Looking for a few good bonsai species material

[JustALoneSpirit]

Hey there!

I am very much interested in collecting a few exclusive species of trees and looking if someone has them on for sale. I will happily accept cuttings and air layers. With a budget of 50$, looking to buy both of these trees:
Katsura Japanese maple
Deshojo Japanese maple

Please reply to this post if you own these trees and want to sell or have any idea where to get them for a budget of 50. Note that I am looking for trees from all over US, and may visit or ask to ship the trees.

Looking forward to some good trees.

 

[Shibui]

You may not know that Japanese maples seem to require a dormant rest time each year. They do not grow well in tropical climates and mostly just die after a year or without cold winters.

 

[leatherback]

Hey there!

I am very much interested in collecting a few exclusive species of trees and looking if someone has them on for sale. I will happily accept cuttings and air layers. With a budget of 50$, looking to buy both of these trees:
Katsura Japanese maple
Deshojo Japanese maple

Please reply to this post if you own these trees and want to sell or have any idea where to get them for a budget of 50. Note that I am looking for trees from all over US, and may visit or ask to ship the trees.

Looking forward to some good trees.

Seems like you are located in India.
Why do you want to purchase trees from the USA?

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Is Zone8 in India similar to USDA zone 8 in the US?

 

[Mike Westervelt]

OP says USDA zone 12b as Shibui noted pretty tough if not impossible climate for traditional temperate bonsai species

 

[Paradox]

Might want to look into the plant import rules for your country before you purchase
yea if you are zone 12 climate....dont think maples will do well for you

 

[Orion_metalhead]

Yeah, wow. Definitely not a good option. Im sure there are a litany of tropical species to try.

 

[Shibui]

Definitely not a good option. Im sure there are a litany of tropical species to try.

Agreed but don't we all want what we can't have? Growers in cold locations go to lots of expense and trouble to grow tropicals. Tropical growers seem to lust after the fall colours of deciduous species. Crazy?

 

[BrianBay9]

Try crape myrtle. I think they're native to India.

 

[JustALoneSpirit]

Seems like you are located in India.
Why do you want to purchase trees from the USA?

Hey there Jelle,
I will soon visit the US, and right now I've been able to get a japanese maple to lose its leaves by stimulating winter conditions and some good fall color. They've gone into the fridge and come out now, I see the buds swelling... I think I'll be able to make this work for short term. I will be moving to the US in a few years so it'll be helpful to start progressing from now. My Mom stays in US so I'll be able to get a couple of trees

 

[JustALoneSpirit]

Might want to look into the plant import rules for your country before you purchase
yea if you are zone 12 climate....dont think maples will do well for you

They have been doing great as of now after the artificial winter

 

[JustALoneSpirit]

Yeah, wow. Definitely not a good option. Im sure there are a litany of tropical species to try.

I've failed on tropicals more than on temperate species, well yeah I'm leaning more onto tropicals for now, got a couple of podocarpus, montery cypresses

 

[JustALoneSpirit]

Agreed but don't we all want what we can't have? Growers in cold locations go to lots of expense and trouble to grow tropicals. Tropical growers seem to lust after the fall colours of deciduous species. Crazy?

I know this feeling, I just love temperate fall colors and conifers

 

[JustALoneSpirit]

Might want to look into the plant import rules for your country before you purchase
yea if you are zone 12 climate....dont think maples will do well for you

I have an import certificate. Well, I don't know what to say. Miraculously the maples are thriving... I trunk chopped one about 2 months ago while they were dormant in the fridge. Here is the result after just 2 weeks of bringing out of the fridge.

 

[JustALoneSpirit]

Try crape myrtle. I think they're native to India.

Haven't found one, been looking for ages

 

[BrianBay9]

.... I will be moving to the US in a few years so it'll be helpful to start progressing from now.....

I'm sure you realize that it will be almost impossible to bring your trees with you when you move to the US. Can be done with the right nursery, but it will be cheaper to buy in the US.

 

[JustALoneSpirit]

I'm sure you realize that it will be almost impossible to bring your trees with you when you move to the US. Can be done with the right nursery, but it will be cheaper to buy in the US.

That's a good point I suppose. Would u suggest some good nurseries

 

[Paradox]

Hey there Jelle,
I will soon visit the US, and right now I've been able to get a japanese maple to lose its leaves by stimulating winter conditions and some good fall color. They've gone into the fridge and come out now, I see the buds swelling... I think I'll be able to make this work for short term. I will be moving to the US in a few years so it'll be helpful to start progressing from now. My Mom stays in US so I'll be able to get a couple of trees

Are you are keeping these trees you want to purchase in the US until you move here? Because getting them out of the US then back in could be an issue, unless you have import certificates for both countries and proven quarantine facilities, plus the fact when you ship them back to the US they will need to be bare rooted. Risky as to chances of success but can be done

I have an import certificate. Well, I don't know what to say. Miraculously the maples are thriving... I trunk chopped one about 2 months ago while they were dormant in the fridge. Here is the result after just 2 weeks of bringing out of the fridge.

A few months isnt really long enough to judge survival honestly. Lets see how they fare over 2-3 years if you are still putting them in the fridge and still keeping them in zone 12 that long

As for a US supplier. I bought a Katsura from either Mr Maple or Conifer Kingdom a couple of months ago. I placed orders at both places on the same day so dont remember which had the Katsura. However FYI these were landscape trees, not grown for Bonsai so they were grafted. I plan to try cuttings with some and eventually air layer them above the grafts. At your stated price range, which these were in, they were larger seedlings. Each was around your price range on sale in August/September. Its getting kind of late in the year as most nurseries are clearing inventory and preparing for winter right now.

Here is a picture of the trees I purchased. From left to right
Saiho, beni Hoshi, katsura, mizuho beni, orange dream, and yezo nishiki


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[yenling83]

I know Canada Bonsai has some Deshojo available right now, he posted a story on his IG today with 8 left.

 

[rockm]

I have an import certificate. Well, I don't know what to say. Miraculously the maples are thriving... I trunk chopped one about 2 months ago while they were dormant in the fridge. Here is the result after just 2 weeks of bringing out of the fridge.

You misunderstand the dormancy process. It is NOT simple exposure to cold. It is a months long process driven by shortening day lengths and gradually declining temperatures. Plunking a tree in a refrigerator is not inducing dormancy it is simply shocking the tree to drop leaves and stop growing. the dormancy process doesn’t do that and spurs the tree to redistribute resources and change growth processes