AusBonsai

when i first joined this forum i posted if anyone wanted to collect some privets and cotoneasters well that was last year and i just wanted to post it progression since collection 1 year back

PRIVETS GROW FAST LOVE THAT

nice one mate look forward to its future.

anttal63 wrote:nice one mate look forward to its future.

thanks love ur posts

some VERY nice trees

Nice progression You may have seen the stump I collected on our recent sunshine coast dig I can only hope it buds like yours ,any tips ? I have put mine into straight diatomite and will keep it this way in the hope of staving off the rot that I have heard this tree seems to be a magnet to . Do you fertilise heavy ? root pruned yet ? kept in part/full sun ? much tipping ? sorry for the questions but I want the tree to give me good bonsai and as much info I can get will help .
Cheers
Tony

bundyfisher wrote:Nice progression You may have seen the stump I collected on our recent sunshine coast dig I can only hope it buds like yours ,any tips ? I have put mine into straight diatomite and will keep it this way in the hope of staving off the rot that I have heard this tree seems to be a magnet to . Do you fertilise heavy ? root pruned yet ? kept in part/full sun ? much tipping ? sorry for the questions but I want the tree to give me good bonsai and as much info I can get will help .
Cheers
Tony

I normally put my plants after i collect them in a HUGE plastic bag with spagnum moss because the drive sometimes takes an hr from my girlfriends house and i just clean up any broken roots and pu8t hormone powder on cuts, i dont root prune because from i what i know the plant will use energy stored in the roots to produce the second flush of buds(thats my understanding ) and i put mine in half premium potting mix and half catlitter .(i know everyone says this and that and it breaks down) but in a year i root prune it anyway)

But in your case diatomite is better ,catlitter is cheaper for all the plants i collect and i put mine in a part shade spot and leave it there until i see some strong shoots then full sun

i find that 100% diatomite for collected plants dont work as well as the potting mix holds more moisture so i water mine every 3to 4 days

Welll thats wat i do and 90% of me trees survived Hope this helps

sorry for writing an essay

Minh