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Better late than never .Thanks Rory .

Parvifolia x Sno.... I’m looking forward to this combination, I’ll enjoy watching the updates.

Thanks Rory . This tree was bare rooted completely around the time of the original post . The roots were spread out and wired indivusualy to the base of a ' nursery flat ' ( or seedling tray ) the top was cut back a little . It sulked for a couple of weeks while it was recovering on a gravel bed with gradually increasing morning sun . At the time we had that aggressive summer thing happening .
After it recovered it went into full sun on a gravel bed . The roots have started to escape into the gravel bed since . It had some wire put on it at the beginning but I intend to grow it out for the comp using the top as a sacrifice while I train a lower branch to be the final tree . I intend to leave it in the nursery flat for the duration of the comp to try and not slow its growth down , it has to come off the gavel bed soon before it freezes and it shuts down for the winter . I need to take a better photo of the tree .

Kind of better photo .

This was sheltered for the winter but is now back out in full sun on a gravel bed . The roots that were escaping in autumn were cut off and today I noticed that they are escaping again .

Nice Sno. Those gravel trays look to be a good way to go... if you have the space!

Ryceman3 wrote: ↑October 30th, 2019, 3:17 pm Nice Sno. Those gravel trays look to be a good way to go... if you have the space!

Hi R3 the gravel beds work a treat , they actually save space because I can grow them in a smaller container and let the roots run over summer . They work well with ‘pond pots ‘ . I can’t use them over winter because they freeze solid and the trees don’t like that .

This tree is bulking up ,still needs more girth so I’ll let it run another year . it’s looking interesting under the soil .

This photo makes me wish I'd made the comp 5 years. I'll have to ask Steven if we can do a follow up 3 year refine comp for this Natural comp, as that needs more time, beautiful start there Sno.

Hi Sno,

Nice progression.

I started one for this comp although I have not updated. I have trouble with curl grubs and leaf beetle larva and as a result have not put on as much wood as yours.

Yours is looking to be a good start.

Regards,

Peter

Rory wrote: ↑November 1st, 2020, 9:38 am This photo makes me wish I'd made the comp 5 years. I'll have to ask Steven if we can do a follow up 3 year refine comp for this Natural comp, as that needs more time, beautiful start there Sno.

Thanks BB
Tree selection is all part of the comp so it’s all fair in love and war . At the time of the start of this comp these trees were all I had lying around and in the middle of a drought with water becoming an issue I didn’t want to get any more trees ( that’s my excuse anyway ) . Hopefully all these trees in the comp will be updated long after this comp has finished .

*ahem*

Update your entries please Sno.

The cut-off date is a guideline, not an exact rule. I hope you are well mate.

Ouch . I was hoping to quietly exit , because due to my slackness this summer of getting any of my bonsai goals accomplished these trees look exactly like my last update . Thanks Rory . I will post photos of my negligence tomorrow .

Excellent. We look forward to your negligent photos.

It’s been raining all week and the earth was rumbling beneath my feet but I managed to snap a few shots . As you can see there has been no change which to me is quite interesting in itself .
And the earth actually did rumble .
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