Monday, December 9, 2019

Mats: Kapok

Back scratcher, anyone?




This will become a bonsai someday. It has been with me for the past two years. Have been wired, neglected and lost all the branches. Back to a shapeless, two-meter long with three-inches driameter stick again after six months of being unattended. Originally, it was pen-sized less than two years ago. 


Observations:

  • easy to grow, as trunk gets fat very fast 
    from Google
  • branches needs to be unwired after about two months
  • lower branches dies back as soon as the apex gets too strong and foliage covers them
  • somewhat brittle but wounds heal


No fertilizers were applied, watered very seldom and have been covered from sunlight most of the day. 

Common name: Kapok, Buybuy, Bulak
Scientific name: Ceiba pentandra; most likely a relative of Ceiba speciosa.

#MangyanBonsai
#hagodniDandoy






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