THE MEL PROJECT

[Ryceman3]

Repotting continues, another Mel cuticularis.
Back into plastic and hopefully a bit more branch development before I think about heading into a proper pot.
I'm playing with the planting angle, nothing really definitive but you can see between the "before" and "now" image I leaned the tree a bit further to help mitigate the "verticality" of the main trunk. Originally I didn't actually have plans to keep this, it was just a sacrifice to build the bottom but it's grown on me and will stay... for now!

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[AndreasM]

I like the ‘lean’ on that last one!


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[Ryceman3]

Well, it's not always sugar plums and candy canes I guess. This M. rhaph found its way to the green bin after taking a drastic turn after a repot in March with the others I think? It didn't get put in a bonsai pot, instead repotted into the same black plastic one it came from and was left with plenty of root mass, but I think it might've dried out a couple of weeks after the work. It shed all its leaves and so I left it over winter to see if it would consider a comeback from its deciduous state, but no dice! Water is so important with these trees.
Oh well...

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[Promethius]

Bugger. I always feel like they should have built up a few extra lives when they’ve been doing well for a while.

On the flip side - I would wager that there’s something you’ve been thinking of adding to your rooftop, and now there’s a free space…

[Ryceman3]

On the flip side - I would wager that there’s something you’ve been thinking of adding to your rooftop, and now there’s a free space…

Never a dull moment …. Always something to fill a void!