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17-May-2006
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
Join Date: Mar-2006
Country: GREAT BRITAIN
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A picture of my wisteria before and after 16 years of training
hi everyone
I'm new to this forum and I would like to show you a picture of my wisteria that has flowered for the first time after 16 years of training.Up until now it has produced only a few racemes. This is one of the first bonsai I started and I have had to learn as I have gone along (getting it to flower being one of the most puzzling aspects) and consequently there have been a few cringing mistakes. It has just been put into it's first proper pot having tried half a dozen different shapes along the way (to try to make it flower). I wil include a "before" picture taken when it was uprooted from the garden in 1990 (again because it wouldn't flower!) Unfortunately we have just had a mini heatwave which made the flowers very brittle and the thunderstorm that followed knocked off the top florets off all the racemes. I have also removed about half the leaves as the repotting caused a fair amount of unintentioinal root damage. I'd welcome some opinions in favour or otherwise! Regs Dave Last edited by Smashy : 17-May-2006 at 01:41 PM. |
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A picture of my wisteria before and after 16 years of training |
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17-May-2006
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16 Years!!! Congratulations!!!! It finally flowered!!!! I bet you were ecstatic when you saw that. Looks great.
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17-May-2006
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
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I would say it was well worth the wait & hard work.
It looks great ! I am only just starting 2 wisterias (Don't you just love buy 1 get 1 free?) Dii you keep it outside during winter as it's in a pot or keep it somewhere sheltered? Caro
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17-May-2006
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Dave, welcome to bonsaiTALK. Not bad for your first post
 That is a gorgeous tree! I hope it finds a more suitable pot, perhaps a less wide, deeper dark blue glaze? I'm about to make a trade to acquire a wisteria. What's the secret to flowering? pootsie |
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17-May-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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Looks great, and welcome. The pot doesn't bother me much, and the tree seems to like it!
 I lightened the image to better see it; it is a green glazed pot.
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17-May-2006
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Hec DeBrabant
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Very, Very nice indeed, good job, looking forward to my Wisteria when its in full bloom.
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17-May-2006
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bonsaiTALK Adept
Join Date: Jun-2005
Location: Gloucestershire
Country: United Kingdom
Posts: 215
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Nice one Dave! Welcome to Bonsaitalk.
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Best regards Zoot 'You got to be original, man...' Lester Young 1909-1959 |
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The Cat's Apprentice
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Well, I like that a whole lot better than what I thought I saw! Nevermind ....  pootsie |
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