Orange Jasmine?

[AaronThomas]

Thanks to @henrykiser I think this guy has been identified.
Can not seem to find a whole lot of info on care for this species.... its been growing in a pot for a number of years untouched and its finally starting to decline. A bit late in the season for us in AZ but think I need to do an emergency repot and soil change. Any tips on growing an OJ would be awesome. Thanks all!

 

[AaronThomas]

Alright... went for it. Boy... the ivy really was choking out the OJ.
Lots of dead wood. Saved the entire root ball but untangled the mass. Reduced a few branches. Bit of a reverse taper but.... we shall see.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

NIce one. I like it.
When I was first dabbling with bonsai, in the 1970 to 1990 time period, orange jasmine, Murraya paniculata , was on the short list of trees suggested for "indoor bonsai". Of course, like many it does best grown outdoors, and only begrudgingly survives the summer outdoors and winter indoors method of growing as bonsai. It really has a lot going for it. I love the fragrance of the flowers. Haven't had one live in front of me in 20 years, but I remember the fragrance.

THey take cutting back well, and back bud on old wood, you should be able to make something nice out of this tree.

 

[AaronThomas]

NIce one

Thanks Leo!
We will see if it make it through the repotting!
So funny... I was going to ask if they back bud easily.... so thanks for the info! Lots of info about Orange Jasmine as shrubs but couldn’t find a ton on bonsai.
Definitely need to take it down a bit more but will wait till next season. My wife got this OJ in college and has only repotted twice in twenty years. Hoping it will thrive in its new digs.

 

[NashsMan]

NIce one. I like it.
When I was first dabbling with bonsai, in the 1970 to 1990 time period, orange jasmine, Murraya paniculata , was on the short list of trees suggested for "indoor bonsai". Of course, like many it does best grown outdoors, and only begrudgingly survives the summer outdoors and winter indoors method of growing as bonsai. It really has a lot going for it. I love the fragrance of the flowers. Haven't had one live in front of me in 20 years, but I remember the fragrance.

THey take cutting back well, and back bud on old wood, you should be able to make something nice out of this tree.

I had a Murraya Paniculata for 30 years that was trained as a semi-cascading bonsai, but it died in a greenhouse fire in January 2019. It was an absolute joy! Great branch structure, back-budding was always easy, great nebari, and it flowered most of the time with that terrific gardenia-like fragrance.

The greenhouse has been rebuilt and there's a new Murraya Paniculata growing there now, about 2 years old. It's not much to look at now, but gardeners and bonsai growers are optimists so in 28 years (when I'm 99 years old) I hope it attains the same beauty as it's predecessor!