Australia Day, Australian Native display
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Red gum. Needs a lot my work done to create some interest in the canopy
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Agnosis flexuosa Western Aussie's peppermint tree. A beginning triple trunk (one day) in training for a very short while and first ever Bonsai pot.
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One from me .
Leptospermum laevigatum . It's on local stone .
Leptospermum laevigatum . It's on local stone .
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How fabulous is this thread! Squizzy thanks for starting it, I'm really enjoying seeing the effort so many are putting into growing native trees as bonsai!
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Here's my little mulga, - it's not fit for showing, but just for the occasion...
Last year was it's first in a bonsai pot - it hated it and barely grew. This year I've put a 1cm layer of pure pumice in the bottom, and it seems to be happier - I'll let it grow wild for a season, then think about what the hell I want with it. It will cut back to about 20cms. It was happy and resilient in an 8" black pot, but I'm not surprised that a desert tree might be picky about drainage.
Here's it's base - I'm happy.
And finally, some Melaleuca branches in the wild, just to think about.
Enjoy your day,
Gavin
Last year was it's first in a bonsai pot - it hated it and barely grew. This year I've put a 1cm layer of pure pumice in the bottom, and it seems to be happier - I'll let it grow wild for a season, then think about what the hell I want with it. It will cut back to about 20cms. It was happy and resilient in an 8" black pot, but I'm not surprised that a desert tree might be picky about drainage.
Here's it's base - I'm happy.
And finally, some Melaleuca branches in the wild, just to think about.
Enjoy your day,
Gavin
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Oops!!!shibui wrote:I've learnt something new today. Was not aware that coprosma were Aussie natives so thanks for adding to my education TT.
Hope that is an Aussie and not some Kiwi or Hawaiian interloper
Right hemisphere though...Pommie error....
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Here are a few more from me, again not great photos.
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Well I’ve only really had a chance just now to see today’s additions. What a great display for all sorts of levels and styles. Please add more if you feel like it.
I will speak to the boss about setting up a voting post. It may not get up tonight sorry.
Thanks again for all who contributed. For those that said they had trees not quite ready, we might make it an annual thing so you can get prepared. What does everyone think?
Squizzy
I will speak to the boss about setting up a voting post. It may not get up tonight sorry.
Thanks again for all who contributed. For those that said they had trees not quite ready, we might make it an annual thing so you can get prepared. What does everyone think?
Squizzy
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Australia Day! Just made it.
This is a Callitris grown from seed collected in the Flinders Ranges about 15 years ago. It's also my only Formal Upright. Sorry I didn't get a chance to clean up the tree or pot but the light is fading fast...
Cheers,
Matt.
This is a Callitris grown from seed collected in the Flinders Ranges about 15 years ago. It's also my only Formal Upright. Sorry I didn't get a chance to clean up the tree or pot but the light is fading fast...
Cheers,
Matt.
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Very nice Matt, even as you say it is not cleanMatt S wrote:Australia Day! Just made it.
This is a Callitris grown from seed collected in the Flinders Ranges about 15 years ago. It's also my only Formal Upright. Sorry I didn't get a chance to clean up the tree or pot but the light is fading fast...
Cheers,
Matt.
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O M Gboom64 wrote:Wow , what a beautiful selection of Natives .I will add another two. A Kunzea ,which was originally a twin trunk but somehow no 2 trunk got lost along the way. The second a Leptospermum rotundifolium ,hopefully some flowers this year. Cheers John.
Fantastic effort with both of these, John!
I absolutely love them
Rory
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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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Thanks for the kind words Rory , I seem to spend more time with the natives nowadays. Love them. Cheers John.
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Hi Sandy001Sandy001 wrote:A better photo.
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Do you plan on opening this one up A bit in the future. It’s got me curious of what’s inside under that foliage
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Watto. Can we get a better look at the second tree in from the right. Looks like it has paper bark. It’s a crackerWatto wrote:Oops, and now the photo
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Hello all.
As I mentioned in the other thread unfortunately I was too late but thought to contribute to this wonderful initiative anyway.
1st: Lemon Scented Teatree. 2nd: Old man Banksia. 3rd: Prickly-leaved paperbark 4th: Lepto "Starry Night" 5th: Crimson Kunzea All tree's are probably under 30cm in height with the Prickly Paperbark around 10cm from tip of the pot.
No work was done before photo's so not at their best but hopefully worthwhile if even to show a few species not mentioned in this thread yet.
As I mentioned in the other thread unfortunately I was too late but thought to contribute to this wonderful initiative anyway.
1st: Lemon Scented Teatree. 2nd: Old man Banksia. 3rd: Prickly-leaved paperbark 4th: Lepto "Starry Night" 5th: Crimson Kunzea All tree's are probably under 30cm in height with the Prickly Paperbark around 10cm from tip of the pot.
No work was done before photo's so not at their best but hopefully worthwhile if even to show a few species not mentioned in this thread yet.
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One of the fabulous things about growing bonsai is as you get old and decrepit your trees get old and beautiful