Privet
- squizzy
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Re: Privet
So going on some advice from earlier in this thread and some encouragement from others at the school last night I have cut the left hand side of this tree. I think it works well
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Re: Privet
I don't know how it looks in the bark however in the pic the first branch looks almost as thick as the trunk.
Perhaps you should consider removing it?
Perhaps you should consider removing it?
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Re: Privet
Love the character of this tree mate.
Awesome trunk.
I think the new design is more in keeping with the the feel of the trunk.
Well done.
Awesome trunk.
I think the new design is more in keeping with the the feel of the trunk.
Well done.
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Re: Privet
Have been fairly slack getting my tree threads updated. This privet needs potting twice maybe three times a year. So it’s probably due. Has just had another trim. Has been put in a new pot since the last update. I think it matches ok. Pot is by Denise Allan.
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Re: Privet
Nice work squiz.
That's a great pot for that tree.
2 or 3 repots a year??? You gotta be kidding. That's dedication. I'm never owning a privet
....Ditch these poncy privets (joke) and grow more Banksia as per our discussion at the Ausbonsai Market Day.
Seriously though, the colours work beautifully on that tree mate.
That's a great pot for that tree.
2 or 3 repots a year??? You gotta be kidding. That's dedication. I'm never owning a privet
....Ditch these poncy privets (joke) and grow more Banksia as per our discussion at the Ausbonsai Market Day.
Seriously though, the colours work beautifully on that tree mate.
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I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
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Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
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Re: Privet
I said it needs it Rory. I didn’t say it gets it. You know me better than that.
Just about to see what banksias are on offer at plants plus west pennant hills.
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Just about to see what banksias are on offer at plants plus west pennant hills.
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Re: Privet
hahahasquizzy wrote:I said it needs it Rory. I didn’t say it gets it. You know me better than that.
Just about to see what banksias are on offer at plants plus west pennant hills.
Squizzy
If it was me I'd give a miss on dwarf banksia varieties. The foliage is so cute, but the tree just isn't hardy from my experiences.
They are more prone to root rot, fertilizer problems and general root work from my experiences.
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Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
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Re: Privet
Good privet Squizzy, and good pot too. However I don't think they go together. I think the privet would look better in a shallower pot, it sits a bit too high in this one. Just my 2c worth
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Re: Privet
Good work Watto.
It’s amazing what you don’t see in your own trees sometimes. I agree. Although I think the colour matches really well.
Squizzy
It’s amazing what you don’t see in your own trees sometimes. I agree. Although I think the colour matches really well.
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Re: Privet
Yeh nice tree, fabulous pot but not a great pair imo.
Keep up the posting squizz!
Keep up the posting squizz!
One of the fabulous things about growing bonsai is as you get old and decrepit your trees get old and beautiful
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Re: Privet
Cheers Boics.
How about I promise to keep up the posts if you do. There is a few of us guilty of it at the moment. Shibui is the only one committed enough.
Squizzy
How about I promise to keep up the posts if you do. There is a few of us guilty of it at the moment. Shibui is the only one committed enough.
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