5of5 Plant Progression

[fiveoffive]

Hi Guys
What I'm going to do is a Plant Progression Series, From seed to tree to bonsai.
Each month i'm going to do a stats up date on my plants so we can see how there going.
OK Lets start.

Each photo is around one month.

Gardenia
From the markets in sydney

gard01.jpg

gard02.jpg

gard03.jpg

gard04.jpg

gard05.jpg

Juniper
(home made )

homejunp01.jpg

homejunp02.jpg

homejunp03.jpg

homejunp04.jpg

Silk Tree
(Grown into the stone )

silktreeandstone01.jpg

silktreeandstone.jpg

silktreeandstone03.jpg

Rain Tree

Craintree01.jpg

Craintree03.jpg

chinaraintree.jpg

Craintree04.jpg

Chinese quince tree
(From yackandandah)

chinaQ01.jpg

chinaQ02.jpg

Port jackson Fig
( From Bunnings.Trying out the dynamic fig faq)

mbf2-01.jpg

Pepper Tree

peper01.jpg

[fiveoffive]

Part 2
(this is over the last 1.5 years )

xjunp01.jpg

xjunp02.jpg

xjunp03.jpg

New Trees to start

chinaraintree2.jpg

junp03-02.jpg

maple03.jpg

----this is the center of a trunk ----

Stick.jpg

some how it lives
and last for this week

mbf1-02.jpg

my 2nd fig growing as normal

[bodhidharma]

I will watch the Silk tree with interest.

[fiveoffive]

i'll keep it updated. ( there all projects) nothing like some bonsai on this site,
As for the silk tree ( that pot is only 2cm deep) i have no idea how its going to go.
I might transplant tree and rock onto a big pot (25l ) in winter and give it a year in there to get some size. (that rock is about 25kg) great idea at the time now i hate moveing it.
I have other silk trees coming along as well.
********************************************************
Any help or thorghts on any of my trees would be great as well.

[Matthew]

could see straight away that quince came from Neil, he does do nice work

[fiveoffive]

Its a Great tree. I cant wait for winter when it drops all it leafs and i can get in there and wire and remove unwanted branchs. ( ps its growing like nuts)
Neil what ever you have been doing keep it up

[alpineart]

Hi fiveoffive , best keep that big rock out of the Wagga Heat or it will be a crispy tree. Nice progress , i must get myself a Rain tree and a Pepercorn tree one of these days .

Cheers Alpineart.

[fiveoffive]

Alpineart i'm more then happy to give u a cuting as soon as i can.
Done i'll have one for you the next time we catch up.) or as soon as i can get a cutting lol

As for the Pepercorn tree i have to give it a trim later, u know if it will take from a cutting ?

[alpineart]

Hi fiveoffive , thanks for the offer . I don't know if a peppercorn will grow from a cutting , but its worth a try . I would be very keen to see a pic of the root mass hiding under the soil . I know of plenty that could be dug but the root mass is under a shadow as far is i'm aware .Keen to see if it has a fibrous mass ie "willow" or a tap root radial roots . Makes it easier if i knew before attempting to dig one .

Cheers Alpine

[fiveoffive]

Small up Date on some of my babys

Some of might have seen this before
(viewtopic.php?f=104&t=5249 )
One Alipinearts starters that i fell in love with.

elm01.jpg

elm02.jpg

elm03.jpg

This Elm Grows like mad in the last 3 weeks i have removed 70% of its Leaves
Realy love how it catchs the light.

My Chinese Quince
(from https://shibuibonsai.com.au/ )
Neil was right when he said its a Impossible tree.
Grows realy fast any way it wants

quince.jpg

quince2.jpg

Tying to pull it slowly into shape ( back buding like mad )

Thats all for today, will try and update the others soon as one can.

[kcpoole]

Hey 5o5, nice work. You might want to create a thread for each tree tho down the track/

Ken

[fiveoffive]

Thx Ken
Will do a little later on.

I would allso like to thank all the people that help me with ideas and what to do with all my
little starters.

[alpineart]

Hi fiveoffive , mate how did you get that elm off me , i must have had a hangover !!! . Its the only blonde i had as a trainer and yes its a powerful trunk . Keep on top of it or i will get out of control and will take forever to pull back into shape . You have a nice collection going and growing all the time . Balance is good , obsession is healthy .

Cheers Alpine

[Tibi Confidas]

Nice going Hawaii 5 of 5!!

Regarding the new elm....what have you placed in front of her (if indeed you have at all?) to give the appearance of a thickened trunk?

Looks good, but do declare.....has she been hacked down to the produce new, young growth that is seen, or is the thickened trunk exterior to the plant itself.

You are progressing well, Young Padowan.

Keep the Glad Wrap from your treasures, lest the elements consume them