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2013-07-18

Malpighia coccigera #001 : Part II

This is the part II of Malpighia coccigera #001 : Starting a bonsai from nursery stock

Part I here
Part III here

Quick recap : This is a progression of a nursery stock that I am using in a current online competition.
The target is to start with a raw evergreen material.
In part I, I just made a basic re-potting.
Since then there has been two growth cycles.

First Growth Cycle


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Another sketch I made and more or less what I'm aiming for.

The tree has pulled some new growth.
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Quick progression
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Detailed progression of the wiring

Wiring the main trunk.
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Wiring side branch that was going in the wrong direction.
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When I repotted initially there was this branch that was going in the opposite direction.
Time to set it right.

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Removed several branches that were nearly parallel or not necessary for the end design.
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Several more wiring later...
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Second Growth Cycle

One of the main focus of this design is the exposed roots.
Initially they were completely white, but since they have been exposed to the elements [ sun, wind, water/rain ] they have been ageing nicely from my point of view.

Before:
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Right now:
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Following the second flush of growth, I also had to do some cleaning up.
The new growth was all over the place... even on the roots and lots of bespoke wheel branches growth.

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That's it for now.
Sorry about bad quality of the last pictures :(

Part I here
Part III here

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