AusBonsai

i got this bougainvillea recently off a mate as he didnt know what to do with it and i didnt either so i decided to chop one of the trunklines off and carve away and i think it turned out okay since the other was a bit dead and ugly[attachment=0]

Nice work but I fear that you will have issues with rot.

Bretts wrote:Nice work but I fear that you will have issues with rot.

i used wood hardener on the area already 2 coats hope thats enough

i think it was you or someone who mention Earls Wood Hardener so i went bunnings and looked down every isle WHO KNEW IT WOULD BE IN THE CRAFT SECTION hahahha

hey there,

thought i would doa virtual. i was actually quite impressed with this tree. although my virt is quite crude i hope it give an idea of what can be acheieved.

thanks for the virt

I think it looks much better with the branch removed. Love the carving work - it looks very realistic. What tool did you use and what colour are the bracts on this one ?


Tony

while we are talking about bracts hehe

is there any technique that can be applied to bougs to devlope flowering closer to the main branch and trunk structure? the on i have at home only seems to flower at the end of long branchs which i normally cut to keep shape, hence very few flowers

alot of the more experienced enthusiast have said that they water them less like once every 3 days or even a week

i also read in a book that u can use rose fertiliser on it for flowers.

UPDATE on my tree had to trim the branches i was goin to let them grow but it was very gusty the other day and it snapped one of my main branches

Bougy Fan wrote:I think it looks much better with the branch removed. Love the carving work - it looks very realistic. What tool did you use and what colour are the bracts on this one ?


Tony

the bracts are red on this on and i used a dremel and a high speed cutter that i bought from bunnings