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10-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: Feb-2006
Location: Durban
Country: South Africa
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Tom Thumb
Hello Everyone. This is my 1 year old Tom Thumb Bougainvillia. It is very thin in the trunk and the growth is fairly sparse at the moment. I would love some feedback on the potential of this tree and whether or not I should persist with the brrom style for this tree. All Comments welcome.
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11-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: Feb-2006
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Sorry about that I have now uploaded the picture. I dont know what happened there. Anyway like I said all comments welcome...
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11-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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It is a pretty house plant but the trunk diameter is far from giving the illusion of mature tree. Possible solutions would be to let the trunk grow in the ground or in a big pot or to chop it down to a height where it would be more proportionate and wait for new growth to apear (for a reference check out the little guy in my last thread). Good luck with your bougie!
Jorge
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11-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: May-2006
Location: Gympie
Country: australia
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bogies
hi ive got three one is in the frount garden and two are in 5 gallon pots letting em grow may be in two years i might have something to work with or start on . All of mine have a trunk of about 1/2 inch at the present time .
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11-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: Feb-2006
Location: Durban
Country: South Africa
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I hear you. But from the lady at my local nursery i was told that this species does not grow very big at all. So maybe the suggestion of lwering the trunk height is a good one. I have another bougainvillia that is defoliated at the moment with I will submit so you guys can have a look.
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11-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: May-2006
Location: Gympie
Country: australia
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bogies
hbogies grow tall
 ??sorry we get vthem growing fairly wild here in oz i drive past a couple every day , both have a trunck thickness of approxmently 12 - 18 inches and the hight of one is around six meters! sorry they can be monsters!!!! Alot of pepole here in queens land have planted them in the garden and they have taken over , the main trunck is huge and they get a lot of off shooting branches at age and the whole thing is covered in a burst of flowers oh and dont forget the thorns!!! |
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11-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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Agree. Believe me they can get to be pretty big...Thorns can be reduced and tamed with bonsai training.
Jorge
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12-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: May-2006
Location: Gympie
Country: australia
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bogies
also check out the post of comrvf ive got some work do its stump of a bogie that is about 6 inches across out of the frount garden
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13-Aug-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: Feb-2006
Location: Durban
Country: South Africa
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I know they do grow big. We used to have a 2.5 metre high natal bougainvillea hedge in our garden. And in durban and the areas around there are some huges ones. I have looked on the internet and found that this particular species is a more compact growing shrub, which now begs the question is this really a suitable specimen for Bonsai. I can't find any pictures of the " Tom Thumb Bougainvillea " having grown big. In South Africa the variety of bougainvillea is huge. On the Malanseuns web site ( http://www.malanseuns.co.za/List.asp?MainCat=Trees%20and%20Shrubs%20/%20Bome%20en%20Struike&Cat=Bougainvillea ) there are a few species to have a look at. Some of it is afrikaans so you may not understand. But there are a number of pics. And the Tom Tumb is said to be approx. 50cm X 50cm. Have a look and let me know what you think. PS. Thanks for your comments and have you had a look at my other post?
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