legatoistheman

Hey everyone. I am now pretty hooked on bonsai(which is weird because i havent even wired my first tree yet..lol) and so i went to the bonsai nursery and bought a bougainvillea. Not sure what kind of flowers it has, all the tag says is Bougainvillea Hybrid, and i forgot to ask because i was so excited about getting it.

That being said, I have no idea what to do with it. Do i pinch off the new growth shoots? I was going to remove a couple branches, and then try my first attempt at wiring ever on it. I was going to to try to wire each branch alternately one on one side on on the next side.

I have read some of the stuff here about bougainvillea and it says that you can make it bloom at any time. Is this advisable for me?

Please can anyone give me any advice on what to do with it. I know it needs cleaned up badly, but even though im only a beginner i see some potential in it.

Here are the pics

Thanks
Legato

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