AusBonsai

Dug some big Clerodendrum recently .....what your thoughts fellow enthusiasts???

Jeez mate they are very nice
Suer they are big enough? Back breakers.

be nice to see in a few months

ken

i look forward to seeing what ya do with these too!

My god, talk about being a glutton for punishment. I know how much my shohin grows and how much constant pruning it needs - you will be enslaving yourself to that gorgeous stump. But what a beauty and you are young enough to do it.

The stump in that second pic is freakin awesome!
Be sure to keep this thread updated.

Intersting to see these growing on the Gold coast. Were they planted or in the wild. I had been told they grow wild much farther north. Next time you go for a dig how about letting us know, although a wee bit smaller would probably be easier to dig depending on the soil condition etc. I was just talking to a friend a couple of weekends ago about hiring a dinga if we found a good dig site. We had been takling about digging big old grape vines a couple of years ago on a very hot october day.
Lynette

Sorry Misread, I was on the Sunshine coast only a couple of weeks ago wish I knew there was such good things to be found.
Lynette

yeah nice stock there get em big while we can still lift em mame is for later in life
have to catch up show you some of my new collected plants

Lynette these Clero's are out of a front yard of a house and yes they do grow wild further north but are rare this big!

Drop as a line Dayne and we'll catch up mate.

there is an air of seriousness about these trees...

nice collectiong shannon, i hope they all kick hard for you

Its alive!!!!!

The tradition is now you have to do the chicken dance all around the yard until the neighbours poke their head over the fence wondering what you are on about.

classic .

nice trees, i really wish i could find trees like this around my area. there basically only privets to collect.
make sure you let us know how there going and when you start styling them as i would love to see how these trees progress

hugh

Good news that it shot, mate. I have done a sketch of the tree. When you first showed it to me, I visualised it being styled this way. The shari on the side would be made interesting by having sections of it hollowed out. Hope you like it. If you don't, let me know and I'll work on Version 2!!! After all, I have plenty of time!!!

Cheers

Rod