I noticed that some of the trunk was beginning to get soft. Also the foliage was a bit unkempt. So two problems to solve. The first was easy get out the hedge shears and get rid of the excess growth so I could see where to start.
That done I re potted the tree. The to get the wood fixed I carved with chisels all the soft wood.
Then the Blow torch I went to work on the soft wood. Those that have been reading Bonsai focus (formaly Bonsai europe ) you will see some of our counter parts have been doing it too.
I started in 1987 my first public Demo. A victorian woman asked why I burnt the tree I said it was an Australian tree. She excepted that with a scrug. The real reason is to Harden the wood and stop it rotting as much as possible.
As I used to observe the trees that were burnt the wood was very hard. The other plus to this is Australian plants are stimulated into new growth by the heat of fire. So here is the re pot and hopefully the re birth,here are some pics. Pup
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