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Reluctant Bonsai ??????

I was told "it will never survive"(expert advice from the garden center) a Bougainvillea i dug out of the garden destined for the bin. This covered our whole back fence but What if ... Enjoy the flowers from the dead tree and two years work.
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Chris10 said:

Wonderful Bonsai Steve. Love it very much!

Greetz, Christien.
7 years ago ( translate )

Steve Paxton replied to Chris10:

Thank you it has been a learning curve as it not the usual Bonsai material i would choose but it was too good to pass up.
7 years ago

Daniela Brocca said:

You did a great work , Steve!
7 years ago

Steve Paxton replied to Daniela Brocca:

Danni its always good to keep life going than bin it even though it was a leap of faith as i had no idea how this would turn out at all . it all looks quite well makes me kick my seld the purple one went to the bin..................
7 years ago

Gudrun said:

Congratulations, you did well against the odds!
7 years ago

Steve Paxton replied to Gudrun:

Gudrun it was not so much against the odds i put all my training into this i knew it would survive or i would not have started. to the nursery man it was way out of his field of thinking i treated it just the same as i would any normal bonsai. the unknown was it not the usual tree you would see but here it inside our house in all its glory.
7 years ago

Andy Rodker said:

Very well rescued! It's a delightful and very grateful little tree!
7 years ago

Steve Paxton replied to Andy Rodker:

Andy this was a project i started in the dark its a way left of center subject to bonsai but i did have full faith in what i did to plants and keep them alive at the start. to know i had a head start how it would react was the big unknown to the pruning and shaping . this is a very vigorous plant but its doing just fine as you can well see in its confined space and growth.
7 years ago

Herb Riddle said:

Great job, both with nurturing this tree and capturing it on memory stick!

Cheers, Herb
7 years ago

Steve Paxton replied to Herb Riddle:

Herb not bad for a tree i had no idea about just my own experience with other plants i look forward to more years. Just in side our front door only space i could use to get a clean photo. many thanks.
7 years ago

ROL/Photo said:

WAOUHHHHHH excellent size
and composition.. bravO ..Steve
7 years ago

Steve Paxton replied to ROL/Photo:

Thank you this above all others inspire me i was told it will not live. Size it was a huge plant i was lucky to get it this small.
7 years ago

TOZ said:

Super Job Steve .
Regards TOZ.
6 years ago

Steve Paxton said:

The latest photo will blow you away when I finally bring it inside. Doing very well. many thanks.
6 years ago

Tanja - Loughcrew said:

Whow..never seen a Bougainvillea as a Bonsai Steve...mine is about 2m high :)
Wonderful cut and I like, what´s growing underneath!
5 years ago