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    Common Coral Tree (Erythrina lysistemon) - Progression and thoughts

    Thanks so much for the kind words. This species loves heat (Hot and dry) and seems to that the hotter it gets the better it grows. I see you are in Ireland so it could be that it gets too cold and too wet. In Winter you almost have to not water it at all. You can see the pot it is currently...
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    Olive Bonsai - Shakan Style

    Nice. Good small leaves. Now plant it in the ground and leave it. It is going to take many years.
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    Bougie into a Cascade?

    LOL. I also like Pot 4 when it comes to it followed by Pot 2
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    Bougie into a Cascade?

    This is the current pot that the cascade is in and I did a few mock ups with a pot that is not as tall. A few mockups. 1. 2. 3. 4. Let me know your thoughts D
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    Bougie into a Cascade?

    Hey Sorce Good to hear from you mate and appreciate all the feedback. When I originally rotated the tree, I did some virtuals on it but I haven't done any of late. I will do a few and post them and get some feedback from all. The pot is definitely way too deep and half the depth would...
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    Olive Bonsai - Shakan Style

    Agree. Now I will work it down to a Jin. I am very inexperienced in this but I have a few friends that will assist on this. It will fit in nicely if the carving is done properly
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    Olive Bonsai - Shakan Style

    Absolutely. I think I would be long dead and buried before it is even 1/3 of the size of this. We believe that this is well over 100 years as the bottom branch we cut off had over 70 rings on them.
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    Olive Bonsai - Shakan Style

    You might not have the olives but you have a great variety of species that I would love to get me hands on. We are lucky to have quite a few regions here in SA where you can get great olive yamadori.
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    Bougie into a Cascade?

    Thanks so much Appreciate it
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    Bougie into a Cascade?

    Thanks so much Leo. I haven’t been able to find a new pot for it. Still looking. But I am happy with the progress.
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    Olive Bonsai - Shakan Style

    We got stuck into cleaning up the unwanted branches and wiring the ones left into place After the meeting it was carefully brought back home because due to the size, it had to lie sideways in the back of the car. I had to make sure that it hadn't shifted around in the pot and I gave it a good...
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    Olive Bonsai - Shakan Style

    Lockdown happened due to COVID and we were only allowed to restart our bonsai meeting at the end of September. I decided to take this olive with to the meeting to get some more options on what style would work and then to do some initial styling on it. It had grown strong and healthy over the...
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    Olive Bonsai - Shakan Style

    I have a friend who emigrated to New Zealand from South Africa in Nov 19. He asked me to take over his bonsai collection and one of the trees was this olive yamadori that he had dug out in the Eastern Cape. I wasn't too sure on which direction I would take it as the lower branch was really...
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    Bougie into a Cascade?

    Time to lime sulphur the dead wood again It is also time to wire the branches again After some wiring and cutting. I need to increase the ramification.
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    Acacia Erubescens (Blouhaak) wiring and pruning advice.

    We build them Tough here in Africa. The thorns must stay. Just push through and you will come out stronger on the other side. D
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