Ninety-three-year-old Bonsai

[Mousetoescamper]

I was at Longwood Gardens to attend its drone and fountain show Sunday night. Before the show began I spent some time taking photos in the Conservatory. This hinoki false cypress was among 10 bonsai on display.

[Chainfire]

1. That is awesome.

I have tried to grow Bonsai several times. I bring them home to die...

[Old Crank]

2. There could be hope

For you.
My wife has become an Orchid whisperer. Pretty much all through web groups adn youtube.
That is a great little tree.
And photo.

[Mousetoescamper]

6. Thanks, Old Crank!

[Mousetoescamper]

5. I'm trying to train a jade plant as a bonsai...

Jades are easy to care for but won't tolerate overwatering. Worth a try if you're interested.

[thatcrowwoman]

13. Could you start a new post telling us more about training a jade plant as bonsai?

Beautifully well-aged bonsai you found. I hope I make it to 93 years old looking that strong and graceful. Sending this picture to my best friend who loves bonsai. Many thanks.

My thumbs have grown quite green over the decades. They didn’t start out that way, but Grandma Shorty had lots of African violets. Every year when we went to visit her in Rock Island, she’d help me pot one to take home, and send some extra leaves for me to root when I got home. She had violets of all colors, some plain, some ruffled, all beautiful. Eventually I got the hang of it.

Just this year I’ve finally managed to keep a pretty little columbine alive. That’s a first! And my outdoor garden is coming on strong now. 🌞
Jade plants are lovely, but I must confess, they haven’t survived for long for me before. From your post I bet I overwatered them.💦

Anyway, thanks for planting the idea in my brain, Mousetoescamper.
🕊thatcrowwoman

[Mousetoescamper]

14. The jade was started from a branch...

of my 20-year-old jade (crassula ovata) which died two years ago. I've kept it in a 7.5x5x2-inch planter and prune most of the new leaf growth.

Thanks for your response. You are most welcome, thatcrowwoman!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. What a gorgeous image, my dear Mousetoescamper! Elegant, artistic and beautiful! ♥ nt

[Mousetoescamper]

7. Thanks, Peggy!

[Danascot]

4. Longwood Gardens is an enchanting place

It's not to be missed by any lover of plants or gardens. It's a few miles west of Philly.

https://longwoodgardens.org/view-all-gardens

[Mousetoescamper]

8. It's my Disney World...

but not nearly as well known outside of the Northeast. Thanks for the useful link, Danascot!

[Duppers]

9. Wow!

Applauding your photography and the tree.

A dear friend of my husband and myself was an expert in Bonsai; Kent sadly passed in 2007. He was a physicist and world traveler who had lived in Paris for many years. Some how, he was allowed to pack a few of his plants up with him on his flight to and from Paris. Perhaps they were carefully packed and shipped by express freight.

[Mousetoescamper]

10. Thanks, Duppers!

[Bristlecone]

11. Very neat. TY

[Mousetoescamper]

12. You're most welcome, Bristlecone!