Here’s one I’ve been working on for a few months. It needs a better pot.
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Very cool!! Thanks for sharing, has your rosemary flowered?
Here is one that was presented at the Trophy in February. It was pretty remarquable.
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Yes, in my picture you can see some flowers on the tips of the branches. It gets a lot more though.
Great photos - thanks for sharing.
I’ve always thought that Rosemary would make great bonsai.
@TobinMitnick
I’ve understood that Rosemary in the ground should be grown dry - they don’t last long if they receive too much water. Do you know if the Ben Oki is receiving any special treatment?
@Heliostar
Do you know how old the Trophy entry was?
@bensandersstudio might have an idea about the Ben Oki Rosemary!
My rosemary doesn’t like it when the soil is dry. I let it get dry and it started turning yellow. So, now i always keep the soil moist. I water it before it drys out.
This rosemary is really nice, thanks for sharing.
I know this an old thread but I just scooped up a decent size aged rosemary 30+ years container grown. Seems like the information on rosemary is out there but not consolidated in the threads …any advice on repotting timing, particle/size, pruning timing or anything and in relation to the zone/temps that has proven to be repeatable would be greatly appreciated.
Would love to know how to repot rosemary as I have my eye on one or two really old ones but scared of digging them up because I have been told the roots are really delicate and don’t like being messed with. Anyone have any information on this?
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I have a couple of smaller ones and the thing I have found is that they need some winter dormancy. I put them in my greenhouse that is kept just above freezing (we get some temps around 0F/-18C most winters). When I kept them inside they would be fine over the winter and into the spring and then decline and die over the summer.
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I have the same question on when is the best time to repot Rosemary. I have heard early / mid summer, similar to Olive. But also have heard November. Also heard that they do not like a lot of root pruning. I just purchased a weeping Rosemary Bonsai maintained and styled by Roy Nagatoshi, owner of Fuji Nursery ) Glenoaks Blvd, Sylmar, CA for the last 20 years. I have it slip potted in temporary plastic pot to get it acclimated to Phoenix. When I get it into a show pot I plan to have it more a semi-cascade. Pot suggestions and color are appreciated. Thanks Alan
I repotted mine in late Spring (April in SoCal) and it recovered quite well. I did some moderate root reduction to ensure success.
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