[NATURAL] Melaleuca - Snow in Summer - RustyK

[Rustyck]

Species: Melaleuca linariifolia “Snow in Summer”
Trunk: 8mm
Source: Bonsai World
Cost : $5
My Skill Level: Low

Looking forward to this one, David from Bonsai world showed me one that they forgot to water, they threw it under a bench that was flooded from run off and it was loving life in its little bog...

Always wanted to get a Mel or two - I think I just killed a melaleuca ericifolia tube this week during a repot, so we shall see how I go with this one!

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Sorry for the angle... its surprisingly hard to measure the trunk haha.

[Rustyck]

Really happy how this one is going.

Tempted for a haircut but leaving it to grow.

Base is just over 2cms!










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[Ryceman3]

Lookin’ good! Really do get some good growth in a short time with these... nice.

[boom64]

Great growth Rusty ,maybe some wire before it gets any thicker. John.

[Rustyck]

Gave a haircut a few weeks ago and tried to do a wire but had a few cracks... retreated for now...

Still deciding on the direction of this one.
Keep the 3 mains or bring it to one or two...

Letting it rest from the brakes I did when attempting to wire the straightness out of the right branch...






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[Rustyck]

RIP
Sadly lost this whilst I was away, cold winds apparently. even with a water tray.
died with all its leaves on.
will upload photo once I sort out - used to use Tapatalk.

[Rustyck]

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[Rustyck]

Gonna buy another of these one day, great tree


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[Keels]

HI RustyK, Sad to see your tree died but i think its really shown how fast the base thickens in such a short time. I'll be heading out to pick a few up myself i think.

[Rory]

That’s a definite shame.
I’ve seen these come back from the brink before.

But if the base is brown after a scratch test, it’s not looking good.