[Petra] Wormwood

Create the best possible Shohin sized bonsai from raw, untrained stock over a period of 14 months between 1st August 2011 and 31st October 2012. Entry posts must be made by 31st August 2011.
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Bretts
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Re: Petra[Wormwood]

Post by Bretts »

Nice Growth Petra!
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Re: Petra[Wormwood]

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Bretts wrote:Nice Growth Petra!
It is nice growth and looks very healthy. Will it make it into a pot in time would be my next question.
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Re: [Petra] Wormwood

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This first pic showing overgrowth,
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the 3rd week of October i gave it a hard prune in hope new growth will be there in the final stage for this comp
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2nd pic showing after the prune and i did cut back hard.Before i dig it from the bed.
31oct bonz comp31 Oct 012 001.jpg
3rd,Not as much new growth as i had antisipated. Maybe i should had done the prune in the 2nd week.
31oct bonz comp31 Oct 012 002.jpg
when i dug out from the bed.
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root trimed.
31oct bonz comp31 Oct 012 007.jpg
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Future plan is to keep this shrub maintained by pruning and shaping. this is my first shrub from start to completion. Your views welcomed.
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Last edited by Petra on October 31st, 2012, 9:37 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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