You get around, don't you, Greg? ;o)

Trident maple, Jap. black pine, Juniperus chinensis 'Shimpaku', Korean hornbeam, azalea.

I really like Styrax japonica (Jap. snowbell) too.

Al

LOL,, Al.... Yeah i visit the DG.... I forgot about the Azalea,, Is that the satsuki Azalea ''did i spell that right..lol .. Thanks for the replies Al. I hope to get many more , when i plant this spring i would like to have five , up to maybe ten different types to plant... Greg

Yes - Satsuki azalea.

How do you plan to manage these trees once established? Will you be chopping them back several times on a regular basis?

PLEASE don't forget the Shimpaku. If I had to pick only one tree as the only one I would ever work with - it would have to be the beautiful Shimpaku juniper. They come easily & reliably from cuttings planted directly out, up here in zone 6. I have them growing all over the place. ;o)I don't see why they wouldn't work for you, too.

Al

yes.. I also like the Shimpaku . .
To answer your question on chopping them on a regular basis .. . I think i'll be growing them out in full follige for two, three , and four years . To establish a nice two to three inch trunk..''more follige, fatter trunk'' and they will also be planted on top of tiles in the ground.. for flat roots and they would be easier to pull up and root prune. I also will be adding a wire tourniquet the trunks 3'' below ground level so they will have good Nebari.. After i get my trunk like i want it, then i"ll start chopping and ramification...

What part of GA???
Do you belong to a Club or Study Group?

I live on the coast.

Bubbafrga

Hey Bubba.. I live in Screven Ga. "Wayne County" .. LOL, Theres not a lot of people around here that's in to Bonsai, That i know of that is... I have a friend in Orlando that i met online . I've been down to see him once, and hes been up here. I buy my pots and soil from him, and a few trees..Hes been in Bonsai for thirty years and gives classes to study groups and clubs. I'm going down there nov. 4th to go with him to one of the groups.. Hes a member of the florida Bonsai sociity and whats me to join.. Where are you from ?? Greg

Greg,

I would add bald cypress to the top 5. If you have access to a bald cypress swamp, try collecting some.

By the way, I am in Macon GA.

Frank

Hey Frank

We do have many cypress swamps . Ive collected a few already. I went through the one down from the house a couple a months ago and trunk chop about fifteen really nice specimens, some with four inch trunks. I'll be collecting them this winter. Forchinate for me bald cypress is one that i will not have to buy...LOL
Later .,.,. Greg