TORULOSA IN THE MAKING

[anttal63]

MARCH 2010 I purchesd 3 torulosa's in 4 inch pots

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Check out the one on the left...

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Check it now !!!

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The task at hand for now is to build a trunk line, im not concerned with branches yet !!!

[Bonsai4ever]

Looking goog Antonio - How tall for the final wee tree.

[anttal63]

Looking goog Antonio - How tall for the final wee tree.

Hi mate, thanks;
Some days i think 200mm shohin??? Other days i think the ground We shall see, i am ready, able and willing to run with it, when, where and how it wants !!!

[Dario]

Looking great Antonio!
Have you done any root work on them since purchasing them? And if so, at what stage?
Cheers, and Happy New Year.
Dario.

[alpineart]

Hi Anttal63 , mate these look real good . Been meaning to get a couple of bigger ones to hack back just haven't got around to it . Have a couple of small ones . I have spotted a couple of self sown 3 m tree's , i will approach the old owners with a few Maples and offer a trade .

Cheers Alpine

[anttal63]

Looking great Antonio!
Have you done any root work on them since purchasing them? And if so, at what stage?
Cheers, and Happy New Year.
Dario.

HI Dario belle feste !!! I cut 1/2 the root ball off before repotting into this 12" container. Nothing serious or detailed yet. While growing on there is time, they dont mind being hacked back hard and bare rooted. Then a season or 2 of growing on in a good mix in a 300mm orchid pot bang you will see results, then begin to refine. Always feed aggressively !!!

[anttal63]

Hi Anttal63 , mate these look real good . Been meaning to get a couple of bigger ones to hack back just haven't got around to it . Have a couple of small ones . I have spotted a couple of self sown 3 m tree's , i will approach the old owners with a few Maples and offer a trade .

Cheers Alpine

Thanks alpine if you can get your hands on some bigger stuff Great !!!

[Dario]

Looking great Antonio!
Have you done any root work on them since purchasing them? And if so, at what stage?
Cheers, and Happy New Year.
Dario.

HI Dario belle feste !!! I cut 1/2 the root ball off before repotting into this 12" container. Nothing serious or detailed yet. While growing on there is time, they dont mind being hacked back hard and bare rooted. Then a season or 2 of growing on in a good mix in a 300mm orchid pot bang you will see results, then begin to refine. Always feed aggressively !!!

Thanks for the info mate! I appreciate it
Without over examining things, is part of the reason for not working the roots to heavily when you repotted because you were still looking to build the trunk (not branches)...and major root work would have slowed things down.
Or is it just how you tackled these knowong that they could handle the tough stuff later on?
Thanks again, cheers Dario.

[anttal63]

Looking great Antonio!
Have you done any root work on them since purchasing them? And if so, at what stage?
Cheers, and Happy New Year.
Dario.

HI Dario belle feste !!! I cut 1/2 the root ball off before repotting into this 12" container. Nothing serious or detailed yet. While growing on there is time, they dont mind being hacked back hard and bare rooted. Then a season or 2 of growing on in a good mix in a 300mm orchid pot bang you will see results, then begin to refine. Always feed aggressively !!!

Thanks for the info mate! I appreciate it
Without over examining things, is part of the reason for not working the roots to heavily when you repotted because you were still looking to build the trunk (not branches)...and major root work would have slowed things down.
Or is it just how you tackled these knowong that they could handle the tough stuff later on?
Thanks again, cheers Dario.

Both mate to not slow it down and Knowing i am able to do it later in this case !!! Over analysing is the essence of detail !!!

[Dario]

Thanks again Antonio.
Cheers, Dario

[The-Calli-Kid]

Nice! Great movement down low.
CK

[anttal63]

Nice! Great movement down low.
CK

[Graeme]

Probably been asked a thousand times, but 'cause I'm lazy I'll just ask again. What do you fertilise these little beauties with Ant'?

I have one sitting in the back yard I was going to do something with, "one day". It kept falling over (prolly due to being nearly 2 metres tall in a 6" pot I guess) so, way before Christmas, I cut it back to around 250mm high, thinking at the time it will probably live if it didn't die. Anyhow, it has sat and sat and done nothing, so yesterday I went to toss it in the bin when I noticed about 35 thousand tiny shoots sprouting from all over it. I figure it took the alternative and is going to live, so guess I should care for it a bit more than I have been.

Yea, I prolly exagerated, there is only 34,000 shoots really. But I'd still like to know a successful fert for these things, if you don't mind.

[anttal63]

Hi graeme these guys will be right at home with your heavy hand I givem weekly baths of seasol,fish fert and worm juice all mixed together full strength. They love native osmacote and chook shite too !!! Lots of water and good drainage is key dont need to tell you that...

[Graeme]

Ta mate, the good part about your reply is, I have it all in the shed so don't even have to give the Green Shed any more casholla. Happy to hear they enjoy a little chookie poo - you know my feelings about that stuff.

Jeez, if this keeps up I might even put it in bigger pot one day.