Camphor Laurel

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Re: Camphor Laurel

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Mitchell wrote:I should have planted it back in the ground, my lack of watering on such a small container caused it to die. I am almost positive it would have shot back , if planted in ground.

Get some shots up when the time comes for yours. :tu:
Hey Mitchell,

I missed this post the first time round, saw the bump & was hoping for good news from you. Don't beat yourself up over loosing it, they may be weeds but they really dont like there roots being touched. I have tried collecting them many times over the years without success.

Finally, I had success with this little guy just over 3yrs ago. It sat & did nothing for about 4mths then finally started to grow, but was sluggish for the rest of the year. I put it in the ground for the next year and again it sat & sulked for about 3-4mths then finally found some feet. I dug it mid august & for the first time it didnt skip a beat, it did come out with a really good root system. Given my past experiences i left as much root as possible but cut the tops right back hard. I cut it back again on boxing day & its already throwing buds (didnt touch the roots!)
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Will get round to starting a progression at some stage for it, thought I would be the only one wanting to grow a camphor as a bonsai. I love the smell & changing colour of the leaves.

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Re: Camphor Laurel

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:lol: Not beating myself up, if I did over everything I lost, I would be blank n blue 24/7 :lol: :)

Was just a last ditch effort to save some of it.
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Re: Camphor Laurel

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Hi Matt, how is your camphor laurel growing?
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Re: Camphor Laurel

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EdwardH wrote:Hi Matt, how is your camphor laurel growing?
I think MattA has been banned for being 'Anti-Bonsai-Social'... Hopefully I got the correct Matt!!


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