Yes, you really can't wire lignified azalea. Wire the new shoots that are still green. They'll lignify in about 6 weeks and you can remove the wire. Then cut back and let it grow out again. Wire again. Remove wire. Cut back. Let it grow out again...Girard Rose Azalea I bonsai'd today. (Is "bonsai'd" grammatically correct? I'm tired right now so my thoughts aren't together.) Many accidents happened while trying to wire this tree. I have found that Rhododendrons are stiff and easily snap when you are trying to wire them. I have many other projects going on at the moment I hope to work on for many years to come.
Here's a Chinese Elm that spent a couple seasons in the ground and today i dug it up and did some structural and root work, its back in the ground again....
Before
IMG_2477 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
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20170330_140107 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20170330_150302 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
Wow!New crabapple from Evergreen Gardenworks in a Roy Minerai pot. Should be fun in all seasons...
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Holy crap! What a magnificent plant! Please document progression on this beautiful specimen tree. I could never afford anything that nice but would love to see and live it through you.Visited my Rocky Mountain Juniper. Collected by Sam Miller.
@wireme is the plastic bag a branch you plan to eliminate?
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Hi folks, this is a Copper Beech bought from a bare root nursery in jan, its first styling, just coming into leaf..
2017-04-06_07-22-48 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
Chicago, your really putting together some sweet trees. Mostly Junipers still? Any plans for other species?
Here is the first tree I ever collected (spring 14') , a Larch, just wired last night, a few stray branches still need some wire.View attachment 140591