A new serissa

treebeard55 · 05-06-2011, 05:02 PM

Pot-up time!

I've decided this tree is as big as I want it to be. And a few weeks back I held it up side-by-side with a small scoop pot that I've had on hand for several years, and immediately liked what I saw!

So yesterday I put the two together, and I must say I'm pleased with the result. The canopy of the tree still needs some serious shaping, but that will wait until the tree recovers from repot shock.

First picture is of the tree before repotting; second is of the pot (by David Lowman; ) third is after repotting was done. Sorry about the lack of depth in the pot picture.

John O. Lee · 08-09-2011, 04:01 AM

Nice pot and the trees looks good in it. Serissas are one of my favorite trees. They grow like weeds here in Mobile, Alabama. I leave mine out in the winter (20 -30 degrees) and they do just fine, just drop most of their leaves.

treebeard55 · 08-09-2011, 09:53 AM

Thanks for the kind words, John. Dave Lowman (DaSu studio) makes a lot of scoop pots -- almost a specialty of his, methinks.

Thanks for the climate info, too! Do you ever have to bring the serissas inside when an unusual cold snap hits? If so, at what temperature do you do it?

treebeard55 · 08-09-2011, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by treebeard55

... Bill Swain, in western MA where it gets a bit colder than southern NJ, is experimenting this winter with a serissa planted outside and heavily mulched. If his survives, I'm going to duplicate his experiment next winter -- with an expendable plant -- here in Zone 5b.
...

Since Bill isn't on this forum, I will presume to post an update for him. He reported a few months ago that his outdoor serissas did in fact survive! Twigs all died, but the roots and trunks (and I suppose major branches) survived. Hooda thunkit?

After learning about Bill's results, yes, I'm going to try the same thing. (I'm about half a zone colder here, I think.) But I'm going to grow the experimental trees on for a year or so before I do, so the trunks have a bit of girth. That seems to have made a difference for Bill.

John O. Lee · 08-13-2011, 05:55 AM

Some of the nicer ones (ones that are close to being finished), I do bring inside if it looks like it is getting close to freezing, then take them back out when it warms up. This makes for a lot of shuffling, but if you leave them inside they usually drop their leaves. The others I just leave out. The worst that happens is that they lose their foliage, but quickly regrow it when it warms up in spring.

treebeard55 · 08-13-2011, 04:49 PM

Thanks for additional info, John. It's become abundantly clear to me that serissas are not even subtropical!

Someone has suggested the term "subtemperate," but I'm not sure how widely that would be understood ...

08-09-2011, 09:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 511	Thanks for the kind words, John. Dave Lowman (DaSu studio) makes a lot of scoop pots -- almost a specialty of his, methinks. Thanks for the climate info, too! Do you ever have to bring the serissas inside when an unusual cold snap hits? If so, at what temperature do you do it? __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

08-13-2011, 04:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 511	Thanks for additional info, John. It's become abundantly clear to me that serissas are not even subtropical! Someone has suggested the term "subtemperate," but I'm not sure how widely that would be understood ... __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

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08-09-2011, 04:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
John O. Lee Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Mobile, Alabama The Heart of Dixie Posts: 2	Nice pot and the trees looks good in it. Serissas are one of my favorite trees. They grow like weeds here in Mobile, Alabama. I leave mine out in the winter (20 -30 degrees) and they do just fine, just drop most of their leaves.

08-13-2011, 05:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
John O. Lee Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Mobile, Alabama The Heart of Dixie Posts: 2	Some of the nicer ones (ones that are close to being finished), I do bring inside if it looks like it is getting close to freezing, then take them back out when it warms up. This makes for a lot of shuffling, but if you leave them inside they usually drop their leaves. The others I just leave out. The worst that happens is that they lose their foliage, but quickly regrow it when it warms up in spring.

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