Redwood from the ashes

[alpineart]

This is a collected California Redwood , Coast Redwood "Sequoia Sempervirens" that i salvage from the bush fires in N.E Victoria in 2008 .Originally the young tree would have been around 4-5 metres in height , self sown and was burnt to the ground . The thick bark saved the base and from that it suckered up with multiple trunks .

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The middle pic shows the trunk with a split pot around the base to encourage new roots higher up the trunk .I decided i had better get into some serious training of the stock i have this is the result of my effort . its first initial chop , hack and wire job ,

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I considered multi trunks however with thick foliage to come i decided on a twin trunk so the stump could be seen as part of the overall design . it will settle for a short period then be carved and potted into a bonsai pot . Cheers Alpineart

[Jamie]

beautiful Ian, these are gonna be corkers!

[NathanM]

Nice work man!! I really like some redwoods I've seen, and would be interested in getting some of my own one day.
I like where this is heading!! Good luck with it

[alpineart]

beautiful Ian, these are gonna be corkers!

Hi Jamie , its a pity the other 2 were wisked away during the night .They had some special features i have'nt seen on Redwood .Hope the bloody things died on them .Cheers

[alpineart]

Nice work man!! I really like some redwoods I've seen, and would be interested in getting some of my own one day.
I like where this is heading!! Good luck with it

Thanks Nathan , it will happen 1 day , took me well over a decade to find a grower with useful stock .I will post some pics of the little mothers i have in bonsia pots , trying to slow them down is not as easy as one thinks . They get leggy if you leave them .Cheers

[anttal63]

Well done Ian i look forward to it!

[alpineart]

Well done Ian i look forward to it!

Thanks Ant , just trying to focus on tidying the jungle up before i cut loose on some serious carving of numerous trees . Sometimes i think i have too many , thank god its only sometimes .Cheers

[alpineart]

Some pics of the redwood seedling planted into Bonsai pots and trays for future landscapes .Grown in a green house 70% shade over Summer sitting on a wet bed , they were about 100-200mm high when planted now they are a healthy 500-600mm plus

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.They will make a good start to a large group forest about 1metre long .Cheers

[bodhidharma]

Well done Ian i look forward to it!

Thanks Ant , just trying to focus on tidying the jungle up before i cut loose on some serious carving of numerous trees . Sometimes i think i have too many , thank god its only sometimes .Cheers

Speaking of which and not hijacking the thread. How is the big mother of a prunus coming along

[alpineart]

Hi Bodhi , just dropping leaves now , contemplating using Debs methods on the base to see if its got the juice to sprout some roots .Might use big bamboo skewers Its a bit big to repot and root prune so i will give it a go , It will work or not .Come winter i may slice the box down and have a bo-peep . Plenty of suckers continued come up so things are still happening underground .I will post an update soon .Cheers