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Problem from the Adirondacks
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The problem is that I have always wanted to have a hemlock bonsai, so far without success. When he was a little boy, my son chipped a hollow in a glacial cobblestone (about 3" x 5") & gave it to me as a plant container. More recently I had it drilled all the way through, but I haven't been able to grow a tree in it. It is a miniature version of the boulders you find scattered in the Adirondacks & the North woods, where the hemlocks & beeches grow. I finally gave up & decided to grow some sort of a landscape bonsai with one or two dwarf hemlocks (the clone usually sold as 'Jervis') and the mini-boulder. One question is, what sort of plant, vine, bush, etc. could I grow in the boulder, which is a miniature of, or related to, something that would be growing in the vicinity of hemlocks? In order to be compatible with hemlock, it has to grow in part shade. The other question is, what kind of pot should I use? Would a shallow landscape tray be suitable for hemlocks? Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977) |
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