My neighbour's bougainvillias
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kvan64
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My neighbour's bougainvillias
Hi, my neighbour said he asked and dug them up from some where for free. I couldn't believe it. I paid $50 for some nearly dead azalea.
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
They look incredible! Your neighbour is one lucky guy. I wish I was that lucky! But then... I've got nowhere to put them at the moment anyway 
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
Thanks for sharing Japh,
these are just amazing,
WOW,gosh, he is one luck SOB,this would be better than winning the lottery.cant believe it.
these are just amazing,
WOW,gosh, he is one luck SOB,this would be better than winning the lottery.cant believe it.Learn from yesterday,live for today,hope for tomorrow.The important thing is, to not stop questioning. Albert Einstein...
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Absolutely fantastic , these are the sorts of items that are destroyed every day in construction and development glad to see they were saved .Cheers
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
I love that semicascade - bunjin boug . that trunk movement and base is fantastic
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These are incredible feature pieces for a garden.
Lucky bugger!
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
It wasn't me! But I wish it was, cause then I'd live close enough to Kvan64's neighbour to run off with one!!Petra wrote:Thanks for sharing Japh,
these are just amazing,
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
Ha ha, I wish I was too. But I would need at least two of my mates to help me with the smallest one. The biggest pot is 1.8 m x 1.8 m. These are custom made by marine ply-wood and treated hardwood. and weight tonnes with soil in them.Japh wrote:It wasn't me! But I wish I was, cause then I'd live close enough to Kvan64's neighbour to run off with one!!Petra wrote:Thanks for sharing Japh,
these are just amazing,
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
Would it be too expensive to pay a bit more than $1000 for one of these bougs?
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
i think a grand is cheap for something of this size and development, considering full size yard trees are a lot more! if you can get one for a grand and like it DK then i would consider it... although bying the forklift to move it might be the killer.... 
i love that first one!!! sweet movement, it has me mesmerised, and taper and colour and, and, and!!!!
i love that first one!!! sweet movement, it has me mesmerised, and taper and colour and, and, and!!!!
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SHOHIN YAKUZA!!!
taking the top half of trees of since 2005!
and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans
taking the top half of trees of since 2005! and growing trees for the future generations! 50+ year plans
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
Not at all mate. Which one?
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
realy realy excellent specimen. 
....i can't belive that these r dug from soil with this size of trunck 
because boganwalia does not have (fibrous network)much roots...it usally has long .less and single roots as i seen at my place(in indian whether and soil)....
....i can't belive that these r dug from soil with this size of trunck because boganwalia does not have (fibrous network)much roots...it usally has long .less and single roots as i seen at my place(in indian whether and soil)....
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
a tree is worth what someone is willing to pay for it if you have a grand laying around go for it if not go dig one id get that development in prob 2 years easy i know where theres on in bris that i bet will get choped down soon ill pm you
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Re: My neighbour's bougainvillias
Brilliant, thanks for sharing.
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