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The Callistemon at the collection is finally opening its flowers.Grant
I am very sorry not to have answered you before Herve, but I do not see this till a second read of the slowly post. My recommendation would be in the ground or a large grow box the fatten it up. You do not have much to work with as it is at the moment. Taking off of more foliage is going to look awful and will slow down the tree's progress.Herve wrote:Hi,
My girlfriend and I made our first bonsai today. We bought a small bottle brush from Bunnings, pruned it and planted it in a bonsai pot.
Here are some photos of it. We had no idea how much to prune and whether or not to leave any flowers
Could you please give us some advice or pointers to improve it?
Thank you.
Herve
Do you have to show off with your bloody new cameraNBPCA wrote:The Callistemon at the collection is finallyb opening its flowers.
Grant
Hi Pup,Pup wrote:Do you have to show off with your bloody new cameraNBPCA wrote:The Callistemon at the collection is finallyb opening its flowers.
Grant
Looking good, will be nice when she opens up eh
NBPCA wrote:Should I start getting ready for another 9,000 klm drive to and from Perth?
Oh by the way; the best cure for a bad back is a hernia! Then you are not inclined to lift too many heavy trees.
Grant
Hi again mate sorry to here that they are giving you a hard time both plants and if you have a look at the last post on page three of this one you will see a very young plant posted by Herve it has a flower. Feed them with Yates fruit and flower, that is about 28per of potassium.Bretts wrote:Thanks Pup will do with the pruning.
It is interesting that you say it is old enough to flower. It never has so I just figured it was not old enough yet being about 5 years old. How old can they flower from?
The cuttings where going great but then browned off mostly. I know how they surprise in recovery so I have kept them well watered in the free draining mix. The rhaphiophylla has started to recover. The Melaleuca cuticularis has only one low branch with green foliage left on it which is typical because it is the one I like the most. Haven't given up I am waiting for the native revival that they are famous for Last time I scratched the bark of the trunk it was still green.