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Join Date: Nov-2007
Location: Adelaide
Country: South Australia
Posts: 562
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Well I have made a small start on these two, maybe you can advise here Fly.
As per the book Bonsai with Australian natives by the koreshoff, I have made sure there in no upwards growth. All those branches that wer growing up off the trunk have been twisted to side branches.
As soon as the new growth has matured on the second gum (the one having the main trunk, and not two.) will have a spilt made down the bottom. I hope to easy it apart very carefully and seal it up. Over time it should heal over. If it doesn't I still have the hollow in the trunk we see many gums have. but the decision is still just an idea.
The first one is very undecided. I'm not completely sure on were to go.
Fly have you de foliated completely?
Also getting them to go dormant now as the new growth is mid way through, is it a good idea? I don't want it to start pushing more nre growth before I can re pot and root prune.
When re potting tube stock, can one completely wash the roots so no old soil is left?
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