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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 6 months ago #52902

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This is an exciting project for me as i bought a bougainvillea from a nursery and am attempting to bonsai it. what do you guys think? any advice on which direction to go with shaping it? the main stem are VERY hard and probably cannot be bent.

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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 6 months ago #52959

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Hi , I'm new on the forum. Most of the trees I own, are from seedlings.
So here's one of the mapples I sowed in 2000 .
first after, approximate, 10 years, 12, 14 and this spring

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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 6 months ago #52961

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Hi, welcome. you have some pleasant looking maples there!
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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 6 months ago #52962

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Hi, welcome. you have some pleasant looking maples there!


I agree completely, very naturalistic maples, realy like them
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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 6 months ago #52983

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There all the same mapple, Only 10 years in between the pictures

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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 6 months ago #52994

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Have you guys READ the purpose of this topic?
If you post here, no matter what, you should upload a picture of one of your trees, ALWAYS.
So you owe us some pictures!

My favorite feature of this Bougie. The moss!

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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 6 months ago #52995

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Have you guys READ the purpose of this topic?
If you post here, no matter what, you should upload a picture of one of your trees, ALWAYS.
So you owe us some pictures!
My favorite feature of this Bougie. The moss!


Shoop. Yeah,you are right.

Some carving I did on my large olive. And a repotting picture of a smaller oliver in my collection.

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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 6 months ago #53006

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My taxus before initial styling and 2 years later
before styling 2016
after styling 2018

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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 5 months ago #53564

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..it seems i have to post a picture too... progression of my little mame berberis

bought at a local nursery



cut back in stages







and now... waiting for a nice little pot next spring, not sure what color yet...

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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours 4 years 5 months ago #53575

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Very nice, LucR.
I wonder if something like this would suit it.

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