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Agreed fantastic little tree!
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Love this tree and what has been achieved in such a short time. Need to go out and get myself a casuarina. :tu:
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I appreciate the feedback and nice comments, thanks. :tu:

Dario, I was very careful when repotting so as not to touch the bark. I only handled it by the upper branches (without fissured bark) or by the roots.
The progression pictures were simply pasted together in MS Paint. Only took a couple of minutes to do but is pretty effective at showing the transformation.

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Thank you Steven for the tips re the delicate bark and photo sequence.
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Steven,

Nice progression. I have one I am working on but with a bit more of a natural style.In other words, still not sure were it is going.

Its interesting that you have used that particular pot :yes: , as I have bought one as well and yet to find something to put in it :lost: . Another member on this site was so unimpressed with the finish on the pot that they asked Pat to remove it from his display until they had gone :lol: .

You have proved that it does look good with the right tree in it :aussie: .

Regards,

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No comment, for fear of being accused of being a suck hole :tu: :fc: :hooray: :reading:
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Looks great mate, very impressed with the amount of progression made. :tu:
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Mojo Moyogi wrote:Hi Steven, I will be watching this tree with interest, I have been wondering for quite a few years whether this species has shohin potential to accompany it's other favourable attributes for use in bonsai culture.

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Steven, after seeing the final image of the tree, the answer to my question appears to be a resounding "yes, it does have shohin potential". It's clear after seeing this tree evolve over 14 months that we could produce show quality Casuarina torulosa shohin in 5 years or less. In a competition context, excellent choice of species, raw material and execution of design, topped off with great final presentation.

Thank you.

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PeterH wrote:Its interesting that you have used that particular pot :yes: , as I have bought one as well and yet to find something to put in it :lost: . Another member on this site was so unimpressed with the finish on the pot that they asked Pat to remove it from his display until they had gone :lol: .

You have proved that it does look good with the right tree in it :aussie:
Hmmm... I wonder who could have disapproved of Pat's beautiful meringue pots???? Steven's looks a lot less edible than the white-and-scorch one I saw here. Anyway, I said already much earlier in the year that Steve's Caasuarina was a masterpiece. And if I didn't use those exact words, I should have. :worship: :worship: :worship:

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I reckon I gave Steven the idea :tounge:

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Post by Steven »

Thanks for the comments everyone.
Peter, I've had that pot sitting around for about 3 years waiting to find the right tree for it.
Pup, I'm going to accuse you of being a suck hole for not commenting :whistle:

If anyone is interested, Leong at Bonsai South has a few more of these torulosa available in 4, 6 and 8 inch pots.

Regards,
Steven

P.S. Something that I didn't mention earlier. When I potted this one into the PK pot, I removed about 90% of the roots and it hasn't skipped a beat. It has been continually growing and is due for another trim already.
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This is awesome man. Brilliant work!
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We need an update on this tree, with the new season's growth. Come on Steven, don't hold out on us! ;)
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lackhand wrote:We need an update on this tree, with the new season's growth. Come on Steven, don't hold out on us! ;)
I second that notion! Have a small one on the go and have been using this as inspiration ever since the comp was going :yes:
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G'day and thanks for the interest.

This one still hasn't stopped growing even since having 90% of the roots removed and being squashed into a little pot. I've been letting it spread its wings a bit and have only been plucking it every 3 weeks :whistle:
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I'm still intending on doing some branch thinning to improve the structure as well as tweaking the first branch.

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