Bougainvillea Planting

A couple years ago we purchased this bourgainvillea that is different from a huge one growing in the front yard.  The one in the front has more reddish color flowers whereas the one we purchased produces purple.  Plus the flowers or bracts are shaped a little differently.

For awhile it was sitting in its original pot on the back patio until the canopy grew too large to get around.  Trying to make a decision where to place it permanently on the property, we sat it in the back corner outside of the sunroom.  And there it sat since we just couldn't make up our minds.

With the passing of time, the tree's roots pushed through the bottom of the pot to include a large feeder root making the decision for us.  We were afraid of what might happen if we cut that main root or ripped up the smaller roots growing in the soil.

We thought maybe digging under the pot and the root might work by lowering it into the ground when the idea came to us to instead work the ground up around it.  That way we wouldn't have to worry about stress or shock to the tree.  The pot was easy to cut away and now the tree is permanently in it's spot without fear of damage.

We love how this was trained as a single braided trunk versus the one in the front that is more of a large shrub branching out in various directions.

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