Lilly pily from nursery
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Lilly pily from nursery
I got this cheap at a.nursery cause I thought it would make a nice bonsai.
I cleaned it uo a little and.cut the top of.the pot off.
Any suggestions in further pruning shaping?
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I cleaned it uo a little and.cut the top of.the pot off.
Any suggestions in further pruning shaping?
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Re: Lilly pily from nursery
Well I got impatient.
Tuned it out alot more and found an okay trunk line I think. Put it in a pot I had and I think it looks good.
I think branches will need to be cut back hard to stumps and more removed to progress it further???
Give it to me I can handle it :p
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Tuned it out alot more and found an okay trunk line I think. Put it in a pot I had and I think it looks good.
I think branches will need to be cut back hard to stumps and more removed to progress it further???
Give it to me I can handle it :p
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Re: Lilly pily from nursery
looking good.
Ild leave it alone now to establish in the new pot and thicken the branches. No need to remove any more branches unless there is more than one coming from the one spot. Come spring time you can cut it back hard. It looks like one of the compact varieties so should back bud furiously.
Ild leave it alone now to establish in the new pot and thicken the branches. No need to remove any more branches unless there is more than one coming from the one spot. Come spring time you can cut it back hard. It looks like one of the compact varieties so should back bud furiously.
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Re: Lilly pily from nursery
Cheers, that confirms my plans thendansai wrote:looking good.
Ild leave it alone now to establish in the new pot and thicken the branches. No need to remove any more branches unless there is more than one coming from the one spot. Come spring time you can cut it back hard. It looks like one of the compact varieties so should back bud furiously.
You're right it was budding the very next day hahaha.
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Re: Lilly pily from nursery
Also hoping fir some.of the semi exposed roots at the base ti thicken up to improve the base.
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Re: Lilly pily from nursery
I agree with giving it a rest to recover. As it develops you will find there are too many branches so some can be removed but let it recover from this shock first.
That looks like some starweed growing in the moss. My advice is to get rid of it now because it spreads and will take over in no time.
That looks like some starweed growing in the moss. My advice is to get rid of it now because it spreads and will take over in no time.
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Thanks for the heads up, I left it as I thought it looked cool!shibui wrote:I agree with giving it a rest to recover. As it develops you will find there are too many branches so some can be removed but let it recover from this shock first.
That looks like some starweed growing in the moss. My advice is to get rid of it now because it spreads and will take over in no time.
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Re: Lilly pily from nursery
Good start by thinning out to see what you've got to work with. As said above eventually more branches will be removed but in the mean time come up with a future plan and re assess come spring
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Thanksmatlea wrote:Good start by thinning out to see what you've got to work with. As said above eventually more branches will be removed but in the mean time come up with a future plan and re assess come spring
Yep I'll enjoy as is.till spring and the rat this thing grows I'll cut back super hard and reduce number of branches too
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Re: Lilly pily from nursery
Okay I'm stuck on what to do with this.
I believe mist of the branches are out of proportion. Thicker ones up top etc.
I've rubbed off the new shoots a few times. It's due to.donagain.
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I believe mist of the branches are out of proportion. Thicker ones up top etc.
I've rubbed off the new shoots a few times. It's due to.donagain.
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Lilly pily from nursery
Always hard from a photo but was thinking to chop everything above the first wired branch on right( keep low left branch) . Reposition the first right branch slightly to the left and then bend the left forked branch further left to be new leader..... Clear as mud!
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