Choosing my first deciduous tree.
- Meadowmorph
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Now that my ficus is out of danger (thanks to all who helped) I'm thinking of finding my first deciduous tree. I have a Mt Fuji Serissa I'm tring to restyle, a Chinese Elm, and a couple of Tiger bark ficus. I've had my eye on a very small silver maple seedling growing in the good soil next to my house which seems that it might be easy to lift after it goes into dormancy. and put into a nursery pot for a few years, but I'm interested in what you all think would be a tree as my first bonsai deciduous tree. I live in South New Jersey and we have 4 seasons. I'm planning on it being outdoor year 'round.
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Replied by leatherback on topic Choosing my first deciduous tree.
Posted 7 years 3 months ago #35628
My personal favorites would be Japanese maples, oak, carpinus, beech
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I'm pretty new to bonsai and, despite my inexperience, I've been able to keep the Japanese maple that I got at the beginning of the summer alive and growing really well after pruning it back quite a bit and repotting it. The dogwood that I got this summer is also doing very well with lots of new growth after pruning and repotting. I killed a rhododendron and a hinoki cypress and I'm not sure if my apple tree is alive or dead. So, based on my experience, I'd say the Japanese maple and the dogwood are pretty hardy and beginner-friendly. They've managed to survive my incompetence thus far. I'm in Michigan, so I don't think the weather is too different where you are.
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