Small leaf Lilac ready for the show

[leatherback]

Just happy. The tree is really not worth looking at yet. But .. Once a year it gets a prominent place in the garden, grow container or not. This year will be amazing!

 

[Carol 83]

Love lilacs, I have several in the yard. Purple flowers, and smell wonderful, what more could you want?

 

[Underdog]

I have Miss Kim dwarf and love it.

 

[Velodog2]

Lovely pic. We should still be allowed to see it all tho.

 

[Soldano666]

Lovely pic. We should still be allowed to see it all tho.

Agreed

 

[leatherback]

Lovely pic. We should still be allowed to see it all tho.

Agreed

Patience is a virute grasshoppers. When the plant is pink I will do a full tree shot.

Just wondering.. In the past I have removed half of each flower stem to keep the flowers compact. Anybody else doing this?

 

[Velodog2]

Patience is a virute grasshoppers. When the plant is pink I will do a full tree shot.

Just wondering.. In the past I have removed half of each flower stem to keep the flowers compact. Anybody else doing this?

I have done this with crape myrtles (see avatar).

 

[leatherback]

Trimmed the flowers and took the new growing points, hoping for a good show!

 

[JudyB]

Cool tree. I got to the last photo, and thought, is it really going to a show in a plastic tub?! Now I know what show you're talking about LOL.
Can't wait to see the blossoms.

 

[leatherback]

I say, this is getting near pot-ready. Will be much better once in a proper pot, I am sure!

 

[LanceMac10]

…….sue me, I love lilacs!!!

 

[JudyB]

I can smell it from here. Should be a fun tree to match a pot with.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Nice,

 

[leatherback]

I can smell it from here. Should be a fun tree to match a pot with.

Yes. It will be a bit though as I am not sure what the roots are like. Never took any pictures when I first brought it into his current box. So.. Next spring, repot, rootcheck. Then I will probalby ask a local bonsai potter to make something fitting. For this tree, that feels right to me. Something a little gough; Grey-with-pink-and-moss-green

 

[leatherback]

Getting ready. For now in a 7 euro pot, just because it looks better than plastics!

 

[Underdog]

That smell... gotta love it! Mine just came into the living room for the night below freezing and can smell it upstairs already. (I cheated it into blooming early.)

 

[leatherback]

Getting near now

 

[leatherback]

2020 showtime!

 

[leatherback]

Guess I have to pull branches on the left down & fill the gap there.

 

[leatherback]

Cleaned, trimmed, wired. Ready for bed!