Hi Yall,
I have purchased a couple of dracaena draco trees, also known as Dragon Blood trees. They are very young, arriving at a height of 6-10." I would like to attempt to train one of these trees as a bonsai, and I'm sure its possible since I have seen photos of them. Does anyone with training experience have any suggestions for how to accomplish this feat? Just to be clear (and hopefully not too redundant), its a non-bonsai tree that I wish to train; it is NOT a young, pre-trained bonsai tree.

Thanks for any help! Cheers!

justiniadonisi wrote:

...attempt to train one of these trees as a bonsai, and I'm sure its possible..

Well, I gave Google a chance to show me some some great bonsai from this species.
"Google Images: dracaena draco bonsai"
The results showed not even one good bonsai with this plant.
Could you post here the examples (pictures) that inspired you?
Thanks!

Sure, you bet! This is the photo, and I think it look epic!


Now, when I receive the tree, it will look like this:

so, far too young (I assume) to start training. Or is it......?

Thanks!

justiniadonisi wrote:

Wow. It is epic for sure!

justiniadonisi wrote:

so, far too young (I assume) to start training.
Or is it......?

I don't know how one can reduce leaf size on this species so drastically. Maybe over two or three decades, I guess!
Anyway, yours is way too young to start training; roots and leaves as far as I could see.

Thank you for your responses!
So then, I will grow it as normal for a while until it develops a trunk and some branches...then, I'll be back.

Good move!
Good luck, and don't let it die.

Clicio wrote:

Wow. It is epic for sure!

Is it dracena though?

leatherback wrote:

Clicio wrote:

Wow. It is epic for sure!

Is it dracena though?

It looks like 2 completelly different plants to me too

I was going to say the same thing, one looks like a evergreen and the other has leafs like a pineapple

You guys are right, it doesn't look like being of the same species. Size and shape of the leaves are sooo different!