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Top; The plant was now small
enough to pack into a suitcase
for the flight home.
Middle right: the Bucida was
potted into a large container
to facilitate growth.
Bottom left; The olive was
allowed to grow undisturbed
for a few months.
Bottom right; a branch was
selected to be the new apex
and the trunk was further
carved and reduced.

Top right is the shape of the tree after cutting. It was
small already, so that it would be easy to clean the
soil from the roots, wrap the roots in wet moss, and
package it to travel in my suit case on my flight to
Indonesia.

After arriving home I changed the pot to a larger, flat
container so that the tree will grow faster. I put it in
a rich and porous soil mix containing of tropical lava
(70 %), some humus (15%) and a bit top soil (15%).
It was very important to let the plant to grow without
much disturbance for some months, so that the roots
that has been cleaned during the transportation from
Puerto Rico to Jakarta would stabilize and grow.
Luckily there was a new growth on the lower part, very
close to the bending part of the trunk. A branch was
selected to become the new apex of the bonsai. Below
is how it looked in January, 2010.

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