Big sheoak raft collected today

[Olivecrazy]

Will need help on this one guys all new to me this type of tree need to no how much to cut it back etc im in a hurry more pictures later

[MattA]

It looks like you got plenty of roots so if it was me I would give it a rough style cut, ie remove anything totally unneeded & shorten the rest to a usable length keeping some green on them.

[kcpoole]

I have never had much sucess collecting casuarina, but i keep trying to get it right

I would pot it up soon as you can but not take too much off, that can wait.
Let it recover before doing anything much to it

Ken

[Olivecrazy]

back from shopping potted it up before i went i had a big foam box given to me the last club meeting an it just fit after i cut the box a bit must thank the lady next meeting with a sheoak of her own .
Here are some more pictures it has a lot of roots so it will be fine i also noticed that it had a lot of new roots growing as well gave it a good drink of seasol . Will treat it like i did with my pine i think take a little of the top an only water if needed

[Olivecrazy]

Been looking for information on sheoaks an came across this

viewtopic.php?f=56&t=32

If this tree survives i use the first picture in the above link to work from ill start by cutting back the trunks a grow a new leader once it has recovered. Been told that where i got the tree from gets slashed late winter every year so thats a lot of growth it put on in 10 mths

[Olivecrazy]

This sheoak made it its my only native bonsai that i have going to be a large raft planting plan on letting it get nice an strong over winter then cut all trunks back really short an train new leader as they are to straight. Its showing good signs of growth now seems to like a bit more water then i sort it would but what ever works is good

[bonzaidog]

Niiiice! Will be interested where this one goes,any chance of wiring trunk movement now while they're whippy or are you chasing straight and tapered!? ....Dog.

[Olivecrazy]

This tree growing great now i want to know is it a good time to cut it right back hard leaving 5-7cm height to get a new leader to train from each trunk. Looking at a clump or raft style design

[kcpoole]

I cut mine back hard 2 weeks ago and they are shooting already.

Ken

[Olivecrazy]

Got the saw out today an chopped it back good then wired up some new leaders from most trunks , never wired a sheoak before an snapped it here an there but will see how it goes

[Neli]

I snapped mine badly too, but it healed nicely. Be careful when wiring, The wire can bite in deep in a month.