AusBonsai

I got these at a clearance sale. They had pretty thick trunks and one has some nice surface roots already.

I've just pruned them to shape and raked a nit of the surface soil off for now amd going to keep them on the patio for now.

My thoughts are to trunk chop to make a couple of nice shohin trees. I guess I made this post to see if anyone had any better ideas...

Azalea 1


Azalea 2


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Leaf size can be an issue with azaleas for shohin trees.
I would select the final trunk line you want have eventually, Either single trunk or multiples, and remove all the others.
create a plan for each tree and remove the unwanted trunks early so you can work them to shape. If you want wire any movement in early as they get very brittle later one the y lignify

Ken

Cut back hard - they throw buds anywhere and everywhere.

They grow strongest in the midsection (rather than the top).

They are brittle so don't try and do heavy bending.

I'd do as KC said - select a trunk line then develop from there.

Zim, I can't open your photos and I guess I'm not the only one.

Thanks guys.

One has especially small leaves which is nice.

I'll have a long look at them and decide what to do. They had a few more.still might have to get them too hahaha

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Can I get some feedback on this. I'm.thibking if cutting the right hand trunk right back low.




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Nice work
i woudl get rid of the right hand one completely and yuouw ill get shoots further up to use as a branch if you need

Ken

Done [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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When should I be seeing buds...

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From the angle you have shown us the rear trunk is almost completely hidden behind the branches growing from the main trunk. There is little point in having something that cannot be viewed. Maybe look for an alternative viewing point? (try viewing from the other side so those 2 branches become rear branches) Remove the branches and grow new ones from buds that will sprout on the rear trunk?

Like most developing trees you will probably find that in a year or 2 it will be so completely different that you will need to change the styling anyway so no real need to get hung up on one vision at this stage.

new buds can take 4 weeks, sometimes quicker, sometimes a bit slower.

Thanks Shibui

I have already removed a bit more and will wait for it to grow out [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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What type of Azaleas are these?

When I cut back my Sao Tome Azaleas I had new buds withing a week.

Indica I think. One was called red wings the other I can't recall

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We have buds [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Wondering if I should cut this back more now I know it survived?



This is the other one.



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