This tree was bought home by my wife.She had been asked by a work colleague to see what could be done with it. So I was volunteered. Apparently the lady had been given it as a gift many years ago and had survived (just) till now.
As you can see it looks like the Bunnings classic blue pot and lot of branches from one area. Also the roots are wobbly and it has negative taper. Not the best of material.
Regards,
Peter
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Re: Bunnings refugee
This is close to the final. Hope it survives and I hope the lady still talks to my wife.
Regards,
Peter
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Re: Bunnings refugee
I wouldn't beat all surprised if the original owner didn't recognise it. Looks like an excellent start,
Happy New Year,
Jan
Happy New Year,
Jan
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Re: Bunnings refugee
I bet your heart skipped a beat when you saw that tree. There would have been quite some possibilities I assume. It ended up a nice choice; what sort of pot will you be using?
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Re: Bunnings refugee
What a difference a day makes!
That is a huge improvement.
If the owner doesn't like it I'll happily take it off her hands
That is a huge improvement.
If the owner doesn't like it I'll happily take it off her hands
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Re: Bunnings refugee
Thanks Jan and Edward,
It will look a lot better when it has filled out.
W2,
When i saw it I was not impressed as the tree had lots of faults which would be hard to remedy. I ignored it for over a month until my wife insisted I do something to it. My first option was to take it back to the first branch and start again.As this option left very little foliage the owner would not be impressed. So by tilting it 90 degrees I have kept more foliage and kept the interesting trunk line. Because of the tilt the roots it will take some time to adjust. When the tree is healthy it will be put into a cascade pot.
Regards,
Peter
It will look a lot better when it has filled out.
W2,
When i saw it I was not impressed as the tree had lots of faults which would be hard to remedy. I ignored it for over a month until my wife insisted I do something to it. My first option was to take it back to the first branch and start again.As this option left very little foliage the owner would not be impressed. So by tilting it 90 degrees I have kept more foliage and kept the interesting trunk line. Because of the tilt the roots it will take some time to adjust. When the tree is healthy it will be put into a cascade pot.
Regards,
Peter
