just what I really needed

more bougainvillea.

planted and rough styled 2011/2012.   left to grow since then.  

best wishes,   sam

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Lots of us would kill for trees like that (all are awesome)...if you need help, let me/us know. I'd gladly adopt as many as you want to get rid of.

thanks, dario.
bougainvillea of this size and quality are not easy to come by. I am very lucky to have so many.

best wishes, sam

Stellar trees! I like that last one a lot. Always neat to see something half a world away. Thanks for sharing and to continue to do so .

thanks, owl.

I' ve cleaned some of these up since march including the last one. nothing much to look at right now, but the outlook for the future is better.

best wishes, sam

kauaibonsai wrote:bougainvillea of this size and quality are not easy to come by.  

I know...even in tropical setting they do not just become that size. I came from the Philippines and I cannot recall seeing many that size/girth...and we have them growing almost everywhere.

Good that you are there to take them though...otherwise, most of them are probably dead by now. The thought makes me cringe.

I'm guessing material suitable for bonsai use gets buried in landfills every day.

kauaibonsai wrote:I'm guessing material suitable for bonsai use gets buried in landfills every day.

You are most likely right but each one we save...is one less casualty. Can't save them all (sadly).

one of 68  bougainvillea stumps saved in the nick of time from being smashed by a front end loader and hauled to the dump in january 2011.  today.  before/after.  a couple more years of development and this'll be something to look at.

best wishes,   sam

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best wishes, sam