Variegated N.Z Christmas Bush

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Variegated N.Z Christmas Bush

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This is a Metrosideros Tomentosa Variegata that was thrown out from the local hardware along with plenty of other material .
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I would never have purchased one of these as working material , but when its free its meant to be .
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I slipped it a while ago and waited for some movement .

With no flowers and new buds appearing i have decided to hack it back a little and try to guide the new growth into line with a design i have in mind .
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It will be a 3 or 5 multi trunk tree when finished so now it can burst into life , then it will be wired to shape and give me a little more to work with .

Cheers Alpineart
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Last edited by alpineart on December 20th, 2013, 11:26 am, edited 2 times in total.
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