Specialty Gardening: Need an ID on this Bonsai, please!, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
Thanks, Al! I will do just that!

Are there any good websites that explain more detail to wiring and shaping the trees. As well as digging up, pruning roots and branches, and repotting into a shallow dish?

I have several of these very small leaf bushes in my front garden bed. They are so short that they get lost in there. They serve no purpose and are often neglected and ignored. I want to dig them up and grow them in pots in my backyard and am considering the idea of making them Bonsai trees. I don't remember what this particular bush is, but it is very slow growing. Being in a sandy and very hot and dry area of my yard, the leaves are often yellow and the bushes sure don't look their best. They are struggling to survive in that location. I would love to give them a second chance as something more prominent in my backyard garden. I have 6 of these in the same area of my front garden and want to move all of them. What do you think?

I need some very precise information about creating Bonsai trees from those originally grown in the ground. I need information about hard pruning the roots and branches, shaping the bush with wire, and transplanting them into shallow pots. So if anyone knows of any good websites about doing all of this, I would sure appreciate it if you would share those sites and their internet link with me! Thank you!

This message was edited Jun 22, 2009 1:58 PM