calling my country men, South Africa that is

Milly said:
This is my Erythrina (Coral Tree) after almost complete defoliation to reduce leaf size. Standing at 14cm.
Excuse the poor picture.
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EXCELLENT taper! But I think I see what you've done to achieve that taper. As I said, I've grown two such bonsai. During the planning of the first one I noticed two VERY strong tap roots growing at about 20 degrees from one another. I tried to split it a bit and spread the angle to give it a pleasing nebari. Alas! It couldn't take the chop and died immediately. The second one I foresaw the problem and trained the roots in a spreading fashion early on, before they became too stout – they don't take very long to do that! So I see (or think I see) that you've raised the tree above the soil, because it looks like the base of your trunk is in fact the two tap roots that the Erythrina are fond of producing. Am I right?
 
sorce said:
You boys just g'head and keep chatting! I can't beleive this is one of the longest threads!

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Who would have "thunk" it, eh?
 
sorce said:
Took about, what, 8 pages til a tree!

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Exhibit some patience, my dear Sorce. The Erythrina is a South Africa tree: the southern hemisphere, you know. It's only just now coming out of winter and showing signs of foliage. :)
 
Dorian Fourie said:
Okay. First Post on the Nut and right onto the Saffa Thread.
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Dorian Fourie said:
Hi All. Dorian from JHB . ....... My coral tree


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Lekker!
And I know that pot holding your Acacia. There are about 5 of them in a near-by plant shop with some silly plants in them. I'm just waiting for one of them to die so I can swoop in and buy the pot second hand!
 
LOL. Good idea. They are great pots. I have another that has my cascade Juniper in but that needs some work on it for I can show it off.
 
Dorian Fourie said:
Okay. First Post on the Nut and right onto the Saffa Thread.

Hi All. Dorian from JHB. I see a few familiar names here (Shout out to Source and Fredman)

So seeing that it took 8 pages to load a tree, lets add 1 more for now. My coral tree


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Hey howzit going? Welcome.

You have some nice trees, I will post some of mine up once I get home from work.
 
Nebari said:
Do you have many RSA indigenous bonsai or potensai?
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I have lots hey, I got two black monkey thorns, a black thorn, a blouhaak, a knob thorn, a monkey thorn, two wild olives, a kipersol, a weeping boer-bean, two coral trees and a couple camelthorn seedlings coming through
 
BillyBonesBonsai said:
I have lots hey, I got two black monkey thorns, a black thorn, a blouhaak, a knob thorn, a monkey thorn, two wild olives, a kipersol, a weeping boer-bean, two coral trees and a couple camelthorn seedlings coming through .......................... I will post some ..... once I get home from work.
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I'm looking forward to it.
 
Thanks Billy. Appreciate it.

BillyBonesBonsai said:
I have lots hey, I got two black monkey thorns, a black thorn, a blouhaak, a knob thorn, a monkey thorn, two wild olives, a kipersol, a weeping boer-bean, two coral trees and a couple camelthorn seedlings coming through
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That's a good collection. You will need to start posting some pics.

I have a Acacia Karoo ( Literati Style), 2x Wild Pride of India - Galpinia transvaalica, Coral Tree, 4 Black Monkey Thorns ( 2 upright, 1 cascade and 1 forest), Weeping Boer bean, Small Bone Apple (Coddia Rudis), River indigo (Indigofera juncunda), Bonsai Pine Succulent (Crassula Tetragona), Wild Olive and a Coleonema Pink Diamond. I think those are my Indigineous Bonsai or potensai currently.

Feel free to have a look - https://www.facebook.com/KirakuBonsai
 
Dorian Fourie said:
Thanks Billy. Appreciate it.


That's a good collection. You will need to start posting some pics.

I have a Acacia Karoo ( Literati Style), 2x Wild Pride of India - Galpinia transvaalica, Coral Tree, 4 Black Monkey Thorns ( 2 upright, 1 cascade and 1 forest), Weeping Boer bean, Small Bone Apple (Coddia Rudis), River indigo (Indigofera juncunda), Bonsai Pine Succulent (Crassula Tetragona), Wild Olive and a Coleonema Pink Diamond. I think those are my Indigineous Bonsai or potensai currently.

Feel free to have a look - https://www.facebook.com/KirakuBonsai
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Looking good man, was that one tree that branch's broke when you wired it a pride
 
BillyBonesBonsai said:
Looking good man, was that one tree that branch's broke when you wired it a pride
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If you are talking about the ones that I tried to wire and they kept on breaking off right at the trunk, then yes. It's the Pride of India. It was really strange as I have 2 and the smaller of the 2 did not do that. It wired very easily. The larger of the 2 was a real problem. I only got one branch wired whilst 2 broke off. I will post some pics in the morning when back on my pc.
 
Milly said:
Had a feeling you were an expat when I first saw your avatar.
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Ja Milly I'm a sucker for an African style. For me there is nothing like a savannah tree. My first thought is always, can it be styled in a umbrella/pierneef....:D I was lucky enough to get a Spekboom (Portulacaria afra ) from a old man that had it in a pot for more than 15 years he says. Its been standing in the same soil (if you could call it thato_O) out in the sun, wind and winter rain. My immediate thought was...yeah you guessed it ;) UMBRELLA !!!
Here it is. It stands about 4ft high and has a 4 inch diameter down there. I've cut, wired, and trimmed lots on it. Now I'm trying to ramify to fill in the centre, so it can cover the top. Its not easy in this weather. It grows very slowly in the pot. As soon as I recess the pot in the grow bed, it takes off, but then its uncontrollable with all the long internodes. It looks like its going to be a long process...

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BillyBonesBonsai said:
let's be honest which government is not currupt
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Billy the government here is almost uncorrupted. An MP got fired the other day for paying for porn videos on his government credit card. Another got pushed out of her front seat portfolio and demoted to the rears, for being rude and uncooperative to the public. They don't have room to fool around here in NZ. In SA they literally steal millions on a daily basis (the President is setting the standard) and give you the finger when asked about it... Nah mate I think we need to agree to disagree.... :)

Anyway I need to run. Will be back to finish the other pics later....;)
 
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