A Fuchsia for the future?

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Author Message   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 10:52 am EST :    This was dug out from the front garden last year as it was too big for that spot. I transferred it to the back garden and a piece of it came off and got planted seperately with the intention of training for bonsai later. Well, a year on and its quite a size, but very straight,no movement, and fuchsia is very stiff, doesnt bend easily. Also I cut off a stem I wanted to keep by mistake! Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 11:11 am EST :    When they are that size they are usually very tough Larry and can take no end of punishment/mis-handeling This is one that I've been training over more than a 10 year period. Was first in my neighbour's garden for over 10 years. Un-beknown to me she dug it up and threw it into an unused coal bunker. 3 weeks later I asked her "Where is your fuchsia", "In the coal bunker" she replied. As you can imagine it was all but dried out, so I placed it in a bucket of water for over a week and then, see for yourself . Potted-up, and one year later Kept in training, now 5 years later, this pic. taken last year. Fuchsia Magellanica Variant Gracilis Kath Zone 8b UK   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 12:00 pm EST :    Very nice Kath, and you just reminded me of the species name-magellanica! Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 12:07 pm EST :    All the Magellanica's are 'easy-growers', but for bonsai-work one does have to keep pruning them hard-back - Kath Kath Zone 8b UK   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 01:28 pm EST :    ell, Im sure I can rely on you for any info I need :) BTW Kath, I lost the url of your Bonsai site, any chance of a link? Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 02:21 am EST :    Just click on 'My Garden' (underneath my photo) and you will go straight to it Larry. It will shortly be re-designed and updated with approx. 600 new photos, new tutorials, new Forums etc, etc. - Kath Kath Zone 8b UK   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 08:31 am EST :    Thanks Kath :) Do you think my Fuchsia will bud out lower down on the trunk-would like to get some taper. Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 08:52 am EST :    I would prune back to 'A', that way you are getting rid of that 'ugly-bulge' and I would plant up to the level of 'B', in a large pot or open ground. This will encourage growth further down, as you see from my 1st. pic above it looked as if the new growth was just coming up from under soil level straight from the root area, but in fact it was coming from the old stem, now the trunk - Kath Kath Zone 8b UK   Treelover  My Favorite Photo My Garden Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 08:57 am EST :    Thasnka Kath,it is planted out in the garden to about that level(B), and i think i will wait till i see signs of life before I cut to A. I know what you mean about the bulge, potential for severe reverse taper! Treelover - County Durham,UK, Zone "8/9"   Karalyn  My Weather Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 10:23 am EST :    Wow, Kath, you can perform miracles. That fuchsia is amazing! Karalyn Idaho Zone 6   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - 04:05 pm EST :    Thank you Karalyn, it is not difficult, all one needs is lots of patience -Kath Kath Zone 8b UK

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