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leatherback wrote: Hm.. in the quoted text from HH I do not see anything re. the coloring of leaves?

You are right LB, not in that quote but in instead: "Boxwood have many good characteristics that are useful for bonsai. Dark green leaves that reduce well, naturally short internodes and they can take hard pruning that prompts prolific back budding."

alainleon1983 wrote:

leatherback wrote: Hm.. in the quoted text from HH I do not see anything re. the coloring of leaves?

You are right LB, not in that quote but in instead: "Boxwood have many good characteristics that are useful for bonsai. Dark green leaves that reduce well, naturally short internodes and they can take hard pruning that prompts prolific back budding."

That line is not incorrect. It does not say ALL boxwood have dark green leaves.

I think I found my answer, thanks for all the help guys!

But I have another problem though:

Some of the leaves are turning yellow and falling off (very Serissa-ish). I just had it for roughly 5 days and I'm worried it doesn't like its new environment. I live in Asia and I got it from a much cooler region of the country and brought it over to my place which is slightly hotter. It had a few yellow leaves before I got it and I'm seeing even more yellow now. Should I be alarmed?

One good thing though, it's continuing to grow branches, leaves, and buds.

Help.

Auk wrote: That line is not incorrect. It does not say ALL boxwood have dark green leaves.

leatherback wrote: Hm.. in the quoted text from HH I do not see anything re. the coloring of leaves?

Alright, alright... I?m stubborn sometimes, I acknowledge that fact. :pinch: My mistake. I keep learning anyway and that is a good thing. Thank you both, LB and Auk

I always think Box smells like cats pee, and serissa smells like the sick my son would leave on my shoulder when he was a baby and you were trying to burb him!

Cooper wrote: I always think Box smells like cats pee, and serissa smells like the sick my son would leave on my shoulder when he was a baby and you were trying to burb him!

LOL!!

If the leaves are yellowing then i will speak for everyone (maybe) we need pictures, they will help us help you a lot

Here are the pics. Still has a long way to go, but I'm sure it'll be worth it.
I hope you can see the yellow leaves, I'm not sure if I'm over watering it or if it's drying up.

There are new sprout of buds and leaves though, and the branches are really out of shape. I wonder if I can wire them as early as 2 weeks since a recent location transfer?

"Serissa or Boxwood" neither, the leaves just don't seem rounded enough, to me :S. There's not enough yellow to worry about. Just trim some of the stay branches, it'll be fine. I really don't see any reason to wire it, it's a very pretty tree . Thanks for sharing the pictures, It gives me great inspiration. :kiss:

Samantha wrote: "Serissa or Boxwood" neither, the leaves just don't seem rounded enough, to me :S. There's not enough yellow to worry about. Just trim some of the stay branches, it'll be fine. I really don't see any reason to wire it, it's a very pretty tree . Thanks for sharing the pictures, It gives me great inspiration. :kiss:

And I thought it was Serissa, LOL! Am I even close?

Thanks for the feedback by the way. I'm thinking it can probably use some ramification and maybe a thicker trunk. Anybody know a good method for adding girth to the trunk? Thanks in advance.

Tricky, it does look like a sarissa to me but without the variagated leaves. Crush a leaf or two and if they smell nasty thn it is a serrisa. To get a good nebari an trunk you would nee to care for it at your best ability. If it were a box then thickening the trunk would be easy, plant it in the ground outside, but it isnt a box so it wouldnt be able to withstand these harsh temperatures.