Thx Tony, I will have to look for a tray or similar to display it as I love the trunk line with its low and flowing structure. If it survives I will get some more feedback.Tony Bebb wrote:What a great find Panda
Look forward to seeing the outcome for this one. Good luck on the recovery period.
Would look great set up in a tray eventually to highlight that magnificent trunk, and even landscaped with dry stream through the hole. Or start the search for the perfect rock to go in the hole.
Tony
Hi Dario,Dario wrote:Hey Panda, good stuff mate, I really hope it pulls through for you!
Would you consider culling the flowers to stop energy drain?...or maybe they are fully formed and it won't make much difference?
Would like to know the answer to that?...if the flowers are fully formed, do they continue to use up the plants energy compared to flowers/buds still growing and forming, hence taxing energy?
Sorry mate, I got a little side-tracked there!
If it survives, and I sure hope it does, I can see a ripper bonsai with a little branch bending etc!
How long did it take to dig and what was the root ball like?...did you bare root it?
Cheers, Dario.
I am going to do a bit more trimming on the foliage today as Craig and I discussed earlier. The flowers are very small and come out all over the canopy. Most will come off when I trim. The tree took 2 minutes to get out. These dont have much of a root ball as such. They grow in the sand dune areas and this particular one was hanging in mid air, hence the gnarly twisted nature of its trunk line. They send out what I would describe as aerial roots searching for a foot hold to survive. They are very hardy by the look of them. This is probably how I noticed it hanging off the edge, may have walked on by if not very prominent. I did not bare root it as such, but the sand does not cling to the roots when they are removed.
Regards Panda
