So I recently got this nice azalea which my wife sprung for as a b'day gift so my main priority here is going to be keeping it alive and healthy which seems to be going OK for now but it is a big step up for me so fingers crossed.
My Azalea
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Re: My Azalea
I can understand the pressure you are under as that is a great looking tree.
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Re: My Azalea
WOW! Nice tree 
good open mix ( Kanuma if you can find it) and water daily or before it ever it looks dry
Ken
good open mix ( Kanuma if you can find it) and water daily or before it ever it looks dry
Ken
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Re: My Azalea
Starfox,Great sized tree. Be sure to post a pic when you've got it fully covered in blooms (no pressure...)
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Re: My Azalea
Just saw your azalea. WOW what a trunk, I love it. Feel your pressure too.
Read everything you can find about azalea because this tree will be worth the effort
should develop into an excellent tree IMO.
good luck
Read everything you can find about azalea because this tree will be worth the effort
should develop into an excellent tree IMO.
good luck
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Re: My Azalea
Geez, your wife has a great eye. The chunky root spread on pic two is great.
Where did she score that from?
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Re: My Azalea
Wow, v.nice nabari & trunk. Have you got a photo with a size comparative to fully appreciate it? Your wife is a star!
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Re: My Azalea
Yeah it is nice, I believe the first sentence from the wife was 'You better not kill it'Watto wrote:I can understand the pressure you are under as that is a great looking tree.
It looks to be in straight Kanuma, a bit old now but is still draining well.Thankfully I can get Kanuma at a local garden center so I shall stock up. If all goes well I will repot next year I think.kcpoole wrote:WOW! Nice tree
good open mix ( Kanuma if you can find it) and water daily or before it ever it looks dry
Ken
Thanks Mel.melbrackstone wrote:Best of luck, it looks like a beauty!
Will do, there were a couple of nice pink flowers in the pot so if that is anything to go by it should be a good show, hopefully.Keep Calm and Ramify wrote:
Great sized tree. Be sure to post a pic when you've got it fully covered in blooms (no pressure...)
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Re: My Azalea
Agreed, I did a fair bit of research beforehand and and still finding more and more to read, there is a good book on amazon but it is about 100 euros so it may have to wait.robb63 wrote:Just saw your azalea. WOW what a trunk, I love it. Feel your pressure too.
Read everything you can find about azalea because this tree will be worth the effort
should develop into an excellent tree IMO.
good luck
I may of poked her in the right direction with a link or two.Nate.bonsai wrote:Geez, your wife has a great eye. The chunky root spread on pic two is great.
Where did she score that from?
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This was from Laosgarden in Madrid although I do think the tree is a J import originally. They have a load of nice material and tonnes of pots, might find a nice pot for this tree there too.
Bonbon wrote:Nice tree, nice trunk, nice nebari
She is.orpy wrote:Wow, v.nice nabari & trunk. Have you got a photo with a size comparative to fully appreciate it? Your wife is a star!
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Here is one but I have to apoligise for the dodgy beer, it's a 500ml tinny. Still yet to find coopers over here.
Re: My Azalea
Your bonsai is really beautiful!
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Re: My Azalea
Hi Starfox,
Lovely tree. Great gift.
If you do any cutting make sure you seal the branch. Anything on an Azalea that is cut off larger than half a pencil thickness needs to be sealed. They are different to other trees as far as sealing is concerned. You cut and seal. Don't cut the tree back and then come back to seal the cuts, do it as you are cutting.
They love Kahoona fertilizer. They also benefit from Foliage Feeding.
Regards Ray
Lovely tree. Great gift.
If you do any cutting make sure you seal the branch. Anything on an Azalea that is cut off larger than half a pencil thickness needs to be sealed. They are different to other trees as far as sealing is concerned. You cut and seal. Don't cut the tree back and then come back to seal the cuts, do it as you are cutting.
They love Kahoona fertilizer. They also benefit from Foliage Feeding.
Regards Ray
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Re: My Azalea
Thanks paparaka and Ray!
I had notice that all previous big cuts have been sealed and that is something I will do for sure when the time comes. I probably wont make any major cuts anyway this year, just some minor trimming of shoots and whurls.
I can't find Kahoona over here but do have a local azalea product that it seems to like so for now I will go with that one.
Cheers again.
I had notice that all previous big cuts have been sealed and that is something I will do for sure when the time comes. I probably wont make any major cuts anyway this year, just some minor trimming of shoots and whurls.
I can't find Kahoona over here but do have a local azalea product that it seems to like so for now I will go with that one.
Cheers again.
