We loves the hawthorn in England. Bit of a pros choice for the reasons Eric mentions. They flower profusely here and scarlet red if you have that variety.
This is a species that didn't cross my radar at first, but is quickly becoming one of my preferred deciduous. We had a full size Washington Hawthorn in our front yard that fell over a couple years ago, scattering a bunch of seeds in the process, and I've been growing as many as I can. I like all the things you mentioned, and they have a nice leaf shape too. A bit slow to thicken, maybe. And I just use nail clippers on the thorns, haha. I appreciate the info on them since they aren't as common. I'll keep in mind the wound closure limitation in mind, and try to make major pruning decisions earlier than I do with other deciduous, so that I'm not making big chops.
When creating tight bends, I place a chopstick at the base of the trunk for leverage. It takes some getting used to, but it might prove useful especially when bending thousands of tiny trees destined to be shohin/mame.
I think the biggest hurdle in LA would be the water quality. I think your weather would be fine. If you're not using RO/supplementation then likely not going to get good results.
I checked out your website and it is very professional looking. I am seriously considering buying a starter hawthorn. I saw that you have a type of Ficus benjamina starter available, are the leaves more similar to the "Too Small" type or are they more of a medium leaf size?
Ficus - good question. I selected them from a nursery for the smaller leaf type, so they're smaller than what you get on the normal mass-market ficus. But they're a F. benjimina variety and I've forgotten the name.
The ones we have one the website were greenhouse grown - I recently grabbed one I had outside in full sun and the leaves were even smaller. But TBH, I still don't know for sure. The nursery where I got the parent stock hadn't identified them as a separate cultivar, but they had two types and these are clearly different than normal F. benjimina.
I know you have a few pics of the ficus on your site already but I have a question. On that ficus you had in full sun, the new growth leaves, are they a bright green or would you say they have a slight orange tinge to them?
Eric-you used to have a video here on adjusting water pH but I cannot find it now, did you delete it? Did you fond an error or problem with the methods?
ua-cam.com/video/A19l15GEJBI/v-deo.html pH adjustment is definitely a good idea - I've found it a bit difficult to keep on top of it, even using a dosatron. I'm always wanting to add fertilizer or something with the dosatron so have been doing acid treatment less often.
first! love the season marker in the corner of the video
We loves the hawthorn in England. Bit of a pros choice for the reasons Eric mentions. They flower profusely here and scarlet red if you have that variety.
Love hawthorns, especially Washington hawthorns. The leaf shape is great and super hardy.
This is a species that didn't cross my radar at first, but is quickly becoming one of my preferred deciduous. We had a full size Washington Hawthorn in our front yard that fell over a couple years ago, scattering a bunch of seeds in the process, and I've been growing as many as I can. I like all the things you mentioned, and they have a nice leaf shape too. A bit slow to thicken, maybe. And I just use nail clippers on the thorns, haha. I appreciate the info on them since they aren't as common. I'll keep in mind the wound closure limitation in mind, and try to make major pruning decisions earlier than I do with other deciduous, so that I'm not making big chops.
One of my favourite trees for bonsai thanks Eric
When creating tight bends, I place a chopstick at the base of the trunk for leverage. It takes some getting used to, but it might prove useful especially when bending thousands of tiny trees destined to be shohin/mame.
Great vid, what fungicides do you use and how often for these guys? Can they tolerate southern ca? Thanks.
Thank Eric for sharing. Will they do well in LA? I live near the ocean so the temperature is mild but I am afraid that the winter isn't cold enough. 🙂
I think the biggest hurdle in LA would be the water quality. I think your weather would be fine. If you're not using RO/supplementation then likely not going to get good results.
thanks for the reccomend.
I checked out your website and it is very professional looking. I am seriously considering buying a starter hawthorn.
I saw that you have a type of Ficus benjamina starter available, are the leaves more similar to the "Too Small" type or are they more of a medium leaf size?
Ficus - good question. I selected them from a nursery for the smaller leaf type, so they're smaller than what you get on the normal mass-market ficus. But they're a F. benjimina variety and I've forgotten the name.
just looked on the store and I see the ficus benjimina. the leaves look bigger than ficus b. too little to me.
could be F. benjimina 'Orientalis' or 'Natasha'?@@Bonsaify
The ones we have one the website were greenhouse grown - I recently grabbed one I had outside in full sun and the leaves were even smaller. But TBH, I still don't know for sure. The nursery where I got the parent stock hadn't identified them as a separate cultivar, but they had two types and these are clearly different than normal F. benjimina.
I know you have a few pics of the ficus on your site already but I have a question.
On that ficus you had in full sun, the new growth leaves, are they a bright green or would you say they have a slight orange tinge to them?
Eric-you used to have a video here on adjusting water pH but I cannot find it now, did you delete it? Did you fond an error or problem with the methods?
ua-cam.com/video/A19l15GEJBI/v-deo.html
pH adjustment is definitely a good idea - I've found it a bit difficult to keep on top of it, even using a dosatron. I'm always wanting to add fertilizer or something with the dosatron so have been doing acid treatment less often.
That opening summer graphic really caught me off guard. I don't think this was what they meant when they said Crataegus phaenoPYRUM.
Oh my god I just got to the bit where you set the whole dang tree on fire.
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