] from a mate's place. It was a one time offer which was ummmed and ahhhed about for so long i didnt wanna miss the chance to dig it...only problem it has to be dug on the hottest day on record lolSo i waited until about 10pm and lifted it, though and behold even with a decent drink before hand, all the soil crumbled away from the roots. Being late at night i misted the roots and bagged them up and popped it away safely. First thing this morning i went to B*nnings and could only find osmocote's azelea mix and 10mm scoria, returned home found a styro box big enough to accomodate all the roots.
Was told my mate had tried everything to kill this tree and year after year it came back fighting, to which i said: "AWESOME!"
Did i mention 2 root balls???
Original trunk on the left, hacked at ground level, years of neglect the trunk laid over and shot out a whole new system of roots, added bonus.
For the record the flowers were white, although wilted from a 40.c day. Plans for the tree are to retain as much of the original branches and dead wood as possible, although it'll be refined to a more pleasing aesthetic.
My method of training, once the tree has recovered and is back in full swing [hopefully] next growing season, is to basically to use palm fiber to bring the lanky trunks together then clip and grow, clip and grow.
Out of the sun and wind, into recovery
now its time to administer some serious after care.
