Hi,
In our neighbourhood there are many different type of eucalyptus-this is one. The tree’s bark looks burnt but definitely no fires here. The combination of harsh bark, weeping branches and slender leaves is beautiful. Any ideas?
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Re: Burnt-looking Gum Tree
It could be something like black ironbark (eucalyptus sideroxylon) where the bark does this naturally. Ironbarks don't shed their bark so it dries out, mixes with sap and ends up looking pretty cool.
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Re: Burnt-looking Gum Tree
Thanks Greg! Seems to be it. Amazing what can be solved before 7am on any given Sunday. Now to find some seedlings ... Cheers, Mark
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Re: Burnt-looking Gum Tree
Yes I should be working but here I am on ausbonsai
Love a good euc seedling hunt - they grow quickly so it's not unusual to find a thick one with a bit of natural movement at the base. I recently grabbed this one from a weed-infested garden bed out the front of a building that's about to get knocked down. I don't know if I've lucked out, but so far all the seedlings I've found have had a perfect circle of feeder roots just below the soil, so I can just cut the tap root and away I go.
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Re: Burnt-looking Gum Tree
Yeap Ironbark (eucalyptus sideroxylon) it is. Lovely trees. You will find it will take a long tine to develop that bark in a pot. Best ground grown and the dug up. The problem with them is that cutting back leaves them with a juvenile bark on the top so can be very frustrating to get the look you want. Good luck with them.
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Thanks Kirky and PeterH for the follow-up photo. Quite interesting - the dark bark and then newer growth in top - euc’s certainly throw their share of challenges and opportunities at us bonsai enthusiasts!
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Re: Burnt-looking Gum Tree
Still a lovely tree PeterH
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