Orlando Bonsai » Neea Buxifolia https://www.orlandobonsai.com The purpose of this site is to share and enjoy the art, history and horticulture of bonsai and to provide current bonsai news and information. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:47:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 It’s about time https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1101 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1101#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:50:51 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1101 I have had this tree for about 3 or 4 years now, and I had never styled it.  I’ve just been letting it grow out so that I had some branches to work with.  Well today I decided to take a look at it and get some branch structure devloped.

Black Olive pre bonsai

Neea Buxifolia pre bonsai

This is more than a bush than a tree when I first took a look at it.  It does have a nice trunk, good movement and nice nebari.

Black Olive Bonsai initial styling

Neea Buxifolia Bonsai initial styling

As I started removing branches I found a lot of them were not useable, and much of the foliage had blocked new branches from growing on the upper trunk.    However I was able to define the trunk line, and open the tree up.  The first few branches are now defined so it is a matter of developing th etop of the tree.  Speaking about the top of the tree, it is a bit long.  As new branches start I can see what other options I have for creating a new top.


]]> https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?feed=rss2&p=1101 0 Arbortech: Must have for Bonsai https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1002 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1002#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:12:15 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1002 The most important thing about my on-line store is that I actually use the items that I sell.  One item in particular is the Arbortech Mini-Grinder.  Once I used one of these for the first time, I became a distributor so sell them.  They are just that good!

 

Old wound scar

Old wound scar

I’ve been working on large Neea Buxifolia for a few years now, but for the past couple it has been sitting in a greenhouse growing out.  I was hoping to heal a large scar from a big cut made to shorten the tree.  However it never healed.  I knew if I ever wanted to develop this tree I needed to do a few things. 

First would be to remove the old wood on the scar, and trim the cambium to promote healing of the wound.  The best tool for this job, Arbortech Mini Grinder.

Carved trunk

Carved trunk

Here is the after photo of the freshly carved area.  Notice how the green cambium is now showing, and how I was able to remove the dead wood down to hard healthy wood.  Also I used this opportunity to create some taper in the trunk.  It was a large flat scar before, but now it is rounded and moves from wide to narrow.  This should heal nicely.

Non-conifer cut paste

Non-conifer cut paste

When it comes to big scars I use one product (Cut dressing 6044) more than any other.  I’ve seen this stuff work on old wounds where normal cut paste didn’t.  It stays on, and slowly flakes off as the tree heals.

Applying Cut Paste

Applying Cut Paste

Cut Paste Applied

Cut Paste Applied

It helps to warm a small ball of it in your hand before applying.  Then just spread it over the wound, and covering any exposed cambium.

Neea Buxifolia

Neea Buxifolia

At this point I am just trying to develop the trunk line, and some minor branches.  This tree has a long way to go, but this should give us a great start.


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