From Seed Division: BeepBeep's Chilean Mesquite

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

Monthly update!

Tallest is 21”. The shortest one ended up having a hiding limb under the next shelf I never saw, so it’s not 7”, it’s 12”. Now the smallest one is a different tree at 10”

Also had 2 die off from a missed watering (but one is recovering). It’s been well over 100F lately (normal for July) so have been doing one water in the afternoon and at least 2 misting/ showers morning and late afternoon. 3 if it’s close to 110

I’m thinking of getting some sort of misting system set up and a timer that can do multiple times a day

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

Time for an update!

Everything has been looking good! Did a light fertilizing a few wks ago and did a full fertilizing a few days ago. 2 have not taken kindly to it (last 2 pics) The others seem shocked as they’re not opening their leaves as you can see

The one that died off last month has actually recovered. See photo 4. It’s looking nice and even has some decent structure

Tallest is 27” and shortest, the one that has some back from the dead, is 10”

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

All right, monthly update!

Tallest is 30” and shortest is 20”. The shortest of the recovered is 6”

And about that! All the ones that died back last month have recovered. See pics 4-6. And the last pic is one that died back 2 mos ago and doing great

Sorry if they may be a little hard to pick out with all the other stuff. I’ll try to find some time to take one last “good” pic before leaves drop for fall

I’m thinking one of these may make a decent literati. Would need to wire one or two up before they harden off

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

Update time!

Tallest is 36” and smallest is 10”. Not really much else to say

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

Spring time! Uppotted most of the mesquites a few days ago. I’m not able to tell what has survived winter yet though

Note: everything has shifted around, so you won’t be able to look at last year's pics hoping to see what looks better

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

3 are leafing out finally!

 

[Kanorin]

Nice! Hopefully you continue to get good growth from them!

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

These 10 have yet to leaf out. I did a bark scratch on one and it’s brown. All the branches just snap too

So only left with the 3

That said, I think I’m out of this contest. One of these 3 will be used for the shohin contest, and 2 trees don’t make a forest. Oh well