unneeded text from your messages. Thanks. -snip- |
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