Bougie in Denver

[bonsaichile]

A in early May, I got this bouganvillea from a local nursery specialized in tropicals. It was mistakenly priced at $18, so I took it. It was about 5 feet tall, and it has the purple tracts that are everywhere in my hometown of Santiago. Pure nostalgia!

 

[bonsaichile]

In late June, I cut it back to 6 inches. Did some root reduction, and fit it tight in a smaller pot

 

[bonsaichile]

And yesterday, I saw the first buds coming from the stump!

 

[bonsaichile]

And today

@milehigh_7 when can I start puning back to one or two nodes to work on ramification? The branches are about one-fourth on an inch thick by now

 

[Cypress187]

Watch out, It's alive!

 

[bonsaichile]

Watch out, It's alive!

It is! This is the most extreme I have gone yet on a tree, so I am happy to see it bounce back like that!

 

[milehigh_7]

Well it looks real healthy! I can't see much of the trunk but in all honesty, I would let it run all summer with only a 2 or three hedge type trims and let it build up some strength and some girth. Then just when your night temps are over 50F next spring cut it back hard. At least that's what I would do.

 

[bonsaichile]

Well it looks real healthy! I can't see much of the trunk but in all honesty, I would let it run all summer with only a 2 or three hedge type trims and let it build up some strength and some girth. Then just when your night temps are over 50F next spring cut it back hard. At least that's what I would do.

Thank you! I will do that

 

[bonsaichile]

@milehigh_7 here is the trunk and a close up of the branches. As you can see, I have several coming out of the same place. Should I do branch selection and wiring or should I wait until next Spring and select the branches then? Thanks!