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Ahh, awesome then. So both bougs are back on. One doing better than the other but I have an idea to deal with it. I know which is which now, the rough start one is doing the best so far. I'll update them soon.
 

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The foliage is a dream after owning a Virginia Creeper as well. Walter Pall has a lovely specimen and shared photos at the end of my post. Take a look for more stunning specimen. https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/a...parthenocissus-tricuspidata-experience.27870/
Just finished reading the post. I like it :D I like the Boston ivy that you have created in such a short time. It's very different but still looks amazing
 

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Ok i had to look up the word Scrumptious!
Yes the flowers are nice too and then the bright red berry's are great!
Well, possibly not a traditional term for bonsai. But a tasty morsel to look upon in my opinion. Like looking at a plate with steak...a tree can spark similar admiration of where it is...and where it will go. You just don't actually eat it.
 

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So I just put the one from the update thread that had die back up top into an actual pot. I managed to raise it a bit in the process, still not overly sure where I'm heading with this one but I think I will defoliate it and get a better look. Also added a little zeolite to the soil mix simply because I have some.

Not much to look at for the moment really. Blooms aside it's still ugmo.

The other one I will hold off repotting for as long as I can to give time for a branch to set which is guy wired. Plus I'll watch and see how this one takes it first.

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... ... still not overly sure where I'm heading with this one but I think I will defoliate it and get a better look... ...
I had the same problem with mine and I was always questioning myself... But it died on me and now I'm free of worries.
However, I'm thinking that it gave up the ghost because it knew I didn't like it and this makes me feel a little sad.
The bottom portion of the trunk was worst than yours... it was like a woman's silhouette :eek: (photographs in post #668)
 

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I had the same problem with mine and I was always questioning myself... But it died on me and now I'm free of worries.
However, I'm thinking that it gave up the ghost because it knew I didn't like it and this makes me feel a little sad.
The bottom portion of the trunk was worst than yours... it was like a woman's silhouette :eek: (photographs in post #668)

Before the die back from winter I had a clear direction with it with some reasonable branch structure in place already, now that is gone so it is a blank canvas, I got an idea but I guess we will see, the other boug is on track though, I know where I'm going with that at least.
 
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Two trees, and two helpers. My daughter found the frog in with the maiden fern as she was trimming the dead fronds!
Trees are in pots, next is styling :)1532402269687489452061.jpg20180721_150226.jpg20180721_152907.jpg
 

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Hello @defra I am sure I have seen a thread where we post photos of our trees as of now (no comments) but no matter how I tried I didn't manage to find it... :oops:
Would you please post a link here so that all participants are aware of this thread.
Thank you very much!
 
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