A couple aromatic bonsai prospects

[dvg]

A couple of months back I received a few plants from a miniatree.com, a nursery in Tempe, Arizona.

Patte Lanus works there and she set up a phyto inspection and got the paperwork ready for export up here to Canada.

First up is Bursera hindsiana, currently in a 6" pot.



I really like the thickened trunk it has for such a small seedling.



Next up is Boswellia nana, a shot from above.



This species is a natural dwarf tree or shrub, growing to a height of 60 cm (24 inches), making it a very good bonsai subject.

This plant flows with a balsam that resembles juniper in smell, to my nose.



I also was able to obtain a Commiphora myrrha, a species I had been wanting for a while.

Haven't taken any photos of this one yet, but will once I decide on how to wire it into shape.

If you are interested in aromatic succulent bonsai subjects, check out the miniatree.com site.

www.miniatree.com/



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[hackerberry]

Very nice! I like the Boswellia nana. Looks very exotic.

hb

[31drew31]

Cool plants dvg. I also really like the B. nana.

[dvg]

Thanks guys, Boswellia nana doesn't like direct intense sunlight and seems to like growing under a T8 fixture while being slightly warmed atop a seedling heat mat.

This species appreciates cool nights, so I grow the plant in the basement.

It seems to like its current conditions and has been sending out lots of leaves since I received it.

Really looking forward to seeing how this dwarf species grows out over the next few years and in the following years to come.

Below is a link to my review of The Miniatree Garden.

ocps.proboards.com/thread/5624/good-exotic-plant-nurseries-vendors?page=1&scrollTo=54511

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