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Author Message   Duckwatcher  Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 09:55 pm EST :    Did you know Kathy that it's your bonsais that got me interested in whipping my fuchsia's into "shape". I would like to make this one into a topiary tree if possible. I know it's hard to tell from the pictures. This plant is probably just over a foot tall, the main "trunk" is what you see on the bottom it's about three inches, there are three distinct branches above it creating the top. What do you think will it work or should I just let it become a bush or a hanging plant? The above plant is fuchsia "Display" seems to start best from the cuttings. Here is a picture of her flowers. Now I know this attempt is in vain since the GB fuchsia doesn't topiary well. Should have know with the quick to harden new growth. What to do with this cutting *sigh* DuckWatcher, NCa z9b   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 05:18 pm EST :    'Display' is a lovely fuchsia DW and ideal to make a standard (tree), but not from the plant above, reason being because the growing tip has been pinched out and that's why you now have several stems. To make a good standard you need all the energy and growth going into the main stem, like your GB above. So I would take a couple of cuttings from your plant and start again. Here's how I grow mine http://www.bonsaigarden.net/ftstandards.asp Regarding your GB above, because it is a triphylla type it is showing no sign of side shoots coming out of the leaf axils, even if you pinched out the top growing tip, it would still be very slow to produce these compared to the normal cultivar varieties and therefore take several years to train as a standard. You will see exactly what I mean when you get your 'Display' to the same height, there will be shoots coming out of every leaf axil. Kath Zone 8b UK   Duckwatcher  Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 10:34 pm EST :    OK this was in my scrap cuttings (ie branches that break off and I plant hehe) in this case it was just a top I snipped off and put in soil. I think this meets the criteria. What do you think?? DuckWatcher, NCa z9b   Fbonsailady  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 03:55 am EST :    Yes that's ideal DW, carefully remove that little side shoot on the left at the bottom, and then place a small cane next to the main stem to keep it nice and straight. Kath Zone 8b UK   Duckwatcher  Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2005 - 08:29 pm EST :    Yeah! I probably should remove the other piece of cutting so this one has plenty of room :). No worries tho I have another container I can put the other one in :). The other one isn't suitable for anything except maybe a hanging pot :) DuckWatcher, NCa z9b

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