Back from the dead bougie

Quince said:

Congratulations on the recovering bougainvillea. I to have a bougie that gave me quite a scare. Repotted last fall into corse pumice and it sulked all through the winter. Spring came and it dropped ever leaf. I covered the top with peat base mix and now it's making a recovery. So relieved to have my bougie of 6 years back.

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c54fun said:

I bought this last year and when I got it there was basically no roots. Maybe 2 little tiny ones. I put it in some soil and let it be. Just kept dyeing. I ended up putting it over in hospice and left it there. Almost all the leaves where gone and just a few shriveled up leaves left.
I was mowing out back one day and I looked over by the hospice area and 2 of the leaves where perked up. Couldn't believe it. I let it grow for a while then put it in a trainer pot and left it be. Getting better now and today I wired just a little and will grind on the dead wood on the right later. At least its starting to grow again.

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Quince said:

Congratulations on the recovering bougainvillea. ... ...I to have a bougie that gave me quite a scare. Repotted last fall into corse pumice and it sulked all through the winter.

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c54fun said:

Thanks Peter.
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StoneCloud said:

Wonderful tree, I like the movement on this one and the dead wood!

I keep forgetting to ask......

About the toy snakes on the benches, I've seen them quite a few times. Is it to keep things away? another purpose?

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Iceman said:

Nice job! What did you treat the deadwood with? Did you use lime sulfur?

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c54fun said:

Yes, the snakes help keep some of the birds and other critters.

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