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Has anyone tried sassafrass? (newbie question)

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Posted by mcaren 8, Va. Beach, VA (My Page) on
Mon, Sep 10, 07 at 21:23

I've never bonsai'd (is that a word?), but have been reading posts and trying to learn from many books and websites. (I do have a bougainvillea bonsai that was given to me, and it's managed to survived for a few years in spite of me...)

We've got a small area near a shed that we need to clear, and there are two or three young sassafrass trees that need to go (the biggest is probably 5 feet tall). I love these trees and they always remind me of my grandmother; I'd like to save them and thought this might be the time to practice bonsai. The leaves are fairly large, and I've read that some types of tree leaves don't reduce well -- would this be one of those?

If they are suitable, could anyone advise me on how to best pot it (or them)? I'm confused; I've seen online instructional video showing someone taking fairly large seedlings and trimming them drastically and putting them into small bonsai pots -- but I've also read that some suggest placing newly-uprooted trees into large pots first.

Thanks very much for the advice. mcaren

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  • Posted by vermi Z6, Btown, IN (My Page) on
    Tue, Sep 11, 07 at 0:39

Sassafras doesn't like to have its roots cut, so I don't think it would be a very good candidate for bonsai.

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