LillyPilly from shrub to trainer

[bodhidharma]

Coming along really well Alps It must be a bloody big pot but they sure go well together

[Damian Bee]

Nice work alpine. Love to see what's happening underground.
Bodhi is right though, but you know what guys, with bad backs and ankles you guys had better just stay on the porch and have a cuppa and I will take care of it for you

[Damian Bee]

Hmmm
Somehow my post there was about 6-7 months out of time

[alpineart]

Hi Boics , mate i hate wiring as you can see , easy does it but do it and i do it the easiest way , nothing wrong with hook and hold it does the job required . These are very brittle so normal wiring just makes for breaks .

Hi Bodhi , its the only trunk i have here to do the pot justice . Looks a bit like a little mame /shohin size bonsai although the pots is 500-550mm in diameter and 210mm high . Thanks to Mr Bougy Fan for the opportunity to own it . Personally delivered on a recent visit , its nice to put a face to a Name . I hope to get around and do the same one day .

Hi Damian Bee , very little happening underground but it only just the start of the growing season . Mate i'm trussed up , strapped up , but not laid up yet . Getting plenty of help , need more in the Professional arena but that too takes time .


Cheers Guys Alpine

[Stewart_Toowoomba]

Hi alpine
I just wanted to thank you for the progression of this tree. Its great for less experienced members to see just how you've gone about the process. It is great to keep a photo journal of the progress. Awesome trunk and lovely development of the branches on a garden plant!
I have seen one of the experienced members of our group use packing twine to lay a basic grid across the top of the soil and then pull branches down with these as the anchor point. It liked rather odd, like a crazy spiders web effect but it got the job done, and less expensive than using wire.
Great work!!
Stew

[alpineart]

Hi Stewart , mate anything goes as long as it works . I have klms of old SEC wire so its not an issue using it to make a grid . There is a lot of Pro's who use hook and hold with fishing line , less unsightly , but that too takes more time . If i had 20 tree's i wouldn't be done this way , or a team of helpers i could kick up the butt and make them do it right . Its been a ripper project , now i can say i still own my first bonsai , in the making of course .

Cheers Alpine

[Dario]

Hi Alpine, this is looking really good and it will look great by the end of this growing season
It has a great trunk line!
It must be satisfying to get to this stage with it knowing the journey it has been on with you since day dot.
Cheers, Dario.

[hugh grant]

Killer trunk there, it's fast becoming a great tree.

Hugh

[alpineart]

Hi Dario , mate its not out of the woods yet , not much happening underground .Its good to see the new shoots appear but I have one here continually dieing back and refusing to grow new roots !!!.

Hi Hugh , Ripper trunk alright , I'll be a happy camper if it powers on over the next couple of months .

Cheers Guys . Alpine

[Josh]

Hey Alpine. Any update on this tree. It is an awesome trunk and would love to see it now if you still have it.

Josh.

[alpineart]

Hi Josh , mate its not a trunk anymore just 1 shoot at the base .Way too hot over the last summer so its a right off .

Cheers .Alpine

[Josh]

Hi Josh , mate its not a trunk anymore just 1 shoot at the base .Way too hot over the last summer so its a right off .

Cheers .Alpine

Mate that is a real shame. Was a fantastic tree in the making. That's bonsai though I guess, you win some you loose some.

Josh.

[Neli]

Very inspiring Tony! Mine is going in the ground ASAP. He he he!

[alpineart]

Hi Neli , it was inspiring , now expired .

Cheers . Ian "not" Tony - Alpineart

[Neli]

Well at list you can call me a God mother now....
I have one also that I chopped so it is misbehaving also...might join yours in heaven. Shot so many shoots, and they started drying slowly.