AusBonsai

but thats just it, the bract is the "flower" even if it has the stamen it is still just a modified leaf.


now we are getting technical

jamie111 wrote:c'mon lyn. you've told us bout this big boug now so wheres the pics??????

and to be technical a boug doesnt flower it is a different form of leaf called a bract. but whos being techincal

jamie

Who's being technical .It is a coloured leaf bract to attract the insects, to the WHITE flower.

i knew i was gonna get my a#$ handed to me if i had something wrong

my bad! apologies.



jamie

Lol, thanks Pup!

apologies to those that i may have offended.
to give myself a reasoning i was just going of what i knew about the trees. and the bracts etc.

i am always happy to be corrected as it is something i learn and will not forget.
i didnt mean to sound like a know it all if thats how it came across. as that is the last thing i claim to be. i dont know everything. just a bit about this and a bit about that.
like i said always happy to be corrected.

sorry if i seemed like an a#$


jamie

Not at all Jamie, I had a bit of a laugh!

Jarrod wrote:Not at all Jamie, I had a bit of a laugh!

cool mate, actually had a bit of a laugh myself. i knew something along those lines was gonna happen. just wasnt sure which way it was gonna go

this is the bougie I bought at Tess's. Just got back from Sydney and the John Hanby event. I did a workshop on Saturday and attended talks and demos on Sunday. I hope to take the electric saw to the bougie on Sunday. Can I repot it into a bigger pot if I don't distrube the roots to much, it is very crowded.
Lynette

That's a great stump! Wish mine got that bark, it's magic. And I also wish mine was the red bracts not the purple

Where are you going to cut it? And you should be ok slip potting it. Mine has been potted already and I am in Melbourne!

What style do you plan for it. So many options.

At the moment it will be a informal upright and most of the clutter at the top is what I will be taking off at the weekend, although I won't be repotting after all, as my partner is going to Brisbane and I can't lift it by my self, maybe next week.
Lynette

You aren't taking any height off it though? That's probably for the best, I love the current movement even if I have to guess a bit

love to see a side shot of it. Looks like it will be a top tree in the near future!

That is a ripper Lynettte. Yes I am jealous

That's an awesom Bougie stump, Lynette!! Wish I could find one like it.
Maybe one day....
It's already showing alot of potential options =)