Semi - cascade Bougainvillea

Jon Chown · Post by **Jon Chown** » January 27th, 2009, 7:37 pm

Peter, I repotted (more of a tease out the sides and bottom and a slip pot) about 4weeks ago and the tree is healthy as with new shoots to choose from popping out everywhere. Most of the old leaves have dropped of their own accord, so defoliation won't be necessary. I did a bit more thinning out yesterday and reduced the height of the RH apex even further and removed a few branches in the wrong planes and we'll wait and see what eventuates over the next few weeks.

Jon

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » January 27th, 2009, 8:11 pm

hi jon boy i have been holding back on this one but now i ready too say. i agree that the pot color is wrong. glaze in order here, as lee said deep blue. white would be nice too. however i disagree about the cascade branch is too strong. aooears that way because of its current form and style. if the pad at the bottom of the cascade is the largest and heaviest graduating back up to the apex being lower than it is on the trunk and the smaller cloud of the tree, just like the no1 branch of an upright is the laregest and the apex appearing smaller in context. on a cascade this is horticulturely challenging but if the apex is reduced and continuingly kept in check the cascade will develope faster and stronger. a sacrafice running at the end of the cascade will help this too. you may need to set up other sacrafice's up and down the cascade and juggle them as the tree needs you too. this also means that to achieve all this you may have to sacrafice not flowering fo a nmcouple of years. it would be worth it. i feel that would work a treat. you just may have to commission a right pot in future jon.

Jon Chown · Post by **Jon Chown** » January 27th, 2009, 8:27 pm

Well said Antonio, you have described exactly what I envisage for this tree and I will surely do as you say. On a side note, it is interesting that the fall in the hanging branch was actually about 20cm longer than it is now before some mongrel broke into the nursery and pushed it of its stand. I lost 15 bonsai that night, but that's another story.

Jon

aaron_tas · Post by **aaron_tas** » January 27th, 2009, 8:31 pm

i have been holding back too jon, sorry.

not sure how the tree looks now...

but here is a virtual, all to do is move the canopy right, and more growth lower...

just my idea, and i put it in that pot of penny's too

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whatta ya reckon

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » January 27th, 2009, 9:23 pm

arron that top still to heavy imo

my virts suck but here's an idea to play with. adding a back branch off the main trunk is needed. the pot shape works better with this form again imo.

PeterW · Post by **PeterW** » January 27th, 2009, 10:39 pm

Jon Chown wrote:Peter, I repotted (more of a tease out the sides and bottom and a slip pot) about 4weeks ago and the tree is healthy as with new shoots to choose from popping out everywhere. Most of the old leaves have dropped of their own accord, so defoliation won't be necessary. I did a bit more thinning out yesterday and reduced the height of the RH apex even further and removed a few branches in the wrong planes and we'll wait and see what eventuates over the next few weeks.

Jon

In that case Jon, get some wire onto it.Leave the new shoots untill they harden off a bit but wire everything else.

MelaQuin · Post by **MelaQuin** » January 28th, 2009, 9:34 am

WHAT!!!!!?????!!!! The green glaze would DEFINITELY compliment the bougs. The one aspect to watch is busyiness... is the pot too busy for the bougs, would it draw attention away rather than complimenting. That can only be determined by holding the pot up to the tree... or to another bougs. But the green glaze should be excellent.

MelaQuin · Post by **MelaQuin** » January 28th, 2009, 9:36 am

I like Aaron's restyling of the bougs. Brings the cascade in nicely and really balances the tree. Good going Aaron.. good work. If the tree were mine that's what I would be styling for.

mudlarkpottery · Post by **mudlarkpottery** » January 28th, 2009, 4:47 pm

Hey Aaron, That's fantastic.
Jon, I've just taken a couple of photos. That pot is 250mm dia x 120m. I can make larger sizes. The boug in the photo is a lighter colour than the common purple but this gives you an idea.
Penny.

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This glaze gives flashes of pink and greyed-pink depending on how the flame hits the pot.

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mudlarkpottery · Post by **mudlarkpottery** » January 28th, 2009, 4:53 pm

A couple more - same glaze, different clay.

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Jon Chown · Post by **Jon Chown** » January 29th, 2009, 7:41 am

Thanks a lot Aaron for you visual, thats pretty much where I'm heading with this one - it might just take a little time. I like it in the pot as well.

Thanks Penny for showing me the different glazes and their affects. I am going to have to put a lot more thought into my choice of pots in the future.
Is it possible to reglaze a pot after it has been glazed (can I change the colour of the pot that I have now?

Jon

mudlarkpottery · Post by **mudlarkpottery** » January 29th, 2009, 7:47 am

Jon, you could try painting it. If it's a flat glaze, acrilic house paint will stick to it (but not for ever). You can add sand to the paint to give a rough finish if you want. Try painting a test patch and when it's dry, see if it will scratch off. If not, it will work on the rest of the pot. I find sample paint pots are good value.
Penny.

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