Does anybody have experience with lavender as bonsai?

I found a lavender shrub of about 20 years old, with a trunk diameter of 2 a 3 cm.
I think there is a very nice trunk in the shrub. (maybe 2 trunks)

is it possible to keep lavender on the long run ?

hi there, i have no experience with lavender, but i did have some experience with a rosemary. i think lavender aren't good for the long run, it can live for 15 years, if your lucky, 20.

good luck
jaimin

There is one way to find out. If it has that good a trunk and some taper then why not? It might not be easy to get branches and pads but the same applies to other species.

maybe.. not seen one yet..

maybe if you find a species that has a compact growth.. but i doubt it..

Google has seen one.... bonsaieejit.com/2011/08/15/lavender-bonsai/

Not an obvious choice, seems quite hard to me to make a convincing bonsai out of it, and it won't live long.
It'll smell good though.

I am sure I cannot make a classic bonsai with lavender.
What I have is a trunk. I think it expresses some character (I must look in detail, when I prune all other branches). The foliage will not be compact. And it should be renewed very often.