Bouganville of a friend...

Rock Júnior Wrote: The plant was obtained with the friend Luciano de Teresópolis in 2000. E its choice if gave for the beauty, thickness and natural movement of the trunk. - Arriving at the Nursery Terra Bonsai, some basic procedures had been made that they aimed at to stimulate an excellent development to radicular development and consequently the formation of a healthful, vigorous brotação and distributed well: - A new angle of plantation was chosen having searched to still more value its movement of the trunk and to balance it; - The training vase was well bigger that the size of the ball of roots - the substratum was composed almost total for thick sand.

After one year of plantation, was initiated the work, discarding almost all the twigs of the new ramification...

A posterior propping of the trunk was made to support its weight and to prevent a possible displacement that could harm of the new roots...

In these few selected twigs, were also initiated the framework work...

2 months if had passed… With a good and regular fertilization, the new ramification appeared vigorous and healthful…

With 50cm of length and approximately still green, the twigs were in the ideal point for a new framework...

Rock Jr. and Rodrigo had selected the twigs to be eliminated and aramaram the ones that had remained…

General aspect of the plant already with the pruning of election and partially worked...

In this image the new disposal of the branches with the use of the wires and the definition of the new apex can be seen with clarity…


After 9 months of free growth, without interventions, this is the new aspect of the Bougainville…

The sprouts that had appeared in the spring abundant, vigorous and were well ramified...

Removed all the previous wires, were made a new framework after the pruning of election and compacting aiming at the new silhouette of the pantry…

To get health and a good reply of the Bonsai, the branches had grown freely under regular and intensive cares of fertilization...

After new pruning, this is the aspect of the plant at the beginning of plus a spring…

In this season, he is ideal to recommence the modeling work. A general cleanness of the pantry through the pruning was made…

Already if it can perceive with clarity the general structure of the form of the Bonsai with ramification and compacting of the twigs…

Made a new framework, now it is hour of caprichar in the basic cares...

60 days if had passed and the result is a dense and healthful pantry forming a beautiful volume of green mass.

After 3 years and way of work what it is seen it is this pantry structuralized with well distributed budding if forming…

With the arrival of the winter, one was made takes away the leaves intense to enhance the budding that was for blunting...

One month later… photo of the pantry almost total filled of budding...

The general aspect is very pretty and calls attention who visit the Nursery Terra Bonsai..

Tranplante finished with the aid of the friends! It looks at the joy of the group….

Photo of it no longer vase taken off in July of 2008…

Detail of the pantry…

Information of the plant in Jul/06: Thickness of the trunk: 19cm/Height of the plant: 85cm…
Rock Júnior, is one of the best artists of Brazil, having been pupil of our bigger master: Osamu Hidaka. Now it promotes and he is pupil of Salvatore Liporace…
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Thanks Luciano.
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Wonderfull tree. I've been fascinated by lovely red coloured leaves.

Great progress.

Mirek, I am thankful!
I forgot to mention that all work delayed 8 years!
Thanks Luciano.
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GMAW - Great Material Amazing Work!!!

Had already seen this work, it is really a nifty exemplary!!

Claudio, Plus a work of art of our friend Rock Júnior!
And made with much ability!
Thanks Luciano.
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Luciano, thank you for the photos. I totally love this tree. It is wonderful to see such beautiful flowers and color, especially with my weather. We have just received over 2 feet of new snow in the past couple of days, the temp this AM was 3F. I guess I will wait for a bit to work on my trees.

Jay

Jay, In certain places of the Europe, it is dealt with as indoor plant .
E worked in climatized places, having good results!
How cold that makes in your city!
Thanks Luciano.
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Very nice amigo. You have shown its stages of development, very educational.
In 3 years, you have shown its potential as a flowering bonsai, it can compete
the Azaleas.