clerodendrum triple trunk

[Jamie]

hey people!

here is a clero i got yesterday, a nice little triple trunk, it is about 300mm tall is about 240mm across the base! the new buds are popping all over the place!
its gone into a diatomite, potting soil, zeolite mix, it should like it, hopefully.
i know these are tough as nails so it should be sweet!

any advice on growth habits and stuff would be greatly appreciated i know they boom once they get going but other than that, i have no experience with them!

Clero.jpg

Clero side.jpg

Clero rear.jpg

jamie

[Chris]

excellent material, that's so cool well worth a day out

[Jamie]

cheers mate, i cant take credit for collecting this one though, it was from a good friend

[Jamie]

just looking at this one while i still had some light, i think it needs to be turned slightly clokwise to be a better front
it will make it much more dynamic, i think that will happen at the next repot


jamie

[Bretts]

Thats a ripper Jamie. I would be intrested to see good pictures from several angles. Thier may be another front that is not so Symetrical.

[Jamie]

Thats a ripper Jamie. I would be intrested to see good pictures from several angles. Thier may be another front that is not so Symetrical.

yeah spot on mate there is, i want to change it a little bit turn it clock wise a little, if ya hold up i will get a few more shots


jamie

[Bretts]

I found the side shot intresting!

[Jamie]

just wait till ya see the angle i want to put it on

[Jamie]

you will have to excuse the back ground and the bit of blurryness, shaky hands, i relly need a studio sort of setup!

a few different angles

C d a .jpg

C d b.jpg

C d c.jpg

theres a couple in there for sure. i do want to change the angle on it, i think i rushed a little bit on the potting, i should of really made sure of it but alas, my bad. i will be changing the angle on repot for sure, its only slight changes but it makes a lot of difference.

jamie

[Rod]

G`day Jamie it has cleaned up well they should make nice trees. Remember mate what looks like the obvious front can sometimes be a little boring, I find it is usually better to look at the options from all angles . That can sometimes mean just a slight turn, it was good to meet you and Tony on sat. CHEERS ROD...

[Jamie]

it has cleaned up well, and yeah your right about the slight turn for sure, i was trying to get it on the angle i wanted but obviously it didnt happen, must of moved a little when i tied it in with the wire.

i am thinking i might even untie it and twist it a bit and get it in the right position tomorrow, i am liking shot C d a or C d b as a front, i am leaning to C d a as the front though i find it more interesting with the two closer together on the left and then the other leaning out away from the other two

what are your thoughts?

and yes it was good to catch up with ya mate will have to do it again soon

jamie

[FlyBri]

Looking good Jamie!

Glad to see you experimenting with planting angles and the like. The 'front' as is looks a bit too symmetrical for mine. I quite like the look of this one:

From memory, Brian Inglis is somewhere in QLD, and I think he's had great success with Clerodendrum as Bonsai.

Good luck, and please keep us posted.

Fly.

[Bretts]

I reckon one trunk should go Jamie. I am just not sure which yet?

[Rod]

Jamie I like the angle that fly has posted, I could see it with one trunk removed as well. Though that could make it like a lot of other trees , you can`t gow it back in a hurry and we see a lot of twin trunks . The best part here Jamie is that it`s you tree so it `s your call, I think both could look good. That's correct Fly it was more a group learning experience, a lovely lady that was in our group had one growing in here yard . Sylvia grew a cutting from that tree and that is where it started for us, I was the first in our group to show one at the QLD society show in 1995. I could track down a photo of that tree if you wanted , our good friend Shannon was also involved in all this at that time. I still have contact with Brian, he moved to Bris and is not doing bonsai anymore. CHEERS ROD .....

[Jamie]

i will definately be keeping it triple trunk for now, i did have thoughts about removing one aswell but like rod said there are a fair few twin, and fly is spot on with the angle for a front, thats the one i like the most to

will get back to ya guys.

busy as right now!


jamie