Lance's two trunk Raintree

[LanceMac10]

watch it....


...'nother...


'tis more....

 

[LanceMac10]

...hope to re-pot this coming spring/summer...it'll be four years in this container....might try some more cuttings.....

...of course I've got a "blue" pot laying around for it.....







provenance unknown....does have "chop"...

 

[LanceMac10]

@BrazilianMoistWood

 

[LanceMac10]

....think I'll try and cut that low, straight "branch" off and root it...re-pot this May or so...still aiming for a full on cascade....

of course, in this "blue pot"...


removed remaining leaves off a few days ago, buds starting to show some green....same treatment these received a couple weeks ago...something like that? ....

 

[Carol 83]

of course, in this "blue pot"

 

[LanceMac10]

....weelllll....the blue glaze is dripped over the light teal real thick so it has a nice extra-3d component I can appreciate....

but, it does have a "I'm gonna' tip over, fall apart and puke my contents everywhere..." look about it....ha, if I had a dollar for every time I've heard that....

 

[Carol 83]

....weelllll....the blue glaze is dripped over the light teal real thick so it has a nice extra-3d component I can appreciate....

but, it does have a "I'm gonna' tip over, fall apart and puke my contents everywhere..." look about it....ha, if I had a dollar for every time I've heard that....

Sorry I thought you were sort of making fun of my penchant for blue pots.

 

[LanceMac10]

It's not purple?

Blues get no respect.....


I like blue.

 

[Carol 83]

It's not purple?

Blues get no respect.....
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I like blue.

Purple pots are harder to come by but @sorce and @ABCarve have most graciously accommodated me in that regard. I seem to have an abundance of blue pots as an alternative. Thanks to sorce, I also have a variety of new colors that I love, like red and pink and the white porcelain one with the blue drippy glaze.

 

[LanceMac10]

2013-2020

..waking up at the normal time....last year was slower for some reason....






..last re-pot 2017...seems to have pushed up in the pot by a couple inches so should be a wild-n-wooly re-pot this May, (weather dependent)....

....I see other folks BRT's in winter and such....can you imagine looking at this half-dead looking thing and not panic...my spot is cold, cold cold....thermostat set at 64, 66 if I'm feeling "entitled"....

Three day weekend, so I suppose it's time to get on it...which means not long until 3 waters a day kicks in once again......

 

[leatherback]

my spot is cold, cold cold

But you seem to have some grow lights?

 

[LanceMac10]

5 year old T-5's....south facing window helps...-11 Celsius right know outside...maybe some horse-hair and newspaper insulation, it's an old house.....

...grow lights help....once I get some leaves?

 

[LanceMac10]

....some times it seems to know if you've had a bad day/year.....so it tries to supply a little pick-me-up.....

 

[leatherback]

woooooowwww!

 

[LanceMac10]

....thin the top and let some "sunshine" in.....

 

[LanceMac10]

...keep cutting....

 

[LanceMac10]

....keep cutting.....

 

[LanceMac10]

....leaving the bottom long to maintain vigor.....come spring, out-of-scale branching will be cut-back and cuttings will be potted....hmmmmm....might need to make a "pot" run so I'll have some options at re-pot.....but most likely go with the light blue previously shown......creepy Joe did send me a check!!

 

[Shankapotomus]

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....leaving the bottom long to maintain vigor.....come spring, out-of-scale branching will be cut-back and cuttings will be potted....hmmmmm....might need to make a "pot" run so I'll have some options at re-pot.....but most likely go with the light blue previously shown......creepy Joe did send me a check!!

This is a beautiful tree. I have a little BRT I just acquired and a little nervous to do much with it this year since I’m sooo new.

 

[LanceMac10]

Thanks!! Great that you found something pleasing too your eye.

Feed you new friend well and BRT's like to be watered and offered some shaded sun exposure on a hot day.

Welcome to the forum, lot's of great people and trees here to learn from!