Cadillactaste
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Mame Boston Ivy in a Masako Kunii Bonsai pot (Japan). Accent pot is Lotus Bonsai (France) root stand by Wan Adisak Thatsaniyom (Thailand)
Anyone with Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) experience...
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Lazylightningny
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Darlene, I have a wild grape, Vitis riparia, that I've been developing for a couple of years. Not sure if it's the same for the Boston ivy, but the trunk is a bear to thicken. I have it in a grow pot and I'm just letting it grow wild for a few years.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Honestly...I just got this last year for the mame contest. I bought an untrained cutting. Looked like a mad octopus with limp tentacles. For its small stature...I am satisfied with what I currently have. Its in a small pot...so I doubt I see significant growth of the trunk...but thats okay for me.
Grapes...yeah,I think it takes a long time to grow a substantial thickness...and their leaves get so big... can one defoliate without risking its health?
Lazylightningny
Masterpiece
I haven't tried defoliating. They have a weird growth habit... new leaves grow from the crotch of existing leaves. My leaves aren't huge, though. I'm pretty sure once I get it containerized they'll reduce some. It does produce cute little purple grapes, which is fun.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
That would be fun indeed! How do you keep the birds off them?
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Doing what climbing things do when they don't climb...trail. (Technically NOT an ivy so better be clear about that. Lol)
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Just an updated photo for the contest thread...cross posting.
queenofsheba52
Chumono
I love this progression, Darlene. Thanks for the inspiration!
I've been looking around our woods for a vine to airlayer. We have poison ivy vines bigger than telephone cables! I'm one of the rare people not affected by poison ivy, but still I didn't think making a 'bonsai'-like tree out of poison ivy was very smart. Although maybe I could send it to my bothersome neighbor...just kidding.
I've been looking around our woods for a vine to airlayer. We have poison ivy vines bigger than telephone cables! I'm one of the rare people not affected by poison ivy, but still I didn't think making a 'bonsai'-like tree out of poison ivy was very smart. Although maybe I could send it to my bothersome neighbor...just kidding.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Thank you! Glad it inspired you. ? love being an enabler... ? that's what this forum I think is meant for. To grow inspiration off of others, learn and become better at this journey we are on. Wishing you the best on your hunt...
onlyrey
Mame
Here in central Forida, some of the climbing ivy’s are about the only thing that changes colors in Fall. That must be when these Bonsai are at ita best.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
It's not officially an Ivy...so I was told. It goes dormant. It's a climbing vine...but that's technicalities. I have both a Virginia Creeper and this Boston Ivy...by far this one is my favorite of the two. Just for its smaller leaves. Fall color is stunning though. Glad they share theirs down there for you guys.
Walter Pall
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here is mine
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Thanks Mr Pall those are simply amazing photos. Your blog I think has it dormant as well. Which is my inspiration on handling my own.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Usually not in a location to collect falling rain. Directional rain fell...and I loved the droplets on the leaves I found after the storm.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Last year I lost my fall color on this due to frost. Watching the weather closely...shocked at the blood red spots coming out on it. Anticipating it's fall colors.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
As of today...love the pot glaze with the changing foliage.
defra
Masterpiece
Lookin good!
The pot is Nice for sure!
The pot is Nice for sure!
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Thanks Defra!
Lipstick on a pig. Most valuable pot to date. With material that was one of my cheapest to date. ?
defra
Masterpiece
That makes it about average ?
Quite an achievement to make a expensive pot look complete with something cheap
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