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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Feb-2003
Country: Barbados
Posts: 18
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Bougie Woogie!
(First let me ask a question: Is there a problem with posting the same message with more than one group? Please let me know and I will have to choose in the future).
Time to Bougie!
It's that time of the year in the tropics...The Bougainvillea are in full bloom.
In anticipation of the question "How do you get them to bloom?"... I'm not sure. Here in Barbados they just bloom at this time of the year. It is said that you have to reduce water to bring about blooming. While the trees in the ground do get less water at this time, and they do bloom superbly, my bonsai get no less water than usual and they too bloom. I believe that the shorter length of day also has something to do with it.
The first two trees no longer have any heartwood in their trunks. They don't seem to mind. Bougie heartwood is very soft and any large cuts will lead to rot. I think that I've managed to stop the rot with 'Teak Oil'. I learnt about this from another enthusiast who recommended it when I asked for help a while ago on the I'net.
If you're reading ...Thanks again.
Here are four examples from my bonsai benches.
ArtAtkinson
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