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Casuarina cunninghamiana This group was collected from an abandon nursery. About6 years ago. It is almost as is except I chopped some of the tops!!to get it in the car!!. I should have laid it down. I have just kept it pruned back. I have now decided to get serious with it. So to day I re potted it and made a slight change in the positions. As you can see it is healthy and growing vigorously. The tallest tree is 660mms the pot is 550 mms . Now we have to just be patient wait awhile and see what happens. Who knows I might keep or move it on. Pup The pics 83 should have been first my bad

nicely done as always pup

WoW!!! That looks fantastic Pup - almost like something out of the desert. I am sure it will be even better once their is some branch ramification or are you going to create cloud pads on the branches?

Yours in Bonsai
Jon

Very nice Pup! What medium are you growing these in?

The medium I use is crushed granite and coco peat ( aka the propagation post ) plus now Akadama.
Before we could get Akadama I use a quality potting mix I use two parts granite one coco peat one part Akadama as I said before it was the top quality potting mix.
Jon I am hoping to develop more branches and then a loose pad effect not too tight should take a couple a years give or take a few.

Great Group Pup.
I thought you were finished with groups?

I have a Casurina I collected 2 years ago and it has been growing nicely with a couple of trunk chops, but not this year. It might do it good to be repotted if the time is right. Can you explain what I need to know about repotting Casurina.
Thanks Kindly
Brett

soltan wrote:I have a Casurina I collected 2 years ago and it has been growing nicely

Hi soltan, why not post a picture of it and perhaps a bit of a story about how you collected it in our Yamadori section?

Hopefully I will repot on the weekend and I will take some pictures to post.

soltan wrote:Great Group Pup.
I thought you were finished with groups?

I have a Casurina I collected 2 years ago and it has been growing nicely with a couple of trunk chops, but not this year. It might do it good to be repotted if the time is right. Can you explain what I need to know about repotting Casurina.
Thanks Kindly
Brett

No not finished with groups just have 6 of them do not need any more.
I treat Casuarina as I would junipers they are very hardy. If your one has been growing well, but has slowed down I would say it is due for a re pot it is probably root bound.

Thanks Pup now I just have to work out how to repot a juniper(says the Deciduous lover ) I am sure it will be fine
As Naka said Tree is ready You scared, me scared. No Bonsai
Or words to that effect

Fantastic setting Is it a group or raft. I rescued some small ones that had been trampled by bush bikes. they are sticks. One, I am training as a raft but is very small.
Penny.

, This group that was Pups is now mine, I have given it a trim about a month or so ago and in spring i'll repot and start to make my mark on it, Thought i'd show it to you all as it has been a while since Pup showed it last , hope you like

Lovely Setting Craig
You are a lucky boy

Ken

Thanks Ken

, i have been asked for an update, short notice so here's a couple of pics taken 10 mins ago, . if anyone wants i can take some more in the daylight.
I have started to thin out the foliage and wire some branches, aswell as reducing the height of a couple of the trees,