Least favorite

[bonsairxmd]

I've seen multiple threads on what everyone's favorite species to work with is and I thought it would be interesting to hear your least favorites and why?

 

[Nybonsai12]

The ones that die on me.

 

[Waldo Street Pottery]

I am not into evergreens. Broadleaf evergreens are fine, but no pines, junipers, or other needley trees for me. I'll never say never, but thus far they just aren't to my liking.

 

[Poink88]

I don't own what I do not like...for various reasons.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I won't own anything that needs to come inside for the winter...and I especially hate Fukein Tea.

 

[M. Frary]

I won't own anything that needs to come inside for the winter...and I especially hate Fukein Tea.

Throw Serissa in too. Never again.

 

[jkd2572]

I like to collect one or a few of everything. Makes the hobby more diverse and interesting. Everything is treated differently. Keeps me on my toes.

 

[bonsairxmd]

OK. I'm glad the obvious has been stated that we don't like trees that die or don't keep working on species we don't like to work on.....

I've always had problems trying to get a ficus to actually look like a real tree unless it has a wide banyan style trunk.

 

[bonsairxmd]

What is it about Fukein's that you guys don't like? I've never had one.

 

[M. Frary]

Because those two trees for me died the fastest. Or I should say I killed them. They are very temperamental and tropical and I'm not set up for that. I live where its cold and when the heat runs it dries out the air. Also inside it's hard to supply good light to the trees. Or it could be that I didn't hold my face just right when I watered.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Buckeye, oh I have one, but it is horrible for bonsai, extremely long internodes and huge leaves. It is a love/ hate relationship.

John

 

[Eric Group]

I agree with BVF- tropicals of pretty much all sort are my least favorites. SC is a warm environment but we do get a winter and they just don't do well for me here.

The only tropicals I keep around are a couple Bouganvilla. I just love em and had to keep a couple. All my Ficus are gone... No other tropicals any more and no interest in getting more!

 

[Steve C]

I can't say that I have a least favorite. My favorites are tropicals, but I can't think of anything that I don't like.

Honestly IMO if there is/was something I didn't like it would be because I myself simply did not prepare enough to take care of it rather than the tree being something I don't like or something that was too hard to take care of.

The Fukien Tea gets tons of hate here it seems, and that's fine, to each his own. But my FT's do great (and I'm in Michigan) they just take a bit of a game plan to overwinter them inside is all. If you don't plan ahead for them though then I'm sure it would be easy to not like them.

 

[Neli]

OK. I'm glad the obvious has been stated that we don't like trees that die or don't keep working on species we don't like to work on.....

I've always had problems trying to get a ficus to actually look like a real tree unless it has a wide banyan style trunk.

You just need to know how to develop figs...they make fantastic bonsai.

What is it about Fukein's that you guys don't like? I've never had one.

I think it is one of the favorite species in Malaysia and around...but they use big interesting trunks...not the tiny s curved ones.
People in cold climate dont like to keep them at home in winter and the trees dont do well.
I almost have one of everything...but dont like acacias that throw off branches during repot.

 

[Cypress]

Or it could be that I didn't hold my face just right when I watered.

Hahaha, it's a skill that takes years to master I hear.

I don't know if I'm qualified to hate any trees yet as I am just over a year into the hobby, but i suppose I hate Hinokis because my two dwarves and larger one were pretty dead by the time spring arrived. I love seeing them as bonsai, though I hear they are a challenging tree. May try the species again in another decade.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

My least favorite ones are the ones that get disease easily, require protection from cold weather, and ones that are less forgiving because I can't stop putting my dirty hands off them.

I guess the whatever that I could keep alive one day could be considered the idiot proof collection.

 

[Poink88]

... I can't stop putting my dirty hands off them.

That is the reason why I keep so many...if I only have a few, even the most hardy will die because of my "itchy" fingers. Now I am proud to say, I have a few plants that needed some attention that I haven't given yet. WoW! LOL

 

[thumblessprimate1]

I know what you mean, Dario. I have other hobbies to help redirect me. The wife gives me responsibilities, and I'm starting to work out again. Keeps me busy and out of trouble.

 

[M. Frary]

Hahaha, it's a skill that takes years to master I hear.

I don't know if I'm qualified to hate any trees yet as I am just over a year into the hobby, but i suppose I hate Hinokis because my two dwarves and larger one were pretty dead by the time spring arrived. I love seeing them as bonsai, though I hear they are a challenging tree. May try the species again in another decade.

Yep. I heard apprentices in Japan aren't allowed to touch a hose till after 2 years have passed. It takes that long to learn to hold your face just right and to learn to sneak up on Serissas and Fukien Tea bonsai. I swear the serissa I had would drop a leaf if it heard me coming down the hall.

 

[GrimLore]

Yep. I heard apprentices in Japan aren't allowed to touch a hose till after 2 years have passed. It takes that long to learn to hold your face just right and to learn to sneak up on Serissas and Fukien Tea bonsai. I swear the serissa I had would drop a leaf if it heard me coming down the hall.

I avoid Tropicals after many years of helping my Wife house and care for hers. I still care for them I just do not buy them for myself. Most of them go through a self defoliation when moved and it gets on my nerves a bit.

Grimmy