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Hey all,
I have a few bougainvillea plants in my garden that are surplus to my requirements and up until now I figured I was just going to pull them for green waste or see if a neighbour wanted them but now I have an idea to bonsai them but not sure the best way to approach it.
I have 2 small plants as seen in the pics below which I think would suit well and I also have a much larger one that is probably at least 8 years old.
Everything I have read states it's best to put in a pot and trim the roots around spring time, well it's autumn here now and they are in flower and the two small plants I can leave in the ground until spring if I have too and just prune the growth back at some point unless anybody thinks it'd be better to do otherwise.
The larger tree poses more of an issue as it is going to have to go much sooner over the winter, the trellis it is on is falling over and rotted and we will be using that space for something else anyway so what is the best approach to possibly digging it up and keeping it alive?
I know these things are hard to kill, there are also two stumps(one underground) from a couple of other ones that have been cut down that are sending out new shoots but what I don't really know if I should be digging them up now and hoping for the best or what really.
Any ideas on the best way to proceed?
I have a few bougainvillea plants in my garden that are surplus to my requirements and up until now I figured I was just going to pull them for green waste or see if a neighbour wanted them but now I have an idea to bonsai them but not sure the best way to approach it.
I have 2 small plants as seen in the pics below which I think would suit well and I also have a much larger one that is probably at least 8 years old.
Everything I have read states it's best to put in a pot and trim the roots around spring time, well it's autumn here now and they are in flower and the two small plants I can leave in the ground until spring if I have too and just prune the growth back at some point unless anybody thinks it'd be better to do otherwise.
The larger tree poses more of an issue as it is going to have to go much sooner over the winter, the trellis it is on is falling over and rotted and we will be using that space for something else anyway so what is the best approach to possibly digging it up and keeping it alive?
I know these things are hard to kill, there are also two stumps(one underground) from a couple of other ones that have been cut down that are sending out new shoots but what I don't really know if I should be digging them up now and hoping for the best or what really.
Any ideas on the best way to proceed?