Pruning and Styling a Carmona Retusa Bonsai (Fukien Tea) || Ehretia Microphylla Philippine tea
Pruning and Styling a Carmona Retusa Bonsai (Fukien Tea)
In this video I take on a overgrown Cramona Retusa and style it as a bonsai tree. I started by pruning off the long shoots, excess foliage and then taking decision to prune off branches one by one to get a desirable trunkline. I also applied the Peter Chan technique of using a white paper or bag to visually eliminate a branch for decision making .before physically pruning it. I find this technique to be quite effective when taking difficult pruning decisions. Finally I potted the tree slightly slanted in a hexagonal terracotta pot I had and dressed it up with some moss. I am quite pleased with the final result and can't wait for the tree to grow back foliage to start working on it again.
Ehretia microphylla or Carmona retusa, also known as the Fukien tea or Philippine tea tree, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae
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Nice specimen to start with, one that has berries. One day it will be covered with berries. Thanks for showing us the technique on pruning! It is always fascinating to watch someone shape a bonsai. Have a great weekend!
@TheUrbanNemophilist
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Vinita Morrison. I really look forward to your beautiful comments. Thanks for your support and have a great weekend!
@vinitamorrison3308
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheUrbanNemophilist Thanks!
@mheilvinthegab4596
2 жыл бұрын
Can berries eaten?
@TheUrbanNemophilist
2 жыл бұрын
@@mheilvinthegab4596 I think the berries are edible but please do your research before eating one.
@mheilvinthegab4596
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you ;)
bonsai yang menarik kawan ki
This is one of your finest, splendid!!
@TheUrbanNemophilist
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
Beautiful, well aged pot too. It looks great!
@TheUrbanNemophilist
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
Great job. 👍 I just got a second carmona. Great tree.
@TheUrbanNemophilist
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I would love to watch the video of your Carmona if you have made one
@BlueJayBonsai
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheUrbanNemophilist Not yet! Stay tuned.. 😀
Wow, the music and the gentle way that you work on the tree is so soothing. Really cool seeing the Peter Chan method. Haven't been to Herons in a while.
@TheUrbanNemophilist
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Why doesn't my tree have any berries? But it has alot of flowers
@eddielong96
9 ай бұрын
the flowers will need to be pollinated. So you'd need an additional nearby tree currently blooming and a pollinator to do so.
How is this tree doing today? I have issues keeping this species alive.
@TheUrbanNemophilist
11 ай бұрын
Doing quite well
I have suggest can berries on his tree can eaten?
@TheUrbanNemophilist
2 жыл бұрын
I think they are edible but please do your own research before eating one.
Any update of this tree?
@TheUrbanNemophilist
3 ай бұрын
As updated in a community post in October last year, a number of our bonsais were damaged and destroyed by storms and extreme heat wave last year. Unfortunately this tree was one among them.
Sir..please tell me some indoor bonsai plant Names ...
@TheUrbanNemophilist
2 жыл бұрын
There is actually no indoor bonsai. All bonsai are grown outdoors. However with the right amount of lighting and care you should be able to grow some species indoors. It will also depend from region to region
@vinaymk2002
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheUrbanNemophilist sir ..I have small window that get's 4/5 hrs morning sunlight so..I want to know some plant names sir that are suitable for my environment ..so tell me some of them ..🤗😁
@TheUrbanNemophilist
2 жыл бұрын
@@vinaymk2002 a Schefflera will work
@TheElderOne28
2 жыл бұрын
Like OP said most bonsai thrive outdoors, but tropical/subtropical species can't survive a winter in a temperate climate and must be brought indoors for the winter. Also the summers might be too dry for some humidity loving species. I would suggest based on difficulty level: Easy : Ficus, Chinese elm (though not a subtropical species, does rather decent indoors, but outdoor definetely preffered if possible), Jade trees : Crassula ovata and Portulacaria afra (2 succulent species, leave a lot of time between waterings especially if kept inside) Medium to difficult (not in a particular order): Syzygium, Sageretia, Schefflera, Serissa, Carmona They all need a good amount of light, so by a window would be great, just don't have them near a radiator or heat source. The difficulty level is rather subjective and any plant no matter how easy it is to take care of, it can still be difficult to get it to thrive. An "easy" plant just gives you a little more room for error, but that doesn't mean if you treat it poorly it will still look great, it will just hang on more in a uglier state giving you more chances to correct your care so it can recover, while the more difficult ones will just die fast. It's a process, and having plants that die on you happens to everyone and it's what makes us improve our green thumb.
@vinaymk2002
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheElderOne28 thank you 😍