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Tue, May 25, 10 at 14:08
| Can anyone please suggest if Sycamore trees make a good bonsai material, I observed that they have good foliage
(which is decidious in winter), good trunk and its colorful in winter. Please suggest I would like try one out. |
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| Hi, very good question! I was actually thinking the same thing the other day! I believe maples are a good bonsai, and as sycamore is of the maple family (or at least i think it is) i should imagine it is a goer. I think I'm going to try with some seedlings I have found in my garden. I'm also going to try apple from seed....all experimentation t this point as I am SO new to this it is unbelievable... |
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| Sycamore's worth a try, but if you want to grow apples, do crabapples because they're the only size that would make sense on a bonsai, not to mention not weighing down the whole tree (and remember fruit and flowers cannot be shrunken, only leaves). |
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| Alan & Larke Thank you so much for the encouragement. Once I start with Sycamore I will update on the progress. |
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- Posted by greenman28 Nor Cal 7/8 (My Page) on Wed, May 26, 10 at 9:11
| Are there small species of sycamore? The sycamore around here have enormous leaves. What about a liquidambar? I see those seedlings everywhere, too... Josh |
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| I know nothing about sycamore trees. I live in zone 10 and it wasn't until just recently that I learned that the sycamore tree of Luke 19;4 was a sycamore fig. You all probably already knew this. Have a great day. Ken |
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| Liquidambar are used a lot more often for bonsai - why not try one instead of, or along with the sycamore? Then in 20 years, write to Josh and show him your tree :-)! |
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