Gardenia

[alpineart]

These along with 2 others where collected from Karen Parents place . The purchased the property new , 8 years ago and these were around 300mm high .They have decided to replace the garden with a native landscape so i was given these . A quick hack and chop on collection

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and a further hack today has produced these 2 trunks

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.They are planted in large 400mm cube pots and thrown out the front on the steps with thw other 2 as collected trunks

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. If they survive i will take the steps necessary to pot them into bonsai trays or pots .
They were labled as Radicans , but at 1.5 m on collection they were obviously mis-labelled , no matter they are potted and slotted into the landscape for now .

Cheers Alpineart

[Isitangus]

The third one has definite potential but I'm sure in your hands they will all be transformed!

[alpineart]

Hi Isitangus , mate pics 1-3 are from shrub to pre bonsai trunk , pics 2-4 are the same after a hack and chop . The 2 in the blue pots were potted up yesterday they will get a pre style later on , if Karen lets me get my hands back on them .

Cheers Alpine

[alpineart]

Well 4 years down the track and these were removed from the garden pots and into bonsai pots .

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I think they have potential as bonsai , if not the wife wants them back .

Cheers . Alpineart

[melbrackstone]

Good to see you posting again Alpine, always a treat to see what you're up to. These are lookin just fine!

[kcpoole]

Nice little lot there Alpine.
Love the scent of Gardenia flowers on the benches

[Matthew]

Alpine number 3 has good shohin potential if the top is reduced . do these back bud on bare wood as good as most camerias ?

[alpineart]

Hi Mel' , been a while . Life got busy with work then the medicals turned pear shaped and time just got away. Coming along nicely .

Hi kc , the wife loved her pot plants and did I cop the flak when she spotted these .There still parked at the front door

Hi Mathew , these gardenia's do back bud quite well ofter with numerous shoots from the same area .

Cheers . Alpine