Water Gum

mudlarkpottery · Post by **mudlarkpottery** » November 25th, 2008, 2:45 pm

Here is a series from a demonstration By Ric Roberts at our (Newcastle) recent Friendship Day.

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Post by **Steven** » November 25th, 2008, 3:15 pm

Thank you for this great post Penny. Can you provide us with anymore information about what Ric is doing and what result he is aiming for?

Regards,
Steven

mudlarkpottery · Post by **mudlarkpottery** » November 25th, 2008, 4:12 pm

I did make some notes to hopefully write something for our newsletter when I have the time (and if I can read what I've written). The paint was to make it look like it had been through a bushfire - much more appropriate for our natives.
Penny.

valiant187 · Post by **valiant187** » December 16th, 2009, 11:13 am

how brutal can you be when trimming roots off a Water Gum when moving from a nursery bought 6 inch pot into a bonsai pot? any particular roots i should take care in not cutting?

Post by **kcpoole** » December 16th, 2009, 4:03 pm

I have done 2 recently. Both I took off most of the roots as the looked a lot like pretzels.
1 has done really well, and the other carked it

If you leave as many small roots as you can then you will be fine. I woudl take off 50 - 70 % no worries so long as the after care is good

Ken

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