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lance
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Location: maine

poinsettia experiment

Here are a few pictures of a poinsettia that I'm thinking might be a fun bonsai one day. I started it out of pure boredom a month ago.
I got it home and clipped off a lot of old growth.. It budded out within a week. It produces leaves quickly. After the second set of leaves appeared I pinched off the newest leaves.This promotes branching and compact nodes in trees, so I'm hoping it will do the same for a poinsettia.
This spring I will re-pot it and let it grow for the summer. I'll remove all the unwanted growth and continue to pinch the terminal buds.
Anyway, here it is..
:)
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mjbje3kB90Y/Tz3NsG1QDmI/AAAAAAAAAKk/BdKR0BWXAQs/s1600/p1.jpg

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNSgBZ97ggA/Tz3Nqrpv5xI/AAAAAAAAAKY/su0sR8-6974/s1600/poinsettia2.jpg

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AZCricket
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That should definitely be interesting. I'll be looking forward to seeing your progress!



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