Mike Corazzi
Masterpiece
I received an airlayered crab from a friend. It is planted in 100% pumice which is supplying it with LOTS of water which it is obviously utilizing.
I wanted to leave it undisturbed for this entire season and repot (or up-pot) into a nicer pot with a bit more room.
We want to take a few 4-5 days to week vacations later this summer or fall.
I don't intend to make it a traditional bonsai but more like a sorta ikebana to show off the blossoms when they come. Also intend to change the angle and point that long one up to around 45 degrees and prune out some of the excess branches that have formed.
Do you think it could withstand a repot this year? I'd be very careful to include as much pumice as the rootball (whatever it looks like) would retain and put it in with my usual aka, lava, firbark mix with a goodly amount of the organic for it.
My other thought would be to dig in some of the organic to retain moisture if it only got 8 minutes on the timer once a day like the rest of the trees.
What think?
I wanted to leave it undisturbed for this entire season and repot (or up-pot) into a nicer pot with a bit more room.
We want to take a few 4-5 days to week vacations later this summer or fall.
I don't intend to make it a traditional bonsai but more like a sorta ikebana to show off the blossoms when they come. Also intend to change the angle and point that long one up to around 45 degrees and prune out some of the excess branches that have formed.
Do you think it could withstand a repot this year? I'd be very careful to include as much pumice as the rootball (whatever it looks like) would retain and put it in with my usual aka, lava, firbark mix with a goodly amount of the organic for it.
My other thought would be to dig in some of the organic to retain moisture if it only got 8 minutes on the timer once a day like the rest of the trees.
What think?
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