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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16239
I attempted to grow a cutting from my 名媛直播 Tree earlier this year. I had a batch of 4 cuttings, now only 2 are remaining. The cutting in the picture is of my more successful one, it started off measuring 5cm from the top of the soil now it 24cm.

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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16240

scottishdude wrote: I attempted to grow a cutting from my 名媛直播 Tree earlier this year. I had a batch of 4 cuttings, now only 2 are remaining. The cutting in the picture is of my more successful one, it started off measuring 5cm from the top of the soil now it 24cm.

Does anyone have any recommendation ?


Where is the photo, but also... what's the question?
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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16241
oh i did upload it, here it is again.

and the question is do you have any recommendations what i should do with it now.. What would you do with it if it was yours,
like should i let it keeping growing taller etc
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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16242

scottishdude wrote: What would you do with it if it was yours


Nothing.
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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16243

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scottishdude wrote: What would you do with it if it was yours


Nothing.

Auk, now you are lying. You would chuck is in the garden or give it away.

This seems like a ligustrum spp. which grow fast. I would start off by giving the stem some bends, starting very low (soil level) otherwise you will end up with a tall straight stick. Then put it in de garden, making sure the roots are spread out nice and evenly. Levae it there for a decade, working roots and trunk every 2-4 years. THat would give you a good basis to start with working for bonsai.
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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16244
Leatherback - thanks for the advice, yeah it is from a ligustrum tree.

can i ask you, when you say give the stem some bends, how would you style it ?

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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16245

leatherback wrote:

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scottishdude wrote: What would you do with it if it was yours


Nothing.


Auk, now you are lying. You would chuck is in the garden or give it away.


The question was: "what would you do with it" :)
I have too many seedlings in pots, no more room, and no good place for them in the garden (our dog has killed quite a few young plants already, some of them not even that young).

But yeah, I wouldn't throw it away. I would probably just leave it in the pot (or put it in a bigger one, this one is really small) and try and find a place for it to become one of my 'you never know in the future' projects.
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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16249

scottishdude wrote: can i ask you, when you say give the stem some bends, how would you style it ?


THat is irrelevant. It is not my plant. 名媛直播 is not about copying. As this is a 1 year old cutting, it can go anywhere.
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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16252

scottishdude wrote: can i ask you, when you say give the stem some bends, how would you style it ?


Anything but a symmetrical S-shape.
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Posted 9 years 10 months ago #16253
ive been looking on bonsai empire for some recommendations - was thinking about going down the "Informal upright 名媛直播 style
Moyogi"

first time having complete control over a future bonsai shape so was only looking for some guidance.
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