First PJ Fig Progression

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First PJ Fig Progression

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I am fairly new to bonsai (3 years) and this is one of my first attempts at bonsai and making a bonsai progression series...
It is nothing special but its cool to see how it has progressed over the years.. i hope to keep this progression going year to year.

This is it in late 2008, straight off the shelf from bunnings. :reading: :palm: :fc:
2008 November.JPG
October 2009, after some reading and research i made a grow pot and tried my hand at wiring.....
2009 October (1).JPG
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August 2010. Starting to bulk up a little.... (my only real style design was to keep all branches coming out horizontal to make a radial canopy.. (broom style'?).....
2010 AUG (1).JPG
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2010 AUG (3).JPG
November 2011. After a long time in this grow pot i am happy with the trunk/base and start planning its return to a bonsai pot.
2011 December (1)a.jpg
December 2011. I adore this pot!! and i hope the tree will show it off! (Note: branches are messy and need to be wired badly but it will have to wait for the roots to take hold in this new pot).....
2011 December (1).jpg
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Re: First PJ Fig Progression

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2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. . . .
Who knows, maybe i will make another one of these in 2015? :)
Paths - 08 to 11 - A.jpg
I am thinking about getting more progressions of my trees together..... I have lots more but this is one of the oldest.

Any thoughts & advice most welcome.

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Re: First PJ Fig Progression

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:gday: NS, really nice progress mate, the trunk is starting to look good. I like the flow of the tree ,especially where it leaves the ground however i believe it needs a leader and crown on this tree, I'd most likely wire the left main branch up and go from there. good work mate. :beer:
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Re: First PJ Fig Progression

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Nice one man. Really like the trunk development
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Craig wrote::gday: NS, really nice progress mate, the trunk is starting to look good. I like the flow of the tree ,especially where it leaves the ground however i believe it needs a leader and crown on this tree, I'd most likely wire the left main branch up and go from there. good work mate. :beer:
Thanks mate... For now i will just let it find its feet. Then yes it needs work on the top.... BUT, any path i take in achieving a single leader from the trunk will result in a large scar... i can see your idea in wiring the left branch up and removing the right.... many options... i have some time to decide.
Cheers mate
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Re: First PJ Fig Progression

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bonsaiarmy wrote:Nice one man. Really like the trunk development
Thanks mate.. a grow pot with fast draining soil and regular feeding has worked well.
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NaturalSelection wrote:
Craig wrote::gday: NS, really nice progress mate, the trunk is starting to look good. I like the flow of the tree ,especially where it leaves the ground however i believe it needs a leader and crown on this tree, I'd most likely wire the left main branch up and go from there. good work mate. :beer:
Thanks mate... For now i will just let it find its feet. Then yes it needs work on the top.... BUT, any path i take in achieving a single leader from the trunk will result in a large scar... i can see your idea in wiring the left branch up and removing the right.... many options... i have some time to decide.
Cheers mate
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I didn't say anything about removing the right branch at all :lost: , it could prob be wired slightly down out and up at the end, :beer:
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Re: First PJ Fig Progression

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Craig wrote:
NaturalSelection wrote:
Craig wrote::gday: NS, really nice progress mate, the trunk is starting to look good. I like the flow of the tree ,especially where it leaves the ground however i believe it needs a leader and crown on this tree, I'd most likely wire the left main branch up and go from there. good work mate. :beer:
Thanks mate... For now i will just let it find its feet. Then yes it needs work on the top.... BUT, any path i take in achieving a single leader from the trunk will result in a large scar... i can see your idea in wiring the left branch up and removing the right.... many options... i have some time to decide.
Cheers mate
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I didn't say anything about removing the right branch at all :lost: , it could prob be wired slightly down out and up at the end, :beer:
To achieve a strong new leader one of the two major trunks will at least need to be reduced quite a bit!!! (i know you didn't mean for removal of the right branch>> that was my mind ticking :))
(i cant do anything to this till at least April.) [Time to ponder wire options.] Thanks.
:)
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