[Ces] Buxus harlandii

[Ces]

My first entry into the Shohin styling competition: a small Buxus harlandii. It has had a previous trunk chop but not other work.

Species: Buxus harlandii

Originated: Bonsai Nursery

Height: 345 mm

Cost: $6

Buxus harlandii front 7 march 2013.jpg

Buxus harlandii back 7 march 2013.jpg

Buxus harlndii initial trunk chop.jpg

good luck guys.

Cheers,

Ces.

[Ces]

YAY 1st of April!!! Got stuck right in with this one.

Cleaned the trunk and surrounding roots, performed the trunk chop and wired up the only two branches that were ready for it (leader and 1st left branch). Got some surface root issues I'll have to work on at the first repot but I look forward to the progress on this mini.

Getting used to my new camera, so the focus is off in some spots. sorry. The new rig should allow me to take some great photos of my trees in the future though.

Buxus harlandii front A 1 april 2013.jpg

buxus harlandii nebari 1 april 2013.jpg

Cheers,

Ces.

[Neli]

That is some very nice material.I like what you are doing. Why did you not leave the lowest larger branch as an escape branch to thicken the trunk? Any particular reason?

[Ces]

Hi Neli,

For the finished height that i'm planning for this tree, i think the trunk is probably big enough.

I'm looking to end up with a mini, japanese style, sumo, informal upright. If that helps.

Thanks for your interest.

Cheers,

Ces.

[Neli]

Makes sense. I can not figure out from the picture how big is the trunk, and had to ask. How big it is?

[Dario]

Hi Ces, I love this species and yours is off to a good start so it will be fun to watch it develop over the comp...good luck.
Would you consider tilting it to the right a few degrees to enhance the movement? If so, you may need to slightly adjust the leader to compensate.
Cheers, Dario.

[Ces]

Makes sense. I can not figure out from the picture how big is the trunk, and had to ask. How big it is?

Yeah sorry Neli, I realise now that there is no scale in the picture. Its raining here right now so I am going to guess that to the top of the leader its about 70 mm at the moment. Should make for a nice stout tree.

Hi Ces, I love this species and yours is off to a good start so it will be fun to watch it develop over the comp...good luck.
Would you consider tilting it to the right a few degrees to enhance the movement? If so, you may need to slightly adjust the leader to compensate.
Cheers, Dario.

Thanks Dario. Its the only one I have. Got about a dozen collected English Box and I was planning on treating it the same. Do you think this is right?
I'd like to address your second comment but I'm not sure where that sits within the rules... you'll just have to wait and see what i have planned

Cheers guys,

Ces.

[Dario]

Hi Ces, hope I haven't breached the rules or affected your entry...I thought suggestions were allowed this time around?...I will re-read the rules.
I treat this species the same as Eng box and get decent results, but I only have a couple of each species so not a tremendous amount of experience with them.
Cheers, Dario.
PS Plese ignore my previous post, it is such a minor alteration to your entry and it wouldn't impact the outcome of your tree and its development. Good luck and keep the updates coming

[Jabobo]

In the Fine print section of the rules in the first post of the competition thread it says
'• Discussion, advice and comments in the entry threads is encouraged, but please "No Virtuals".'

So it should be fine,

Cheers

Jacob

[Ces]

sorry guys. Just went over the rules again.

No worries Dario... I didn't think you had and I appreciate the advice. Just didn't want to put MYSELF in it by getting too much out of you

good luck with it guys.

Cheers,

Ces.

[Ces]

I updated early on this one so here's another for good measure.

Wired a few more branches in to place. Three more to set (when they grow big enough) and then I should have the primary and secondary structure growing in the direction that I want.

They photo shows the back with the old and new trunk chop visible.

Buxus harlandii back 24 april 2013.jpg

Cheers,

Ces.

[Ces]

update on this.

Put a little wire on a couple of other branches. the one's i wired originally seem to have set.

still getting everything set in place.

Buxus harlandii front 27 august 2013.jpg

Buxus harlandii right 27 august 2013.jpg

Cheers,

Ces.

[Ces]

Just an update...

Buxus harlandii front 9 november 2013.jpg

I havent developed buxus before... does anyone have some tips getting ramification happening? appreciate the advice guys.

Cheers,

Ces.

[Neli]

Just like any other plant. Cut and nip to get branches forking.

[kcpoole]

it is a slow process, but like other trees cut back to the first or second leave pair ans it will shoot back and ramify

Ken