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Thu, Mar 12, 09 at 22:15
| The Boxwood is a native variety to Vietnam, there was some work done and it has some big flaws that will never allow it to be a real good tree. Branch selection was pretty good, it did need a lot of refinement. With the size of it finding a decent pot will be a problem. They grow a lot of Bonsai here--showing any attention to detail/finesse is the major downfall. They tend to put wire on and never take it off--never. There is also widespread use of steel wire rather than copper of any kind, it's almost impossible to cut off so they let it grow into the tree.
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| If they're using steel wire and in the humidity I imagine you have there, doesn't it all get rusty fast? Weird! I also wouldn't have thought of growing boxwood there, but you've got a very nice specimen (even if it does need the refinement you talked about). I love the Ficus! Just beautiful, though I'd like to see another angle as that one's hard to get trunk definition from. |
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- Posted by head_cutter (My Page) on Fri, Mar 13, 09 at 18:58
| Most of the steel wire has a pretty good nickel content so it takes a while to rust, still hard to bend or cut. The Boxwood is growing like a weed, I cut back over 70% of the root ball to get it in that tub and it's filled it with new roots in 4 months. The problem is finding a decent pot for it. The Ficus is pretty small yet. I may post another pic or 2 but there isn't much for movement right now. All of the new foliage is coming in about half sized so it's doing well for reduction. I had the pot and just bought it on a whim--something to play with. Bob |
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