[ID.] What is this... Native?

[Pearcy001]

Hi guys,

Just wondering if anyone can tell me what this is? The aged bark at the lower part of the trunk has me hooked wanting to dig it up and chop it down haha. I found it on a walk a few weeks back and it just popped to mind after going through some old posts on this forum.

If you know what it is can you please tell me if it will work as a bonsai? I have no idea if it will back bud at all.

Cheers,
Pearcy.

[shibui]

Acacia of some sort Pearcy.
If you can give us an approximate location we might even be able to narrow down the species for you.

[Pearcy001]

Neil you're a legend. Gave it a google and was thinking they look nothing like it until I found this photo of an Acacia Longifolia on http://www.anbg.gov.au/bonsai/

I'll wait until after winter then give it a dig and a chop. Then its just a matter of putting the feet up and cracking a fresh one while I wait for the magic to happen.
Thanks for the ID mate.

[Elmar]

That's a stunner!


Cheers
Elmar

[GavinG]

Hold yer horses....

It looks to be an Acacia, something like longifolia, which is the species in the bonsai photo. They do not dig well, most die. Many growers have given up trying to get an Acacia from the wild. Roots in the wild seem to go straight down, not fibrous like you see in a pot. Maybe find out what it is, and get tube stock/nursery stock to grow on for your own design - pot-grown Acacias repot fairly easily if you're gentle.

Best of luck if you give it a try, tell us how it goes.

Gavin

[WoodWizard]

If you live in vic it may very well be acacia iteaphylla