Pine-like tree pls help ID

Waltron · Post by **Waltron** » May 1st, 2015, 1:23 pm

Joel wrote:Definitely in the family Proteaceae, probably the genus Hakea. My knowledge of WA Proteaceae is very limited but try reading some descriptions of Hakea lorea and see if that fits.

Hakea Lonea is my best uneducated guess too.

Also search:
Bootlace Oak
Corkwood tree

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » May 1st, 2015, 1:49 pm

Boics wrote:Check out this Vid.

Pretty sure Will Fletcher has a Hakea in there which from memory looked epic.

Re. Suitability - get involved and keep us posted!

G'day Boics,
Is there a link I can't see on my phone or is the link missing?

Cheers
EZ
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Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » May 1st, 2015, 1:54 pm

Waltron wrote:... Also search:
Bootlace Oak
Corkwood tree

Awesome links! Hopefully be able to use them more myself in future and help out not just ask the question!!

Cheers
EZ
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GavinG · Post by **GavinG** » May 1st, 2015, 5:30 pm

We have very little information indeed about Hakeas as bonsai, but the suggestion is that they'll behave a bit like Acacias - fairly robust, don't bare-root, unlikely to shoot back into old wood, possibly tricky to dig from the wild. Low-phosphorus ferts until you find out what they'll tolerate, good drainage in the mix. Better from seed that cutting, but it's all yours to find out and tell us! You're a first on this forum from that area, I think.

Good luck,

Gavin

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » May 1st, 2015, 5:53 pm

Scary! Seeing as I'm just starting...

Cheers
Elmar

GavinG · Post by **GavinG** » May 3rd, 2015, 5:45 pm

Go hard, go crazy!

We've all learned stuff by stuffing up, figuring it out as we go along. Your environment is unique on this forum and the variety of natives you have to play with is also unusual. Grow stuff, play with it, get what you can with seeds, tube stock, small stuff, and learn how they behave.

Good luck, keep us posted.

Gavin

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » May 5th, 2015, 10:50 am

Ok, so went to the Local Nursery and spoke to the horticulturalist and he's identified it as Hakea Lorea subspecies Lorea.
Apparently they grow quite easy from seeds (here anyway) and he's just started up some seedlings a couple of weeks ago (I think he said 3-4?!?)...

Didn't at first recognise them, but found one or two that were more advanced than the others which had the same shaped leaves as the one I saw above.
Told him that I might need to knock-off a couple of his seedlings... He didn't react.

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Rory · Post by **Rory** » May 5th, 2015, 11:13 am

Yeah, with the corky bark and the pendulous growth, if they take to bonsai life I'd say you're onto a winner. Nice. Give us an update in about 5 years.

http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/efsa/lucid/H ... %20lor.jpg

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » May 5th, 2015, 7:57 pm

5 years! I'll be old then...

Haha...

Found one in flower: (flower is mainly Yellow with white stamen)- sorry best my phone would do...

Cheers
Elmar

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