Buttonwood

Poink88 Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:12 pm

This is a re-post from another forum. Smile

I bought this buttonwood around April, 2012
Buttonwood P1120210

After 4 months, I decided to carve it.
Buttonwood P1130310

2 years later.
Buttonwood P1180010

tmmason10 Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:20 pm

Looks great Dario, nice work so far.

Poink88 Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:17 am

Thanks Tom. Smile

**JimLewis** Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:19 pm

Quite a transformation; nice job. Your climate is probably suited to these.

Poink88 Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:23 pm

JimLewis wrote:Quite a transformation; nice job. Your climate is probably suited to these.

Thanks Jim. They love our summers but not winter. I have to put this (and 20 other tropical trees) inside my garage w/ artificial lighting for 4-5 months a year. Not fun. Sad

Lost2301 Fri Nov 21, 2014 4:43 am

I have several buttonwoods in my unfinished room in the basement under artificial lights during the winter. I use full spectrum bulbs and a heating pad under them. They grow all winter. I defoliated 2 of them after bringing them in they are budding out all over and growing nicely now. I have 2 6' foot tables with trees on a heating pad and they grow all winter, except the crazy narrow leaf ficus. It drops it leaves until spring. You might try a seedling heating mat and see how a tree responds in the garage?

Mike

John Lee Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:43 pm

That is one of the best button woods that I have seen Dario, most that I have seen a thin and spindly, yours is powerful. Great job on the carving. I wish that I could find one around here.

John