can you ID this for me?
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Vin
Imperial Masterpiece
Chinese Tallow (sometimes called Popcorn Tree)
EDIT: I looked up Tallow on the interweb and they don't grow that far north. It's probably an Aspen or Poplar. More research needed on your end.
EDIT: I looked up Tallow on the interweb and they don't grow that far north. It's probably an Aspen or Poplar. More research needed on your end.
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M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Aspen,poplar,popel,cottonwood are all in the aspen family.
Looks like the tree called white poplar.
Looks like the tree called white poplar.
aml1014
Masterpiece
I agree on white poplar.
Aaron
Aaron
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
These are everywhere. We cut them down by the millions at work. They grow ultra fast then fall over. In the ground when cut down to a stump babies pop out of roots like grass. As for backbudding on the trunk I never cared to look afterwards.
Nwaite,just throw it out. Really. It is no good for bonsai. People say any tree can be a bonsai. But they are wrong.
aml1014
Masterpiece
Hey man, I really like my cottonwoods. They give me something to do when my other trees need their time.
Aaron
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
aml1014
Masterpiece
No BS, when these things grow on average between 8-12ft a year (depending on pot size) they can really keep me busy and not touching my "special" trees that aren't quite so tough or agressive. Plus it's fun to propogate and these things are easy! I'm like my clubs own little grower lol
Aaron
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This is one of the things that makes them poor bonsai candidates. I've got tulip poplar volunteers all over my yard- great landscape tree that grows way too fast and coarse for me to ever want to work them as bonsai. There's nothing wrong with playing with poor material, but when time or bench space is short, don't waste your time.
aml1014
Masterpiece
I've come to learn leaf size can be reduced to about the size of a nickle and internodes can be about 1/4 inch for the first several leaves. They are insanely aggressive, you just have to show them who's the boss! I guess I've been told quiet a few times I have to many plants, but if I'm not at work at the nursery, I try to be working on my trees. I have no friends
except for idk how many in my garden lmfao
Aaron
EDIT: just don't leave them on the ground for more then a week without turning it or you'll have an 80 ft shade tree in no time! Lol
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
And poor firewood candidates. But they do rot fast.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
I use elms for that purpose and they are more suitable.