if it were mine i'd be cutting under that kinked knob
just for the trunk
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Re: just for the trunk
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Re: just for the trunk
The more you think about it the harder it is to do. As the Nike ad says,,JUST DO IT 
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Re: just for the trunk
DONE,
the top is in a mix of chopped spahgnum and straight akadama, thats all i had on hand.
both will be put in the hot house and just wait.
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both will be put in the hot house and just wait.
cheers
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Re: just for the trunk
Im not sure that you can call the area between the 2 red lines taper. certainly not good taper. also the circled areas present issues. At the price strawbs has paid this is the best out come. The first few inches was worth the price for its girth. In fact it was cheap. 
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Re: just for the trunk
My elasiticas have leaves 25cm long and 15cm wide, and the plants are only 40cm high! I don't think yours are elasticas, strawbs. JMHOstrawbs wrote: ..........im leaning towards 'elastica' the leaves are huge.
couldnt pass it up for $40...........
strawbs
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Re: just for the trunk
just repotted n worked on this 1 today, the bottom of the chop did not survive but the top did.
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Re: just for the trunk
Im keen to find out too lol. Strange that the cutting took but the donor tree died????Psymo wrote:What happened? Are you saying the bottom half of the tree did not grow?
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Re: just for the trunk
gday guys, yes the bottom half did not make it, it never put out any shoots what so ever, both were in the same mix and the top just had
a bit of hormone powder put on the cut, oh well still got part of the same tree. im happier with this 1 than the base.
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a bit of hormone powder put on the cut, oh well still got part of the same tree. im happier with this 1 than the base.
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Re: just for the trunk
What i realy want to know is... what happen to the beer in image one? its not in image 2.
It looked so cold and inviteing .
It looked so cold and inviteing .
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Re: just for the trunk
I woulfd have to agree with this quote above it had a nice trunkdayne wrote:mmmmm well its short it had great taper before i thought
but Im sure the existing top part will come good 
Its stange the bottom didnt survive they are normally indistructable?So many Bonsai ......So little time between work hours and wife!
