Orlando Bonsai Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (April, 2007) Orlando Bonsai Store

I was contacted last year by a man named Bob in Bradenton Florida who told me he had a large bougainvillea that he wanted to give me. Okay so what's the catch? Well as it turns out, there wasn't one. This was one of the most generous men I had ever met. He said he saw this site and wanted me to have the tree. Unfortunately, my computer crashed since then, and I can't find anyway to reach him.

Bob, if you see this posting please contact me!!!

This is the tree that was given to me. It is a HUGE bougainvillea, estimated to be over 50 years old. This tree took a lot of thinking before I could begin working on it. Oh and it has a lot of thorns (ouch!) Feb 2007

So seriously, where do you start?

Well, as always I forgot to take a picture of the carving I did to this tree. However 7 months the canopy has begun to take shape. This of course is only the first styling, with more to come. I want to develop to top on the right side of the mound. If all goes well I expect to have this tree ready to submit to Epcot display in 2009. Sept 2007

Just a mess of crossed branches

My first thought was, keep this tree alive. So I repotted it immediately into my favorite

bonsai soil mix

This is what the tree looks like today. In a short period this tree has come a long way, but still a long way to go. In the Spring I will defoliate the tree, rewire, and maybe repot the tree. It is very healthy and doing very well. Jan 2008

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