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Lucky Find
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 7:23 pm
by rawhide
just thought I would share this Azalea I scored at a mates yard .I collected it about 2 months ago
wish all liberated trees had a nebari like this one .have no idea of age or the colour of flowers as I collected it before it flowered
It is just starting to shoot all over so I will cut back further
any ideas for styling welcome
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 7:27 pm
by Webos
Good score...great stock!
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 7:30 pm
by Hornet
oh wow, amazing nebari. Bet your happy with that
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 7:31 pm
by Bougy Fan
That is awesome for a freebie
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 8:22 pm
by Andrew F
Geez thats a decent score, btw your profile pic makes me chuckle every time.
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 8:37 pm
by Andrew Legg
Look after that one mate. Trees like that don't come knockin' on your door that often!!! She's a real porker mate!
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 8:56 pm
by chrisatrocky
chris
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 25th, 2011, 10:19 pm
by Steve Warren
Thats one amazing find. You lucky, lucky p p p person.
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 26th, 2011, 8:04 am
by bodhidharma
I hope you post that next year when it is in flower Rawhide. A great find.
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 26th, 2011, 8:55 am
by LLK
Totally, completely EXCEPTIONAL !!
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 26th, 2011, 9:22 am
by FatMingsBonsai
Freakin' stunner already !!
All the best with her and enjoy
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 26th, 2011, 10:02 am
by kcpoole
Really Beautiful Mate
So many options to choose from with all that branching,a nd awesome nebari already
Maqybe the first Pic as the front but I would remove the nearly horizontal thick section in the end of the left trunk where several branches meet. The other branches there give better taper and are large enough to support the future foliage mass.
The next trunk on the right needs to be shorter than the left one and will be the platform for the second foliage mass, and then the back one pretty much stays as is
But then again, Pic #13 is also a wonderful trunk line too.
Decisions Decisions
Ken
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 26th, 2011, 1:39 pm
by rawhide
Thanks all for the replies looking forward to next spring to see the colour of it
could not believe my luck when i got it home and washed all the dirt and weeds away from the base
single trunk azaleas are a rare find down here , mind you Kens latest progression series has given some me some ideas on how to style clumps ,
cheers Jason
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: October 31st, 2011, 7:40 pm
by FatMingsBonsai
Hi Jason,
Dude, it looks great from the first pic
Leave her to recover before rushing to style..
I would just leave as is and just build healthy growth from main branches to produce 3 different sectional pads. Slowly does it
Enjoy.
Re: Lucky Find
Posted: November 6th, 2011, 5:01 am
by Damian Bee
how is that lucky find coming along?