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    triple trunk clerodendrum inerme

    just an update, i still need to remove a few branches as they are in the way of the trunks, it is slowly getting to somewhere like i want it. also the angle it is planted will be changed to this as the front. i took the pic from the angle i want to put the tree when i repot it soon.
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    ficus obliqua shohin

    defoliated. and top shot
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    ficus obliqua shohin

    hi guys, this is one of my favourite ficus i have, it has only been in my care for about 4 months. i got it as a collected tree that the bloke sold to me quite cheap. it would of been about $15US i couldnt say how old this one is, it had been cut back and regrown for years before i got it...
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    is Ishizuki shohin considered shohin?

    i have to agree with the size factor rockm, im only twenty four and pretty much restricted to small chuhin size at the moment or smaller, i fell off a ladder nearly a year ago standing at 6 feet high landed badly and have prolapsed discs in my spine, i cant lift trees of large weight because of...
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    is Ishizuki shohin considered shohin?

    i thank you for putting your thoughts in with decent responses. since posting this and and having more discussion over here in Australia we have come to a very similar conclusion, there is some blur between the sizes but generally it is about how it fits in, rock included, so measurement from...
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    is Ishizuki shohin considered shohin?

    its not about being hung up on classification, its my curiousity... it seems i have struck a nerve for some reason, why is it when a topic like this comes up there is always these sort of comments? the reason why it matters is that i have asked a question as i would like to know an answer. if...
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    is Ishizuki shohin considered shohin?

    hi people, i have just recently put an elm on a rock in the root over rock style, now the tree itself would be of mame size, but with the overall composition it would be of shohin size, after having a bit of discussion with Pup we havent been able to come up with a solution and he is as...
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    Developing Juniper Stock: Field Growing

    thats correct mate.
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    triple trunk clerodendrum inerme

    just going on what has been said about this one being a triple trunk, i have found this as an example, it is a maple but it has very similar thickness trunks, using this as an example to mine i just want to see your thoughts on whether this maple works as a triple trunk or not. the reason i...
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    triple trunk clerodendrum inerme

    ok, i think i get what you are getting at, your thoughts on it are that it is very hard to pull off a triple trunked tree convincingly?
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    triple trunk clerodendrum inerme

    thank you for the responses, i understand that people dont respond if they dont know the species or tropicals, thats cool with me, i just though it was an interesting tree and you guys might have found it interesting. i will definately look into planting angles and changing it so it tilts...
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    triple trunk clerodendrum inerme

    with the lack of interest on this tree i dont think there is a need to post the other one i was going to ask advice for, it is on a rock. i am amazed that there is 113 odd views and one person has commented, is this tree bad or just doesnt need comment or critisism? all is good i would like...
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    triple trunk clerodendrum inerme

    gday snobird :) i am in QLD but i wasnt the one who was posting them, but yes they are amazingly fast growers, this one is a months progress from bare stump to how it is now, just to give you an idea one shoot that got pincehd back 2 days ago has now extended 2 and a half inches long...
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    triple trunk clerodendrum inerme

    hi guys, dont know if you guys have this over there but this is one of my favourite trees that i have been styling and would have to be my favourite species, it is such a fast growing tree i find it amazing, what you will se in the following pics is over a month and a bit of progression after...
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    Branch Bending a juniper

    not sure about over there but a little tip is to hold water back for a couple of days before you do it, it will definately help :)
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