Tuesday, July 22, 2008

three new toys

In a trade I got these three trees which I am hapy about:

1) European olive, Olea Europea, the wild form from Mallorca, Spain. This is the variety with the tiny leaves. This tree is way over 100 years old.

2) Sabina juniper, Juniperus sabina, collected in Italy.

3) Common myrtle, Myrtus communis, a mediterranean plant from Italy.

All three are not material for regular bonsai styling. This is probably the reason why I got them in the first place. But they will make very interesting bonsai. I think I will start to work on them pretty soon.