Leo in N E Illinois
The Professor
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Bruce, the first pot you show it in looks like a Koyo, I like that pot, would like this tree back in it instead of the oval.
Azalea mame up-date
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Shima
Omono
It's full of buds again. It won't be long! And Leo, you get your wish!
'A votre service!
'A votre service!
Shima
Omono
Here we go again...It's full of buds again. It won't be long! And Leo, you get your wish!
4.5" tall
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0soyoung
Imperial Masterpiece
I covet it.
... 'nuf said?
... 'nuf said?
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
So cool!
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Pretty!
The ridiculously large flowers really add a touch of....
"Hell yes it's that small!"
Oddly satisfying.
Beautiful.
Sorce
The ridiculously large flowers really add a touch of....
"Hell yes it's that small!"
Oddly satisfying.
Beautiful.
Sorce
Leo in N E Illinois
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Ah, lovely. And back to the original pot. I love it. The pot lifts the tree, with flowers it's "floats", a light and happy feeling. Not a heavy stuck on earth feeling.
Shima
Omono
It's blushing...I covet it.
... 'nuf said?
kite-eating bonsai tree
Yamadori
@Leo in N E Illinois: "The whole point of Satsuki is the riotous display of flowers. "
Wonderful choice of words.
Wonderful choice of words.
Shima
Omono
Flowers don't reduce in size? These look smaller than last year. 
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
I love it!
Hope mine will be as cool soon!
JosephCooper
Shohin
It is not necessarily true that flowers on Azalea don't reduce. They can, given that the blooms will only reduce a little at a time. And each time they blossom, they have a chance to be slightly smaller with the right conditions. I don't know how small these blooms can get, though.
Keeping the tree pot-bound might reduce the flowers, like it would the leaves.
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Love the pot and bloom package it's got going on! Nice little tree.
Shima
Omono
Gee ya think? 3 months after repotting and the roots are tight again. As for the leaves., If they were much smaller they wouldn't be there at all.
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
I have noticed that they do reduce some. Not consistently, just some years they are smaller than others.
Stan Kengai
Omono
I don't have any experience with flowers reducing in size. But I do know that the satsuki variety Waka-e-bisu displays what could be termed immature and mature flowers. The immature flowers are large, single with wavy edges, much like the Gumpo variety, while the mature are more refined double flowers. That is to say, I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility for flowers to vary season to season.
amcoffeegirl
Masterpiece
Love it.
Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
Any updates?
Shima
Omono
Update ? 'Fraid so. Sold it along with most of my collection to my apprentice in Hilo. It didn't get enough attention and now maki, (dead). Probably unrealistic to expect anyone to coddle it the way I did. 
