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Grafted Crape Myrtle

Paul Pikel — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:00:12 +0000

I have wait so long for this tree to develop. The tree was originally grafted in April 2004. Finally it will be display at this years Bonsai Societies of Florida annual convention held over Memorial Day week end. I think it has filled in enough and looks balanced and healthy and it should make a good showing. If you get a canhe stop by and take a look.

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Artsy Bonsai

Paul Pikel — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:06:15 +0000

My trees rarely, if ever are brought into my house. Only on very cold nights in the winter will I bring them in for a few hours. However last night my wife made a great dinner and I thought that the trees would set the mood. It never fails to amaze me just how big my trees are. On their benches they look so much smaller, but on a counter top or shelf they look huge.

Hallway Nitch

The Bunjin cypress really needs a good trimming, however the light green against the dark brown gives a really nice Zen feel.

Living room accent

I really wish I could keep this tree in doors all the time. It just fits so well and looks great in that corner.

TV Stand Bonsai

Probably the worst place to place a tree because the heat dries out the bonsai so quickly. However it looked good for the night.

Upshot of Cypress

Bonsai at sunset

The other night it had just finished raining at sunset. The color off the wet screen behind it set this beautiful picture up.

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Crepe Myrtle Spring Growth

Paul Pikel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:29:28 +0000

Many of the trees that I have been working on over the winter are now putting out new growth and I wanted to give you an update on the way they look now.

Leafed out

Of all my trees the one I am enjoying most is this crepe mrytle. The crown of the tree from the new top I developed is looking great. I just need a mid branch on the left side and this tree is ready to go. However the pads looking a bit flat so this year I plan to work on the taper and overall thickness of the branches themselves. This tree won’t be this bare when it is completed, Right now I am just building the skeleton structure, but it will be this year that this tree becomes a finished bonsai.

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Grafting the Myrtles

Paul Pikel — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:20:50 +0000

It was cut down to a short trunk and allowed to bud out. Crepe myrtle had been shortened dramatically and repotted.

The graft were sealed with this paste

Mike Rogers and I grafted a dwarf crepe myrtle to a crepe myrtle. The branches of the dwarf crape myrtle were thread-grafted through the crepe myrtle.

The dwarf crepe myrtle is shown behind in the white pot.

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