AusBonsai

Hi Mojo,

I can understand the confusion as there's lot's of BOON'S out there along time ago there was a man called Daniel Boon he was the man with a raccoon skin cap but he was a hunter not a bonsai man Then there was as you say a man called David Boon & yes he did drink a large amount of VB flying from here 2 there & also on the way, but he played cricket 4 Australia, & then there is another man called BOON & yes this BOON is the bonsai man Hope there is less confusion after you read this

Regard's The Hacker

Behind the 8 ball here , too many other issues going on . A trim and pluck I know it needs wiring but that too will have to wait as there are many more neglected pines that need hacking .

Cheers . Alpineart

This has had a re-pot , trim and full wire job done over the last day or so .with all the grow beds completed not quite , its time to work a few potted tree's over while I can ..

Cheers Alpineart

Really nice tree Alpine, an especially nice job on ramification.
It looks just as good from the back as it does from the front.

This one is coming up a treat Alpine, congratulations. Also great choice changing the pot, really works to bring out that nice lower trunk some more

Cheers,
Pearcy.

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Hi Ryceman3 , mate i does look good , even better in the flesh , 4 lower branches could be removed and jinned to expose the full movement of the lower trunk . Now this tree along with many here has 2 fronts as far as I'm concerned , 1 to suit me and the other to suit those back to front right handed people . Hence no rules here regarding front , back , left, right , rear . Some prefer 1 front over the other so i design them to be multi fronted but always have a preferred front from my perspective which is usually the left handed creative version .

Hi Pearcy001 , it's been in a big pot developing , now it is in a smaller pot to slow it down while building finer ramification , hence the reason its just been trimmed now rather than later . Candles are beginning to elongate so I snap them early to increase back budding and waste none of the extending growth in the meantime . Not recommended by most Eddies , do I listen , No , but It works for me here .

Cheers Fella's . Alpine

This just had a trim last week , It wont get wired as from memory last time it took a day to do the last detailed job , it would take 4 times longer now so it can grow on regardless .

Cheers . Alpine

Love seeing the progression trunk looks brilliant in the most recent pics!

Hi Jaun , its still only young in the life of a pine in development . It does need wiring but I'm not up to the task on this one .

Cheers . Alpine

I really enjoy the progress threads like this. Nice Jbp Ian.

Greg

Hi Greg , the pics dont do it justice , needs re- wiring thats for sure .

Cheers . Alpine

Hi Alpineart what do you use to feed you pines and when do you feed them?
Cheers Steve

Hi Steve , Rustica Plus on everything here natives , flowering , fruiting , pines , junipers , deciduous and evergreens , ground growing or potted and bagged . This is possibly the highest NPK available in Aus . The European analysis is a different scale to what we have here in Aus according to the supplier here in town .
It doesn't produce leggy growth even in grow beds , most trees grow leggy if you don't trim or maintain them . them
'Its a slow release fert 3-6 months , I fert end of Winter and and again at start of summer around 40 kgs of fert is applied to everything , with seasol powerfeed at least once a month . Rustica is available at most rural supply companies , it is strong and will burn if over used .

Hope this helps

Cheers . Alpine