Very tranquil. This reminds me of sitting on paperbarks as a kid that grew over swampland in Sydney.
Casuarina inspiration
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Casuarina inspiration
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Rory
I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
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Re: Casuarina inspiration
Is that you Rory? Looks like you're (?) thinking ''How the hell am I going to dig this up and take it home''
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Re: Casuarina inspiration
treeman wrote:Is that you Rory? Looks like you're (?) thinking ''How the hell am I going to dig this up and take it home''
Cheers
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Re: Casuarina inspiration
treeman wrote:Is that you Rory? Looks like you're (?) thinking ''How the hell am I going to dig this up and take it home''
Or "I wonder how much extra weight it took for the one behind to fall into the water... "
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I don't trust Bonsai, they are a little shady.
I don't trust Bonsai, they are a little shady.
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Re: Casuarina inspiration
Thanks Rory. Images like this are worth gold. Gets me out of the upright, branch right, branch left, back branch factory settings.
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Yeah I agree. That was the exact philosophy I was trying to convey to members here. If there is ever a genus more qualified to show you why traditional rules of bonsai are not relevant in my opinion, Casuarina is that reason. But each to their own.GavinG wrote:Thanks Rory. Images like this are worth gold. Gets me out of the upright, branch right, branch left, back branch factory settings.
Gavin
No, that is not me. It is just a stock photo I found on google images. I have no idea who he is, but the guy in that pic sitting in the tree is quite old. There is a larger image of the photo on google images. It is just such a beautiful tree leaning over the creek.treeman wrote:Is that you Rory? Looks like you're (?) thinking ''How the hell am I going to dig this up and take it home''
This is me with the kids ->
alsoJarad wrote:
Or "I wonder how much extra weight it took for the one behind to fall into the water... "
Rory
I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
- Rory
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Re: Casuarina inspiration
Whoever said Casuarina was a boring tree in the wild....
I love this one... There is a myriad of them hanging over creeks at Erina on the Central Coast. A lovely lean to this one, shooting everywhere as it reaches out over the lake at Swansea. Again at Swansea, enjoying the sun and salty water. Some beautiful curves to this grove on the right. The same grove, different angle. I have to remind myself to take my phone and take some snaps of the casuarina hanging out over the water at Everglades Country Golf Club in Woy Woy on the 3rd / 4th hole. The trunks and branching on these are simply spectacular!
I love this one... There is a myriad of them hanging over creeks at Erina on the Central Coast. A lovely lean to this one, shooting everywhere as it reaches out over the lake at Swansea. Again at Swansea, enjoying the sun and salty water. Some beautiful curves to this grove on the right. The same grove, different angle. I have to remind myself to take my phone and take some snaps of the casuarina hanging out over the water at Everglades Country Golf Club in Woy Woy on the 3rd / 4th hole. The trunks and branching on these are simply spectacular!
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Rory
I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
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Re: Casuarina inspiration
Thanks for posting. The branches and foliage in the first (and last!) Cas look very similar to Dan Robinson's pines - scattered branches with small foliage masses breaking up the lines. Something to aim for.
Gavin
Gavin