Large baldies...

Bonsaifreak

BC's collected from an urban landscape in january and rescued from a future construction site. The second one is about 18 inches across at the base...They are both coming back with new growth although the second one a bit slower.

I'm not happy with the container I got for the larger one but I could not find anything shallower.

Jorge

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Mcspeed

Monster BC BF, can you say custom pot from Wild Things. When you getting the fork lift?

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lagunamadre

Looking good Jorge. Good luck with those. Did some of David rub off on you when you guys did that big BC repot? He might have an idea about a training pot. Again, good luck, Larry

Bonsaifreak

Thanks for the comments guys. Mcspeed, we are far from a custom made pot for both of these! Let's talk again in about 5-10 years from now...

Larry, I guess both of us have a thing for BCs. David did give me some advice and moral support on the phone when I was digging the larger one. It took about 6-7 hours to get it off the ground. This was no swamp muck but hard top soil mixed with some compacted gravel.

Jorge

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watchndsky

Impressive.....most impressive.

Bonsaifreak

Thanks!


How about this virt for the smaller one? We're talking a few years down the road...


Jorge

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BunjinEnt

Nice BCs, Jorge!

That second one is SCHWEET! ... I heard the other day Some folks use baby pools for BCs. Maybe an old beer keg tub or the bottom half of a big trash can?

Man, I've movin' futher south.

-Wm

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Bunjinent:

The kiddie pool idea sounds pretty good. Only problem, it might rot after a few years.
I am actually considring building a large wooden growing box for the second one. I don't want to get too much vertical growth on those roots.

Jorge

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nsmar4211

Saw a 35 gallon pond liner thingie at home depot, $30 bucks.......basically a plastic tub. Was eyeballing it for a turtle, but would make a great planting tub for something.

Just because a pot/tub is 2 feet deep doesn't mean you have to fill the whole thing up with soil, several of my plants are in pots that are too deep but I only use the pottom part of the pot to whatever depth I feel is good for the plant. The extra rim sticking up doesn't hurt (except cascades, those are a different story), and helps keep the water / fertilizer on the soil instead of running off .

Nice bc by the way (eyeballing her little guys......)!!!

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