Isitangus wrote:I think I got one from the same
Batch! Beautiful stock!
I've done nothing but sit mine in H2o and take cuttings!
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Yeah, it was from the same batch. Beautiful stock. He has about 6 or so of the advanced $30 sizes left I believe, so if anyone wants any more you better be quick.
You can safely re pot now. Just remember the following about re potting:
*Don't grab it by the base, handle it from up top. Otherwise you will break off the fragile bark.
*You can cut up to 40% to 45% of roots off from the pot that Leon sells them in, but make sure you don't leave too much foliage for the tree to have to feed if your stock has a lot of foliage. Just cut back the foliage to proportion the right amount of feeding, as you don't want to stress the tree more after the repot.
*Position the trunk how you want it now during the repot, thereby planning for the style of the tree, to make it easier for styling later on.
*Water it twice thoroughly after the re pot, and you can leave a shallow tray of water under the pot, not necessarily placing the pot in the tray to soak up the water, but to give it the evaporation and humidity that will rise.
*In my personal experience I would recommend : DO NOT fertilize it after a repot. DO NOT use anything on it after a repot. It will naturally heal and thrive soon.
But this is just my advice. If the soil you are using is high quality bonsai mix, then this is all it needs.
*And most importantly, if you are doing a trunk chop, do not chop below the first branch. Otherwise you can potentially lose the entire trunk, and it will produce suckers from the base, but you will lose the $30 you have effectively paid for the tree and have to start all over again, as the now dead trunk will rot and die off. Thankfully I learned this from experience on my younger stock. It can be devastating on advanced stock.
I wouldn't bother with cuttings as it is too much time to grow them to the point that you can just pay $30 or even $12 from his stock and get stock like you already have. But then again, if you are wanting a lot, or if you are young, go for it. Remember, you can get seedlings for a few dollars with nice movement etc from council nurseries, in particular the Cumberland State Forest nursery. The council nursery at Terrey Hills has casuarina stock, but they are young at the moment, but they feed them well, and in about a year their stock will have nice bases for $3.50. Another problem with growing from such young stock is that a lot of people get attached to certain branches or placements of them, but as the base gets bigger and the tree starts to thicken, the branches are too thick creating unusually thick branches that are way out of proportion.
I am not sure how long you are leaving them in water for, but just be careful because you don't want to rot the roots.
All the stock that I got from him was in fantastic condition. Luckily they must have only been repotted a few years prior as nothing was overgrown and it was all easily repotted last weekend and today. Unfortunately he doesn't have much stock left now as a result, but if you're a lover of Aussie natives such as this, be quick, because he only has a few left. I will let them sit for a while and contemplate what styles and growth I want to achieve from them. If you have suggestions of course I'm open to hear all angles. Can't wait to start styling them. I think the one that I am probably least unsure of what to do with, is number 32. The others I have a vague idea in mind of what to do.
