AusBonsai

Another 2 down and plenty to go .Robbing pots from the Phoenix Grafts to fit these into , so i have re-potted down 6 junipers today .Thought i would give these 2 to "The Hacker" for all his help on these big trunks i have collected lately . If he plants them out for 15-20 years he might just have some idea how big these grow . These may be small in size but the trunks are very nice in size , the tape measure is for "The hacker" as is the argument winner , thats the aluminium baseball bat at 30 inches long and 2 1/8 inches thick , sorry bloke its an American bat . I have won a few arguments with this thing in my day . I'm not moving too well but i'm doing the best i can with what i've got ,I can't see all of the azalea's removed and potted before the 10 May however the ones that are will be very good stock The root mass is to kill for , the only benefits of solid clay and shale .This particular trunk has very nice basel flair , narebri and taper i have removed 3 branches and a lower trunk , these will be cleaned up tomorrow .

Cheers Alpineart

Hi Alpine

There some very nice lookin Azalea's you have there

Regard's The Hacker

Incredible collection of trees Alp.

Hi Guys , if i keep this up i will have to settle down and behave myself . I will have to count the holes i dug , i'm certain i dug 6 tree's but can only find 5 tonight , maybe i re-potted 6 junipers . Doesn't matter there only wee tree's , plenty more where these come from .

Cheers Alpine

Its been a busy day , removing another 6 Azalea's and trimming them up . This one got a bit of a trim in the process . Plenty of deadwood on this base so it will be utilized in the finish style , if one could call it a style .

Cheers Alpineart

Had some spare time today to play with a few more so this one got a tidy up . The thick trunks will require winding down over time to aid movement and to reposition to the desired place . Tomorrow i will return to the digging side of this exercise with 18 out i only have 13 to go , on the home run .

Cheers Alpineart