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[IBC] Nursery Stock
Craig: There are limits to the value of what you can glean here in the
IBC. You can learn a whole lot, but it doesn't take the place of learning with a local bonsai club. You've received general advice and information about your cotoneaster here, but for more specific questions about climate, I suggest you ask people in your Cincinnati climate. There is a very active Cincinnati club (Greater Cincinnati Bonsai Society) which has a web site at: http://www.cincinnatibonsai.com/ A few of them even participate here in the IBC. They'll likely be a lot more informed about your specific needs. Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA http://LCBSBonsai.org http://bonsai-bci.com -----Original Message----- Cotoneaster is tough and can take heavy pruning. The usual advice is to trim the new growth during the growing season to keep the plant from going wild and to prune the old growth in early Spring to shape the plant as desired. Early Spring is the recommended time for wiring the plant. Later Ray Schmitt, Aliso Viejo, CA Cold Hardiness Zone 10b AHS Heat Zone 4 Sunset Climate Zone 22 Unless you live in the Caribbean, it's a little late in the year for branch and root pruning, especially for bougs which have tender roots and have to be treated with care when pruning and repotting during the normal time of the year. I live in Orange County CA a few miles from the coast in Sunset zone 22/23. The growing season here runs from early March to late Nov. . I repotted a royal purple boug (5 gal size) in early Nov into a mica bonsai pot (7x10x3) and thinned out the branches. It's still doing fine, lotsa colorful bracts. In late Sep I hard pruned (branches and roots) a cotoneaster parneyi (red clusterberry cotoneaster), another 5 gal nursery plant and repotted into a mica bonsai pot.. So far, so good, but I'll be a while before the red berries return. Later Ray Schmitt, Aliso Viejo, CA Cold Hardiness Zone 10b AHS Heat Zone 4 Sunset Climate Zone 22 Ray: Thanks for your response. I am in Cincinnati - Hardiness Zone 6a. OK to prune the cottoneaster just before leafing in spring or late winter? Craig "Craig" wrote in message I just bought a Bougainvillea (about 3 feet high,leggy, and blooming - one gallon container) and what may be a cottoneaster (or crabapple) (orange berries and about 3 ft high - 2 gallon container). The Bougainvillea is an indoor and the other an outdoor - I believe. What I can I do now to start preparing them for Bonsai size and pots? Can I prune them back and do root pruning now? I do have a high intensity sodium light environment for gardening indoors. Any info is appreciated. Craig ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Jarbas Godoy ++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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