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leatherback wrote: Substantial pruning might be better done in summer, after the first flush of leaves. At a certain point the growth slows down. If you then prune hard, the wounds may seal quickly, and new growth may harden off before winter. Strong pruning now that the plant has started to build sap-pressure, may lead to a serious loss of nutrients. That, with the roots pruned off, may seriously weaken the plant.

Does this apply to my trees as well??
I have read it is best to do all the cutting in the winter/fall before the Summer or afterwards, so that when it is Summer the plant can grow new shoots, and heal itself better. Is what I have read not accurate?

~LuLu

this was my idea...




the circled area is the leader i would pick .i thought the little sprout above the 1st branch was on the trunk but i see it is part of branch#2 :S
rosemary do not grow particularly fast so i figured keeping as much of the trunk as you can would do best .i picked that leader because it has some movement and it splits ( good pre-apex) along with adding taper
.rosemary backbud well so getting another right side branch shouldnt be a problem."
the growing angle should be more upright so tilting the pot or doing a "slip pot" repot will benefit. rosemary grow strongly towards light

Thank you Manofthetrees! Yes once I had read what Leatherback said and looked at his diagram and then at my tree, I was afraid you had not realized what branch it was. I really appreciate the time you put in to make the diagram for me. It is very helpful.

I will follow your advice and try to pick a leader and wire it. (when is the best time to wire??)

~LuLu

Here are a few new pictures to show how far it has come. And also to add you to better instruct me. (Its already looking alot better! im so excited!)

Ok, I cut back all the branches I know you said to cut for certain, however there are a few branches I was hesitant about and have not cut yet, wanting to ask you first. I think it looks nice with all the branches it has now, but would trust your judgement more

Also, If you think any of the other trees are not worth my time, PLEASE inform me as I do not wish to waste time on a tree that will never be much.

~LuLu

well I finally wired it! but I cut some of the smaller branches off with the wire O.O because this is my first time ever doing anything like it, and apparently I am not very good yet.

But I decided not to cut any more branches off, and leave it how it is..Im afraid I will kill it if I do more.

Also, are any of the other rosemary plants worth my time?? or should I just plant them in the ground and forget about making them bonsai???

I would appreciate it if someone could answer this last question. (Im beginning to feel like im talking to myself )

~LuLu

Hey LuLu,

Just a sign of life

I am not answering, while I do not like rosemary very much for bonsai So I'd personally stick all of them in the garden. But that is personal preference.

haha! yes, I prefer almost any other kind of bonsai over a Rosemary, but I have nothing else to use right now. So I thought I should teach myself on something that it wont make me VERY sad if I ruin lol Im still waiting for late summer to do more work on my wisteria, but I thought I should practice with this in the in between time.

I think I am going to stick the other two back in the ground I cant seem to do anything with them, and they will make nice big bushes that keep bugs away! lol

And thank you so much for saying something Leatherback!!

~LuLu

rosmary do take a long time to develope into anything that someone is going to say "wow thats amazing" but you are young and in 20 years you will have just that .in the meantime you have a very hardy plant that will take alot of abuse and will teach you many things about how plants grow and react to what you do to them, plus wireing practice is always good

Wow! I will be 38 by the time my tree is anything...

LuLu: thinks about starting even MORE bonsai so that in 20 years a nice collection! ( I actually found a nice maple that I think could become something...)

Is it alright if I take my Rosemary and put it in a ceramic bonsai pot? or do I have to wait, and If I do have to wait how long should I wait?

And once you put it in a display pot you must use bonsai dirt and fertilize it???

~LuLu

my father has one thats been around for as long as i can remember ...and thats a long time .it was way before i got him into bonsai so i would imagine it is in just a free draining potting soil,nothing special.

putting it in a small pot will only slow the growth so id leave it .put a slow release granular fert on the soil surface (10/10/10 NPK or less) and that will be fine