Hi folks! I figured y’all might be interested in a running log of my work with a collected sweet plum (Sageretia theezans). I’m always open to design and work suggestions, so if you’ve got thoughts, please let me know!
Acquired 4/2/2020
The folks at Underhill Bonsai in Folsom, LA dug this for me about a month ago. It was a replacement for a pomegranate yamadori I’d been angling but hadn’t got ahold of. I love elegant flowering/fruiting deciduous and weird, otherworldly anything, so this was a perfect piece of material for me!
Check out those legs!
I agreed to buy based on photos (i.e. I hadn’t seen the thing until pickup). I knew what it looked like; I did not know how large it was.
(In absence of the traditional soda can, please accept this smallish bonsai artist head for scale.)
I have no idea what I’m going to do with this tree. Right now, I’m happy to let it recover from the dig.
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Oh man! Sweet (plum) tree! I found this post cause I got one myself recently and searched it up to see if anyone had some good info on them. I’ve noticed a ton of variety in how they mature and take on age.
I’m at a bit of a loss for styling because I don’t have a lot of branches to work with. It seems you might have the opposite problem with so many options from the top there!
I can’t wait to see it flower! Has yours yet?
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