rhododendron

As many will know, some satsuki varieties need to be pruned to maintain a representative color pattern. I understand that, but I'm wondering if this is true for deciduous azaleas as well? For example, I think Hinomaru (a satsuki) requires some pruning, but there are patterns in some deciduous...

Hello, While picking up cuttings of various azaleas yesterday I noticed a plant labeled "Rhododendron Complexum". I liked the leaves shape and color and took few cuttings to try to make them root. Later I start looking around for posts about growing Complexum as a bonsai and coudn't find...

I know, not great for bonsai, I was new and stupid - but hey, I like it so far! There is a post over in my "Threadless thread" when the air layer was removed: https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/rjgiis-threadless-projects.49075/post-875767 May 2023: July 2023: Current (a frost killed...

And maybe even decades earlier. There are a number of articles from that time on researchgate in which, often, dozens of vigorous enough, non albino seedlings were obtained. (like Kurume x Rhododendron flavum f. flavum, which worked rather well depending on the specific Kurume parent) Yet to...

When at one of the big box hardware stores picking up some Dremel bits for a daiza project, I found some Purple Gem Rhododendrons on sale. Most were multi-trunk but I actually found one with a single trunk that I felt had some nice movement. So, I decided to give it a shot. I took off 2 inches...

Hi... I'm from Indonesia sorry if my English is not good because I use Translation. I just started bonsai, and about a year ago I bought Azaleas (I don't know the specific ID, at the time I bought them they weren't blooming) and I have kept them without messing with them all this year, but never...

Hello there fellow Bonsai enthusiasts! My name is Nathan and I'm new to the community. I've posted once already but figured I would give my background on bonsai and ask for some oponions/advice. I've been interested and studying Bonsai off and on now for about 15 years so I already understand...

I got a couple questions about rhododendrons or azaleas about winterizing in a pot. I got a beautiful rhododendron that I've had all season and I want to keep it alive during the winter. I heard you can put it in styrofoam cooler with some Mulch and pine needles for the winter but I live in...

I purchased this plant back in 2014 and really haven't done anything with it other than a repot and some reduction in size. It doesn't seem to back bud much and was wondering if that is just a trait of these or if I cut it back real hard would it then force the tree to back bud? The reason I...