Hey all,
I bought this very young Bougainvillea (didn't pay much either) and it was blooming at the time.
I am just wondering what I should do with it to get it more "tree shaped".
I do have a few dead branches that need to be pruned, and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Pictures:
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Thanks,
Mark
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Help with a Bougainvillea
Last edited by Wolfgang270 on Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:09 am, edited 1 time in total.
I have a boug too, and I think norm is right, You should wait until the trunks is tree looking, by looking on your boug I think you must wait for a year or two. Mine was 7 years before I repotted it on that the same pot like yours, wait for your boug to be rootbound prune the roots and its the good time for you to transfer it to a bonsai pot. You can now trim its leaves/branches to your desirable shape. You must have lots of patience.