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    Natal Plum plums

    Cut back about 50%, wired some branches, bent some of the bigger branches to cracking point... but its ready for the summer. All twigs cut back to one node
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    Natal Plum plums

    Unfortunately not, I've only seen a Disa once... Knew a girl named Disa once though hahahahaha
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    Natal Plum plums

    Well.. How hard would it be to mail you a big old handmade paper birthday card embedded with a bunch of seeds ? 😂 It would fit in an envelope and postage would probably be what... one... maybe two USD?
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    Natal Plum plums

    A year and a half ago... fruits every year but its native here Fot scale... the plastic mesh on the pot surface is 4mmby 4mm block mesh This was just early days, before any styling was done
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    Natal Plum plums

    Looking at that cascade Im feeling very guilty for neglecting mine so much.... maybe a decent workover would spruce it up ANy of you find yours to grow really slowly after about 4 pairs of leaves? That and the irritatingly dense root network that I cant get decent surface roots from
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    Celtis x sinensis/africana

    2019/ 03 /9th Late summer, the season's growth since the above mentioned chop
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    Celtis x sinensis/africana

    I found the photos of the chop last year! uploading for backup purposes
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    Celtis x sinensis/africana

    Thats a very nice tree... I saw it today and asked for an update, that was 6 years ago, I can just imagine how amazing it must look now
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    Celtis x sinensis/africana

    Something like this? The tree will most probably end up being viewable from a few sides, this side feels like the tree is leaning to me, inviting me into its shade.. Maybe I should go home and get some sleep hahaha I love your work @BobbyLane and @Maros, @Walter Pall started a movement that...
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    Ficus burtt-davyi

    Ficus ingens' common name is red leaved rock fig, it grows like that and has that color bark. Grows in mountains and rocky outcrops in my whole area, Ive also grown them as bonsai. The second image in that post is correct, Burt davyii comes from the eastern cape province and a mate of mine has...
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    Ficus burtt-davyi

    This is not burtt davyii, this is Ficus ingens
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    Celtis x sinensis/africana

    Geesh.... I'll have to go look at it tonight or tomorrow for a good while, Í'm reluctant to chop a second time in a year and a half, three if you count collection. Although from your proposition the only cut that is different is the far right one (in quoted pic), the current cut is about 2...
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    Celtis x sinensis/africana

    The pot is as is set only about two inches deep, I should've done this actually.. I can still do this after rootwork that follows our new summer. We are now in the last month of winter here, hoping to gain even better thickening this year since its rooted nice and firmly now. Also, thats why I...
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    Celtis x sinensis/africana

    SO with the grey lines depicting the approximate position of the leaders I have now, and the red being the structure I still have to grow... what do you Bonsainuts think?
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    Celtis x sinensis/africana

    What would be great if I could get some input on carving away the chops to form naturalistic uro, since Celtis never really close wounds even paint virtuals are welcome, a new idea is always welcome
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