Sean’s Elaeagnusesses

[W3rk]

I've always loved silver berry but never really hunted for one - might have to now!

Depending on where you are they are horrifically invasive and can often be found in the wild because they were used as ornamentals in landscaping.

 

[SeanS]

Twisty air layer ready to be separated, good roots in the pot

 

[SeanS]

Chunky future shohin. I really like where this one is heading. I recently cut it back and removed the sacrifice that was thickening up the top section of trunk, it’s exploded with new buds and growth since then.



July last year

 

[SeanS]

Slip potted this one at the correct angle, the buds have started to open in the last few days

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Update on this old collected Elaeagnus. It’s had a pretty good season. I got lucky and had a new bud and shoot pop on the thick main branch which I recently wired. The shoot lost most of its leaves and I thought I’d lost it but it’s started growing new little shoots all up and down so I believe I’m in the clear
It’s the shoot with the 2 big yellow leaves on the thick main cascading branch.

 

[NMbonsai]

Nice work, Sean. Glad to see your success with airlayering this species. I havent tried it yet with mine, but plan to do it later this spring. Have you seen any leaf reduction? I have one in a bonsai pot and one in a nursery pot and the leaves appear to be about the same size. Maybe it will just take longer to manifest.