Index name for collection: tree07

Tree Species: Riber

Style: Informal Upright

Obtained: Mamoth Bonsai sale at Lake Merritt Feb 2012

Training: Repotted Mar 4, 2015

Style Ideas: Get right pot to accent the varied bark, leaf, and flower colors; keep building taper, getting it to bud back, and shorten root depth.

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2017-03-24: Emergency re-pot into same pot with no root trimming. Rain torrent beat out 2/3 of soil. Holddown wire not super-tight, so wired the trunk to pot; will leave for some months.
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2016-11-27:
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2016-01-01:
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2015-03-04: Reported into a smaller pot! (Bare root, no wash, trim under-trunk, wood hold-down wired) Was root-bound with dead root and dark sandy spots of soil.
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2014-08-09:
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Flat of trees I bought from Mamoth Bonsai sale at Lake Merritt Feb 26, 2012 shows the "Riber":