Log wood from Pedro Morales, Puertorico

Thanks friends for all the good words.
Thanks Dario on the information of the species.
And EV Sergey for the address.

Budi

Budi,

Can you share some tips about Logwood?

I have a few and I noticed that they do grow & swell very fast. I wired one tree 3 months ago while "dormant" and last weekend I noticed that the wire has already cut in about 1mm throughout one branch. I removed it right away. To think that this particular tree is the last to send out new leaves and just starting now.

I also broke one branch at the trunk junction while wiring a few weeks back. It seems to be the weakest link for the branch since branches can be easily bent elsewhere.

Thank you.

Hi Dario,

Logwood is a quick growing plant in the tropics. You have to control the wiring regularly. Cutting is really necessary in the upper part to let the growth of the lower branch better. Do not cut off the tip of the growth if you want to thicken the branch.

Budi .

Thanks Budi!

TROPICAL ENVY
20 yrs work in 3!

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More short trunk, largest and less deep pot, but i don't know campeche styles !!!

pithecolobiun tortun (brasilian rain tree)???

elcio brignol wrote:pithecolobiun tortun (brasilian rain tree)???

Nope...Haematoxylum campechianum

Brasilian rain tree??? beatiful tree!!! congratulations

Budi,, very nice natural look. Always, very nice works !.

Thanks Nelson. Hope to see you again some day.

Budi

The tree right now,



You will be able to see it in The Grand Indonesian Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition. See www.bonsai-ppbi.com/celebrate35

Budi

Great tree! In your original photo of the tree it looks like it did not have many branches on one side. How did you did you get the tree to develop branches all around it?

Thanks,

Mike

Hi Mike,

The tree has the same branches as in the previous picture. The difference is on the width of the tree. I reduced the length of the branches, so that the tree looked narrower. Besides of that I develop some twigs to function as branches.
I hope you understand.

Budi
www.bonsai-ppbi.com/celebrate35

So natural Mr Budi. thank you.

Very nice tree Budi!

Can you show us what it looks like now.

Thanks

Nigel

Hi Nigel,

Here is the picture I took this afternoon. I got some new branches on the down part, so that the tree looks taller. However, I lost three branches on middle up on the right side, due to fungus. I just changed it with one branch that I raised up. Please enjoy.

Budi

Budi,

Thank you for the update photo. The tree looks quite stately despite the loss of the branches.

I'm drawing inspiration from your tree for my own logwood project.

Thanks again for sharing.

Regards,
Nigel