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Top right; Anchoring the bougainvillea, would only leave a dead spot. Bougain-
newly-assembled plant into villea do not heal well. I will have to follow the natural
the pot. The back of the root lines of the dead stump.
ball will be covered with D. Removing the Orange King from the growing
soil, using muck and moss if
necessary to keep the soil in pot reveals a root ball that is loose and larger than the
place. stump will accommodate. While Eitan the Apprentice
Middle; Putting lime sulfur on held the stump, I trimmed the root ball so it would fit
first and then wood hardener inside the stump and in the spaces between the sides
leaves a yellow cast from of the pot and the expected placement of the stump.
the wood hardener. Putting Keeping it moist with water from a spray bottle, we
the lime sulfur on last makes
it hard to penetrate the put it in the cavity, set the stump with bougainvillea
wood and get the color of a down in the pot, and wired it in. With rare exceptions,
weathered dead branch. Photo I anchor all my plants to the pot with wire. In the case
G shows how it looks applied of the bougainvillea, it is especially important to keep
over the wood hardener.
E the tree stable while new roots are being developed.
E. In the wiring photo, looking at the back of the
plant, you can see the back of the root ball that will be
covered with soil, using muck and moss if necessary
to keep the soil in place.
F. The Orange King had several low branches which
could be fitted into natural grooves. They were fitted
in one at a time, tied in place until the whole plant was
tied in, and then excess twine was cut off. The main
trunk of the tree continued the slant of the stump.
Neither leaves nor bracts on the plant can be trimmed
to a perfect outline. It will have to be enjoyed for what
it is, an unruly but very pretty flowering plant.
G. In the past, lime sulfur has been used on dead
wood to control rot. Either or both lime sulfur and
wood hardener can be used on a dead tree. Putting
lime sulfur on first and then wood hardener leaves a
F G yellow cast from the wood hardener. Putting the lime
sulfur on last makes it hard to penetrate the wood and
Neither leaves nor bracts on the plant can be trimmed to a perfect outline. It will have to be enjoyed get the color of a weathered dead branch. I ordered
for what it is, an unruly but very pretty flowering plant. lime sulfur but it did not arrive in time to put it on first.
Here’s how it looks applied over the wood hardener.
Only part of the tree was covered; it would be a
glaring white if it were completely covered. Decide
for yourself whether you like it better with or without
lime sulfur.
With a rot-resistant juniper, just drill holes in the
base and run wires from the bottom of the pot to hold
it in the position you want. As an alternative, make a
loop of copper wire not quite large enough to slip be-
low the widest part of the dead tree and bring the wires
from the bottom of the pot up through the loop. Pull
them tight and then bend them down over the outside
of the loop to hold the trunk in place. This technique
can be used with any tree being wired in a pot.

Bottom; the plant photographed July 7, 2015.

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