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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20657

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What's your favourite species for bonsai and why?

I don't have a preference yet ;)

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20664

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For me I have a large variety of trees that I love. One of them is the ficus carica.(hence my name) I am also big fans of chinese elms, boxwood, ficus, and umbrella trees. I love them because every tree I listed can be kept indoors, and provide interesting foliage.

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20666

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without any doubt, it's japanese Larch and japanese maple..

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20668

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No real favourite, but I have more Chinese Elms than any other species

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20678

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Tough one.
I have a strong affinity for american hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana and red cedar Juniperus virginiana, because they're native to my area. My latest crush is on hawthorn Crataegus spp. for similar reasons.

I love seeing my local trees in bonsai form, and they're already adapted to the seasonal changes for my area, that way I don't have to baby them much during cold snaps & hot spells.

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20684

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I've always loved acer palmatum and acer buergerianum, even before I knew about bonsai (We have a palmatum in our front garden), so they're pprobably my favourites. I've also recently started to love punica granatum.

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20695

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I like the idea of native species too.
I'd like to get a native species of conifer some day.
it could be decorated as Christmas tree :-)

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20700

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Without question Larch are my favourite, they are conifers but deciduous. They are easy to grow, forgiving, and easy to style and fast growing.
Nuff said

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20706

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Elms, they're tough as nails and grow fast.

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What's your favourite species? 7 years 11 months ago #20709

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Elegant larches, massive pines, junipers with beautiful deadwood, azaleas, apples and prunes for their flowers... I can't choose :)

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