Windfall Bougainvillea

[aaron_tas]

Great virtual Aaron (what program are you using).

hi jon,

just photoshop elements 6, you can get it for about 150-200 bucks from officeworks.

[buddaboy]

For all those who gave input to this tree, I have finally found a pot that I feel compliments the tree. I would have liked a blue pot, but livin in the sticks Ya gotta go with what you get.

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All I have to do now is figure out how to increase the foliage mass. You know what they say " Time heals all wounds" unless youve got a rash, in which case I reccomend some ointment.

[Gary Bee]

It's come a long way Buddaboy, and you have been patient with it.
You have the ideal climate up there so its a matter of feeding it heavily and then use the grow and cut technique to develope your branching and to also keep the growth under control.

A good pot for such a leviathan.

I'm not sure about the frequency to repot in central Qld I could imagine it may be twice a year but down here it is an annual event.
Regards
Gary
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[Petra]

Gosh, this is beautiful.You are one lucky fella.You say with pots there isnt much to choose from, you have a beautiful pot. Live where i live, then you could say there isnt much around when it comes to pots. The only place i can find bonsai pots is Bunnnings, or the reject shop.There isnt much to choose from either of them. Wish i could get a pot like yours here.
Any how nice work all the same, good luck with it . Cheers!

[kcpoole]

Very nice Bubba Good work

Ken

[anttal63]

coming along nicely budda, well done.

[buddaboy]

Yes, the pot was the smaller of the two that my 'sort of' local nursery had. Only thing I see about the repotting is that the trunk didnt have a lot of roots, mainly fine feeder roots. Boags are supposed to like a deeper pot, and it gives me some leeway with weather changes( I hope ). All good.

BB

[AGarcia]

Nice Bougie Stump.

Due to the brittleness of the branches, I usually wire the new watershoots when they are about 15 cm long. The wire doesn't need to be on tight as the loose coil will hold out the shoot horizontal and let it expand. This gives the basic framework of branches that you can choose from later.

Attached is one of mine. You can still see some of the initial wire on the upper part. If the trunk is too think to wrap your wire around for anchorage, then hammer a small nail below the new branch and anchor to that. Don't forget a free draining mix.


AG

[bodhidharma]

Good on you Budda i am jealous. Here in victoria they do not do well. I have tried many times to establish one to no avail. My friends in maroochydore have plenty and they respond well to carving but you have to treat them with a wood hardener

[buddaboy]

Yes Boddhi, Im actually letting some of the tree go without protection and I hope to be able to use the rot to my advantage . Its all a balancing act, so Ill have to keep an eagle eye on it and hope to arrest it when I want to.
BB

[Rintar]

Any updates on this one