Salvaging a Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) Bush for Bonsai.mp4

This video records the steps I took to prepare an old Rose of Sharon Bush into material for a future bonsai. This is not a bonsai workshop video. Video also shows what happen to the plant 2 month later. It was alot of work, but hopefully this plant will turn out to be a good candidate for a bonsai, many years down the road. I believe the formal name for this plant is the Hibiscus syriacus, or Althea.

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• bonsai
• rose of sharon
• gardening
• preparation
• transplant
• hibiscus
• save
• rose
• of
• sharon
• salvage
• bush
• discard
• dig
• pot
• repot
• pruning
• root

[Jefferdaughter]

Your videos are wonderful. They clearly show all the steps and tell why you do what you do. And you are working with the typle of material that the avearage bonsai hobbiest has access to. Thank you.

[TheBonsaiStudent]

@Jefferdaughter thank you for watching, I am glad I have achieved one of my objectives. I will also plan on doing some series about using Native plants in the future.

[DiegoaleXalv]

certain death!

[TheBonsaiStudent]

@DiegoaleXalv on the contrary, plant is doing fine as of Dec 12, 2011. May I ask why you think it is not going to make it? Maybe you saw or know someting that I don't. You know, some plants can be very resilient.....

[DiegoaleXalv]

@TheBonsaiStudent I know that when we do a lot bonsai are very strong, but I do not agree to mistreat the trees in this way. I only say it is a sure death, so dramatic and brutal process.

[TheBonsaiStudent]

@DiegoaleXalv not sure how to respond to this, you are right from some angles. How about this: think of it as If I had taken a giant cutting from this tree that was going to be discarded by my friend, and I was trying to progagate it. :)

[DiegoaleXalv]

@TheBonsaiStudent if it comes to saving a tree is acceptable.

[Rotpig]

@DiegoaleXalv Didn't you even watch the rest of the video? The plant survives.

[gutzboy1]

@DiegoaleXalv The bush faced "certain death" until TheBonsai Student intervened. Sure, he could have transplanted it into the ground without ever making it into a Bonsai, but then what is the point of Bonsai?

[TheBonsaiStudent]

@kyandio74 hahah, thanks. It is ugly indeed, but this was work of nature, so it will be a big challenge to make it into a bonsai (and I am up for the challenge). Plant is doing well, and I will post follow up videos in Spring. Please be patient and see how this turns out :)