My trainning Malpighia bonsai.

Hello everyone,

This is my trainning bonsai " Dwarf Barbados Cherry " .

Nice tree Happ.

regards,
jun



Russell,

you are lucky today. i guess this is the post you are waiting for.

regards,
jun

Hello HaPP,

Yesssssssss, now that's what I remember the malpighia p being able to do. Let's get Russell's attention now.

questions -

[1] soil mix
[2] Sun exposure
[3] Fertilizer
[4] Trunk thickness , plant height.
[5] Age of plant.

and it only took 2 years to build all of that branching - impressive.
Top marks.
Thanks for showing.
Khaimraj

jun wrote:Russell,

you are lucky today. i guess this is the post you are waiting for.

Yes, and no.

Yes, it's nice to see a great bonsai, but now I more questions...

HaPP, your plant seems to be much shrubbier than mine. This may be where the punicifolia varieties come in. Does your plant produce the long, weeping branches like mine if you don't prune it? I've never tried to produce the branch structure that you have, so I don't know how it would respond. We are going in opposite directions in styling, I see mine as much more loose and open - and weeping. It's a matter of making lemonade out of lemons, I don't see any other options with my plant.

I'd love to see any others you may have. Thanks for sharing!

Russell

Russell,

fear not, my stock also weeps and has a somewhat debatable red / pink flower and does exactly what HaPP's own did, when pruned.

Own up time.
If you take a second look in the topic you started on your malpighia, you may note I edited out a section of my post to you. In the second or so post.
I started to talk about not wiring, but pruning. However you had changed your friendly face avatar to the stern faced one you have now, and since this was the first time we were talking, I chickened out, not wanting to offend you, so that bit was removed. Apologies.

I believe now all I goofed on was the soil mix, since my - ugly sticks - are doing the same as HaPP's malpighia, and I really have to upgrade the size of the containers. Two years of work again.
Stay Well.
Khaimraj

* It is also good to remember that the malpighia can be as contorted as you may wish it to be. The reason for using roots. You may not wish for or want a formal up-right.

Another nice specimen and progression thanks for sharing.

Russell,

This is the same species as yours.

Happ,

Beautiful tree.


Regards,

Jose Luis

Hmmmm, I obviously have a lot of work to do. Maybe the first thing should be to take it out of that bonsai pot and put it into a big training pot. I'm going to try the crab/shrimp shell trick too. My plant has never had the color and vigor that HaPP's has. He's going to have a real gem on his hands when he finishes it. Jose Kuis and Khaimraj, do you see this material developed like HaPP's or in a more loose, natural way?

Oh, Khaimraj, I doubt you can offend me.

R

Russell,

clip and grow can develop a tree into any shape you want, you just have to something in mind. This is why I grow an experimental tree, learn all I can and start over on the real project.
Do a drawn study and see how closely I need to follow, the tree always add more than I expect, which is why I never aim for a carbon copy of the drawn study. Good long term reference to guide.

That said, I believe the sky is the limit. I have three to test and as I go I will show my results.
I lifted the 3 at their bases, the pots followed easily. I don't suggest anyone do this-- okay.
The core has been restored, time to grow on.

I guess the properties to look at, easy branching, large surface roots, how the flowers are displayed, bark type, and high density is possible. So with a shrub, which can be anything, something naturally curving, nicely placed negative spaces, subtle domes, and masses of flowers.
I'll do some surfing on the Internet see what kind of tree shapes would work.
Show results back here.

With shrubs, you can break away from the typical shape and just create. Purely design.

AND Russell you're three years younger than I, so you have the advantage.

Two years to splash down [ make an acceptable design].
Khaimraj

I saw that you had the pot sitting on top of a tub of soil. Reason?

Libby

Long roots grow to the pot for nourishment.

Why not just plant it in the big pot?

Russel,

Yes, it is a good suggestion, sometimes it is not the season to repot.

Kind regards,

Jose

Beautiful!!

JRodriguez...

Is this what we call ''Acerola''?

I have two of these that i air layered from a tree at a friend's house. Still in the trunk developing stage. These grow pretty fast and vigorous. One has been producing fruit all summer!! The original tree is shrub type,about 10-12 feet high and dome shaped,weeping a bit.....i'll see if i can get a pic.
That's if it would be useful for you Rus...

I'm going to try the crab/shrimp shell trick too.

This is done to get rid of nematodes i believe?

I thought it was just rested on the pot for the photo shoot.
Khaimraj

No, this is not acerola.

Ok...no pics then...

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[2] http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4zTh0q/www.eyemead.com/majoroak.htm

[3] http://heliexperiences.com.au/incentives/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tree-mt-dturgeon-homestead-.jpg

[4] http://c1.ecolocalizer.com/files/2009/07/mangrove.jpg

[5] http://static.rateyourmusic.com/lk/f/s/de52c59ed8264a7136fdb185874c337f/2829667.jpg

[6] http://www.wallpaperfans.com/090216/Plant/Trees/a%20single%20tree%20on%20cliff_thumb.jpg

One especially for you from the Caribbean just for fun. i have one of these in my yard.

[7 ] http://stluciaweddingguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/poui.jpg

Khaimraj