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| Author: | sputnik [ 09 Oct 2014, 14:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Eleagnus as bonsai |
Does anyone have any experience of Eleagnus as bonsai? My mother has asked me to remove a fair sized Eleagnus from her garden and I gather some varieties are suitable for bonsai so any advice would be appreciated. |
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| Author: | Bill [ 09 Oct 2014, 15:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
i don't have any experience with them but you can find pics of some quite nice ones searching around. they seem to get pretty good trunk bark. not the daintiest leaves or twigs though so id aim to keep it big. |
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| Author: | stymie [ 09 Oct 2014, 15:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
Yes, one of my club buddies has a very nice one and I am growing one in the open ground in preparation. Some varieties are better than others for our purpose. Here's a link for info. http://www.stevetolleybonsai.com/eliagnus/ |
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| Author: | sputnik [ 09 Oct 2014, 16:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
Thanks Bill and Don. The tree in the images looks a very similar variety. There seem to some quite good Eleagnus bonsai around when you look. Not sure how large the trunk is on Mum's plant. I'll investigate further at the weekend. |
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| Author: | Brendan [ 09 Oct 2014, 19:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
If it's not big don't bother, as I found the leaf reduction is almost impossible and the growing habit is to send out quite straight, brittle runners. But they are quite tough, just don't let the roots stay in too wet soil for too long. I lost one from a hedge and I think it was because the pot it went into did not drain well enough and I was unsing soil that retained too much water. |
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| Author: | sputnik [ 09 Oct 2014, 20:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
Thanks for the advice Brendan. |
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| Author: | sputnik [ 27 Jul 2015, 09:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
I chopped back the large Eleagnus bush last Autumn and this Spring dug it up. Most of the growth was several feet from the base but I managed to get it into a large pond basket of CL. I now have some shoots from the trunk about a foot from the base. The intention is to continue gradually removing height as growth allows.  
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| Author: | Gwen Potter [ 27 Jul 2015, 17:08 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
OMG. That's a bruiser ! I have an eleagnus bonsai which was not started by me but which has been with me for about four years.  It's not a beauty and the leaves are big for the size of the tree but the flowers and 'drupes' are interesting. I don't know which variety of eleagnus it is. I find it very easy to keep. |
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| Author: | sputnik [ 27 Jul 2015, 17:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
That's rather a pretty one with the red fruit Gwen. Was it one of Steve Tolleys by any chance? I've a long way to go with my stump but it seems willing. |
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| Author: | Brendan [ 28 Jul 2015, 08:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Eleagnus as bonsai |
That looks like the One I had . Although it is hedge material and tough I recommend at least 2 Seasons of unchecked growth B4 you start any work. I found that for a year it was Living off reserves in the trunk. Only in Y 2 when the reserves ran out did it struggle aand die. You have put it Into a proper medium so I am sure you will get a better result. Good luck! |
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