Tree in a pot way to small.

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » September 8th, 2011, 6:49 pm

I did not know where to post this but i wanted to share it.I wanted to see what this tree looked like in a pot that i absolutely loved. The first idea was to put in my Mela but they are too water hungry so i thought i would try my Coprosma in it.I am preparing this tree for a show and i wanted to see. Sanity prevailed and the tree is in a larger pot.but i took this picture first. My wife said it looked like a very large lady shoe horned into stilleto's.

bonsaibruce · Post by **bonsaibruce** » September 8th, 2011, 6:52 pm

Chicken!
You have the skills to keep it alive. It looks great.
Happy bonsai,
Bruce.

Hornet · Post by **Hornet** » September 8th, 2011, 6:56 pm

wow thats a great looking tree, what is it?

John

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » September 8th, 2011, 7:27 pm

bonsaibruce wrote:Chicken!
You have the skills to keep it alive. It looks great.
Happy bonsai,
Bruce.

True, i have, but watering it 3-4 times a day in Summer

not for this black duck.

Hornet wrote:wow thats a great looking tree, what is it?

Thanks Hornet, but you gotta read all the story.

cuwire · Post by **cuwire** » September 8th, 2011, 7:34 pm

The pot looks great and the pot looks insignificant and this is a great complement.

Just looks grand.

Cheers

Post by **kcpoole** » September 8th, 2011, 9:30 pm

Nice tree, nice pot, but not together for me ;_9
I do not think the square corners of the pot match the tree

a nice shallow oval tho

ken

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » September 9th, 2011, 7:56 am

kcpoole wrote:a nice shallow oval tho

I went for a deeper oval. The shallow pot is way over the top and maintenance of the tree would be ridiculous.

mickaus · Post by **mickaus** » September 9th, 2011, 8:39 am

Hey Bod,

Since I have recently come into possession of one of these trees, do you have any advice towards caring for and developing the tree? The internet is very sparse with this species.

Thanks

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » September 9th, 2011, 9:43 am

mickaus wrote: Since I have recently come into possession of one of these trees, do you have any advice towards caring for and developing the tree? The internet is very sparse with this species

G'day Mckaus,
Is your tree an old tree (collected) or a young tree.

They are water and food lovers once in a pot. You need to wire branches early and carefully as they will snap once past a certain point. Cut of the larger leaves constantly unless you want them to grow on. Like all weeds they become a little sooky once in a pot and contained.

mickaus · Post by **mickaus** » September 9th, 2011, 9:58 am

Thanks for the quick reply.

It is already in a pot and I believe it has been for some time. It was grown by someone else as a pot plant and not a bonsai so it will need some fairly major re-work. The trunk has about a 1.5 inch diameter.

As far as pruning and repotting should I treat it vaguely like a Buxus?

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » September 9th, 2011, 10:15 am

mickaus wrote: As far as pruning and repotting should I treat it vaguely like a Buxus?

Buxus are slow, Coprosmas are fast growers so they will need more attention. you can also root prune Coprosmas harder. Wiring is the same.

mickaus · Post by **mickaus** » September 9th, 2011, 10:52 am

Ok thanks, I'll keep on top of it

AusBonsai

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