That was my thought too. But I killed a bottlebrush which was in the same classification group for wintering. I won't be selfish and offer this the same fate. I'm to far north. Without the appropriate wintering system. With our losing power in winter...nope won't risk it to even try to keep them.
It needs a mild cold period during winter...as one would Rosemary. New England Bonsai have it listed as temperate because of that. I can't offer it that...
I totally agree with you. It's indeed pricey, considering those very young shoots having almost no movement. Let alone ramification.
Eye of the beholder...there is new growth on the right...that is full of potential. Right side needs redeveloped...Great bones and the rest tweaked. I don't feel it needs to be that tall on the right anyways. If I bought it...it would he redesigned. But I can't keep temperate trees. Or I would be all over it. Just for the raw potential I can envision.
Just stumbled on to this thread and the second sentence made me chuckle.
Giggling ... that's what ya get when you take the advice of people wet behind the ears. I don't own a larch for that very reason as well...and now know better. Now I'm to full to add one. I've space for a raft that I intend to add in 2-3 years when my contact is ready to sell. Collected last year. So he has guidelines before he sells them. I've space for one of those yamadori deciduous rafts.
...with now two on the bench. The wee one...a trial run of sorts.
