Metrosideros Excelsa - From tubestock progression

[Patmet]

Metrosideros Excelsa / Pohutukawa / NZ Xmas Tree

Bought as probably a cutting in small pot late 2018. It was left to just grow as a straight stick for a while before I started working with it as I gained more experience. It also developed a large funky root that rolls up around the trunk as I didn't work the roots the spread nicely at a young age. It's just a feature of this tree now.

It has gone into it's first bonsai pot this year. I wanted to tilt it on more of an angle so the first portion of trunk isn't sticking straight vertically out of the ground, but due to the roots I am going to need to tilt gradually over a couple of repots. Still growing the upper canopy.

I like this species it's a very vigorous grower.

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Late 2018

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You can see the big root in front here

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The start of the direction it is in now

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The sort of tilt I want to eventually get to in the bonsai container

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Into a Roman Husmann oval

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A recent photo post spring flush

[fae]

Great photos highlighting its 5 year journey into a bonsai pot.
Looks like you had a plan and stuck to it.
Awesome work and thanks for sharing.
Fiona