Pruned & Potted: 'Schnapper Point'

 excerpt from Photo/History page for 'Schnapper Point'

The Banksia seems to have acclimated well & seems indifferent to the dry afternoon winds that we contend with, pretty much year-round. He was potted in a rich, heavy soil mix that seemed to drain well, but I wanted to see how he would fare in our potting mix with prox. 50% gravel/grit. 

I de-potted him & removed prox. 50 - 60% of the potting mix with a chopstick, combed-out the roots as best I could & with a minimum of root pruning , fit him into a training pot.

Then I pruned the lowest branch that doubled the windage of this little tree & threw the perspective "out of whack". (the cutting is already rooting in water)

In this photo, you can see the scar on the lower trunk, where the branch used to be. I am impressed with the health & hardiness that is apparent, telling me that he is most-likely to become a permanent specimen in our collection.