Seedling Plug Progressions: Serissa Japonica 1 - Buxus Sprinter 1.

[HorseloverFat]

Sooooo THIS Serissa ended up seeing it’s end during my experiments with “water treatment” and was on the receiving end of VERY acidic water. (DOUBLE treated)..

Buuuuuuut...

Two cuttings I took RIGHT Before it’s demise are doing great.

Number 1 I’m going for a shohin-ish-sized dual trunk design... pretty excited, as the “tree” is already kind of doing what I want out of it’s own volition.
(After TLC)

Number 2... WAS taller, elegant...
NOW is headed in delightfully grotesque, quirky direction

WAS
IS

 

[HorseloverFat]

The two cuttings were taken inside, sulking at the cold.. and cleaned up.

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2

 

[Carol 83]

The two cuttings were taken inside, sulking at the cold.. and cleaned up.

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Those are nice ones!

 

[HorseloverFat]

Those are nice ones!

Thank you!!!! They started much more...“stupid”. I would KEEP propagating them IF they were non-variegated... i enjoy their growth habits.. I just have a hard time, visually for “bonsai scale”, with a good chunk of variegated foliage...

But I just love plants... “bonsai” or not doesn’t change that!

 

[Carol 83]

Thank you!!!! They started much more...“stupid”. I would KEEP propagating them IF they were non-variegated... i enjoy their growth habits.. I just have a hard time, visually for “bonsai scale”, with a good chunk of variegated foliage...

But I just love plants... “bonsai” or not doesn’t change that!

I like all of them, but have a difficult time keeping them alive in the winter here. I did have one plant and a cutting survive from last year, better than usual.

 

[HorseloverFat]

I like all of them, but have a difficult time keeping them alive in the winter here. I did have one plant and a cutting survive from last year, better than usual.

I’ve gotten SOMEWHAT accustomed to their.. particular.... particularlness.. .... I had to kill some first!

 

[TinyArt]

I’ve gotten SOMEWHAT accustomed to their.. particular.... particularlness.. .... I had to kill some first!

I'm still working on that part -- the getting accustomed, not the killing. (I hope!)

The two cuttings were taken inside, sulking at the cold

Sounds funny to me, here. I've still got time to pot mine -- although it is gradually becoming cooler. Only got to 89 or so today. So there's hope of me being perkier & more productive.

Your progress is encouraging me --

 

[HorseloverFat]

I'm still working on that part -- the getting accustomed, not the killing. (I hope!)


Sounds funny to me, here. I've still got time to pot mine -- although it is gradually becoming cooler. Only got to 89 or so today. So there's hope of me being perkier & more productive.

Your progress is encouraging me --

Hehe! Reaalistically.. they COULD be outside.. it gets COLDER (by 3-5 degrees ‘round 2 AM) in my microclimate at this time of year.. aaand I just put together the two new indoor areas.. so I ALSO wanted to “test those waters”

But i’ve seen 44-degree nights already.

 

[Carol 83]

But i’ve seen 44-degree nights already.

It was in the 60's here this morning and I thought it was cold! Grimmy, who had a very sophisticated indoor set up told me he lost many serissas until he let them get a good chill before bringing them inside.

 

[HorseloverFat]

Hehe! Yup! I like to let then START getting “pissed” about the temps BEFORE i bring them
In... not all species.. but Serissas, for sure.

 

[HorseloverFat]

The taller of the two cuttings is now in my “Halloween Bonsai Display”.. a work in progress.
The other got a repot and trim, as well.

 

[Carol 83]

The taller of the two cuttings is now in my “Halloween Bonsai Display”.. a work in progress.View attachment 405031
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Look like some happy serissa's. I do love them, but not a lot of luck with them. I do have one cutting and one other that have made it through one winter here.

 

[Marlborough Handcraft]

I sure do dig that halloween display. Nice to see a few other people enjoying a good serissa!

 

[DavidBoren]

There is something about post #21 that I can both appreciate and relate to/with.

Great little journey, thank you for sharing.

 

[TinyArt]

I’ve gotten SOMEWHAT accustomed to their.. particular.... particularlness.. .... I had to kill some first!

Yup.

I could wisecrack that I talked about the Halloween project, and the two little Kyotos decided to volunteer -- but I know I got "generous" with the water for just 2-3 days, with them STILL stuck in highly-organic material, and my beginner's luck ran out. One died weeks ago, and the other is still not-dead.

They were $7.99 each, and I bought them myself, but I liked them & it's still horrifying to see them going brown so abruptly and thoroughly...

The Cherry Blossom, meanwhile, has always been thirsty, all other factors being equal. It has buds...