• Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
This is the tree that was given to me. It is a HUGE bougainvillea, estimated to be over 50 years old. This tree took a lot of thinking before I could begin working on it. Oh and it has a lot of thorns (ouch!)
Just a mess of crossed branches
Feb 2007
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• Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Well what can I say? I just purchased this tree from Clif Pottberg in Dade City. Just to give you some idea of the size of this GLORIOUS tree, it is taking up about the entire bed of my Explorer Sport-Trac. I must say this was one of the most exciting moments in my bonsai life. Look for more about this tree as I begin to work on it through out the years. Feb 2007
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• Sunday, January 21st, 2007
This tree is still developing braches in several areas. Also lower branches need to thicken up a great deal. So I will really control the growth on this tree this year. I don’t want the top of the tree to be heavy with growth because I want the bulk of the load to come from the bottom branches to send more energy, more food, an din turn more growth for those branches. The top will be thinned out through out the year so that new branches will bud from the trunk.
I also want to try leaf reduction on this tree to see how it will look, and if there are any areas that I need to work on now. Over all I am happy with the progress of this tree. January 2007
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• Sunday, January 21st, 2007
Okay, a few new changes. First the tree was repotted into a smaller pot, and it has changed the balance of the tree to the pot in a very good way. Also I felt that the foliage of the tree stood out too much like an umbrella, so I rewired the branches. If you compare it to the tree last January you will notice more ramification and that the branches are now closer to the truck. This should create a much more dramatic look when it buds out this spring. Just for the record it has already begun to do that. January 2007
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