Bonsai pruning and defoliation - Chinese rose

Can you turn a Hibiscus house plant into a bonsai? Of course you can!
This Chinese Rose is now 27 years old.
This is a bit older clip but, you can see how I perform some pruning and defoliation on this bonsai to create structure.
The Chinese rose or Hibiscus rosa sinensis is a very good tree for creating indoor bonsai.
Resistant to heat and slightly lower temperatures.
He prefers a slightly more water-retentive bonsai substrate mix.
Do not defoliate the bonsai if you are not sure that they are stabilized and healthy and do not defoliate every year.
You must also be sure that the bonsai species is receptive to this type of operation, because not all species of woody plants have a positive response to defoliation.
We will meet again soon with this bonsai and you will see how and how quickly and qualitatively it evolved.
Several major operations were done on this rose to bring it to the stage it is in today.
This is a good bonsai tree for beginners if you understand it's needs.
Yes it's a nightmare to wire it, but if you wire at the right time, you will be very happy with this species.

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Have you ever tried growing a magnolia as a bonsai? I know that magnolia stellata can be used quite well because it's flowers and leaves shrink quite a lot.

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No I did not but I know for sure Magnolia makes a very nice bonsai. I ve seen a few. I am taking a break from outdoor bonsai for now.