Cascade spirea in bloom

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Here is a small spirea in bloom. In the morning the sunlight on the flowers is quite bright and beautiful. I have had this tree for a few years and now am noticing that the bark is developing some tiny flaking to give it some character. The blooms lasted a week and then were gone. Thought I would share, thanks.
 

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MACH5

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Beautiful tree Dave! I think I like the old bark even more than the flowers :rolleyes:
 

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Great tree Dave! If find it very appealing. It's tough to find a cascade that truly works and this one does.

Is that spaghnum moss growing at the base?
 

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Thanks for your comments. Not spaghnum moss but a weed that should be pulled. The stuff gets everywhere in my trees. A real pain.
 

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that tree needs a nice crescent pot to go with that crescent rootball. looks great!
 

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Dave that is a beauty! The last two pics with your hand in the view gives perspective on this great little cascade with the appearance of age and large size. Good job.

ed
 

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Lovely...I would love to see a close up of the root ball base. What character it adds to the overall appearance. I too assumed it much larger with the aged look it has. The photo of your hand in the photo gives good size perspective.
 
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Thanks for your kind comments. It does need a new pot. I am not sure what color, but Sara Rayner's studio is only a half hour from me.
 

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Missed this one. Sweet tree Dave! Another under-utilized tree for some diversity in collections. I'm sure Sara has just the pot for it!
 

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Great tree. Was it collected or nursery? Can you share how you thickened the trunk? Thanks for sharing.
 

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Great tree. Was it collected or nursery? Can you share how you thickened the trunk? Thanks for sharing.

This was a nursery shrub that originally was part of a bigger multi-trunked bonsai. A storm blew the original off my bench and splintered the trees. This is what survived.
 

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This was a nursery shrub that originally was part of a bigger multi-trunked bonsai. A storm blew the original off my bench and splintered the trees. This is what survived.

Seems nature saved you some work! Nice one by the way!

Grimmy
 
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