Soo.. Every once in a while I am in Brazil. Last year I had the opportunity to join Clicio to a show in Sao Paulo. Unfortunately, it was spring, so temperatures got stuck in mid-30-ies celcius. At the show there were some sellers too, and I picked up a raintree. To be exact, a brazilian raintree. I was travelling for work and I had to bring it with me to the copacabana:

Earlier this week it was released from the winter storage and I put it into my greenhouse, as the nights are still too cold in the free air:

And I am happy this one survived. Because over the weekend I repotted a bunch of seedlings of the same species. They are less happy..

The seedlings will survive. They are sulking now, but they will be happy in a few days.
Congrats for the big one, it looks GREAT!

I think the seedlings will drop their leaves, then push new growth. I went boldly, and clipped 80% of the roots off, leaving only the basis of a radial rootspread.

I am still considering finding a crazy BRT stump. If you have any thoughts on where I might source one..

leatherback wrote: I am still considering finding a crazy BRT stump. If you have any thoughts on where I might source one..

Well, well, well...
Last weekend I went to a bonsai show at the Botanical gardens here in São Paulo, and guess what?
The SAME vendor you purchased a BRT from, well this guy had a big BRT stump, old, thick, beautiful movement, nice leopard bark, and I DIDN'T buy it 'cause I'm out of space on my bench, and my brother will move from the country property.
Ridiculous price as always.
R$250, around €60.
Hopefully we can trace this guy and get to his BRT's nest?

Clicio wrote:

leatherback wrote: Well, well, well...
Last weekend I went to a bonsai show at the Botanical gardens here in São Paulo, and guess what?

Oohhw.. And you did not ask me to join. Incidentally.. I was originally planning on being in S this week, but things were changed around!

Clicio wrote:

leatherback wrote: I'm out of space on my bench, and my brother will move from the country property.

I actually have the guy in fakebook. but my portuguese is not good enough to really communicate with him. I should actually send him this picture too. Hm.. Now.. Scrolling through thousands of fakebook contacts.. What was his name again..

Clicio wrote:

leatherback wrote: and my brother will move from the country property.

Nooo! What will you do wit your trees!??

Clicio wrote: Hopefully we can trace this guy and get to his BRT's nest?

You realize that if you are still in-country, I do expect you to join me on a trip to see this guy at some point after the whole COVID lockdown is over, right?
Got a new position and for the time being, Brazil is still in my area of responsibility