I don't really have anything to trade actually. I'm new to Bonsai. But will you attempt to ship? I'll of course cover shipping :)

I've had a few 'dwarf' varieties they do stay small in containers otherwise you will have to keep them trimmed to stay really dwarf. I have some in pots (13 or so) that I put in the gh during the winter. In the spring I plant them back out. I cut them wayyyy back and sever the roots in Dec to pot them back up again or they just freeze back too much in my zone 9a. They do just fine. I don't know why some people think they are finicky and fragile about transplanting. They are tough customers. In the summer, they grow about 20 ft or more and bloom their heads off especially in the fall. Some grow back real quick and bloom in the gh in the winter after they get cut back. I do have one purple standard bougie tree. I keep that one more cut back than the others at all times but it still wants to be a wild thang lol. I water and fertilize regularly most of the year. When I plant them out they are near Plumeria so get the same treatment as those. In the winter, I hardly water and don't fert. at all so they basically go through a dry 'rest' period. ~SJN This post was edited by sultry_jasmine_night on Fri, Feb 6, 15 at 11:04

Propagate your own root stock the easy way with 'Pot Over Pan' To obtaining sturdy bougainvillea roots, take a young potted plant and stand it over an empty upturned pot, larger and shallow. For ease of description, growers call this the 'Pot Over Pan' method. This pot upturned pot should preferably be shallow - say not more than 3 or 4in. in depth, with a base wider than the upper pot - that is why it can also be called a 'pan'. It must have large holes (carefully made with a chisel or drill) at its base. The upturned pot should then be placed directly over the earth. Or filled with earth before upturning. Here is how it is done. Pot as you normally would for a young plant, but do not close up the holes at the bottom with broken bricks. Leave them relatively open, but plugged with a thin layer of dried grass or coconut husk. Then position the potted plant over the upturned pot in . such a way that the holes of both pots are aligned. Where you place this setup is important. You should choose a patch of ground in your garden which is quiet yet sunny and where there is little disturbance from gardeners or grasscutters. Loosen the soil in the ground, and better still, add soil mix and work it into the ground. Soon roots will appear, unrestrained, from the bottom of the upper pot and reach through the large holes of the upturned pot, heading straight down into the earth - now rich with soil mix - in search of water and nutrients. Gradually the roots will have firmly anchored into the earth, but harvest only when they have developed to a diameter of 3/16-1/4 in. or more. Do this by gently cutting off the roots from under the base of the pot holding the young plant, making sure you do not damage the roots. (When this is done, you will notice that the leaves of the plant will start to droop due to the shock. All you need do to revive it is to water the plant and transfer it to a shady spot, and soon it will resume its normal healthy self.) Next, lift up the upturned pot carefully. You will see that the roots, quite likely mixed with soil, curled around inside, and with their bottom ends firmly anchored to the earth. Cut them off at the base unless you can gently but firmly pull them out from the earth. Finally remove the soil from the harvested roots, wash them thoroughly, and plant them as root stock. The usual method of root grafting can be practised. If upturned pot was filled with dirt, then cut dirt into 3 parts and trans plant each root set in its pot. Align holes between the two pots to allow roots to reach the Cover holes of pot with thin layer of dried grass or coconut husk. After some months, roots reach downwards through large holes inuptumed pot. Loosen existing soil in the ground, and better still, add soil mix. Cut off roots from plants. Remove roots by digging gently so as not to damage them. Transplant.

Hi Bougainvillea can be grown at almost any size using standard "Bonsai "techniques as well as standards and topiary. Right pot and clipping at the right time will produce almost any size and shape you desire. Except for extreme cold they are the worlds most tolerant plants lol. There are hundreds of hybrids ,grafted,double flowering as well as color changing types. They make wonderful oversize pot plants . Terrible garden plants due to the thorns lol. gary