Australia Day bonsai display 2019

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I feel pretty embarrassed to post this now but anyway.
Lepto Laevigatum only shohin sized in training around 3 years from nursery tube stock.
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Oooh, I like where this is going Boics. The "Hanging Branch" style is one of my favs. :)
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Wonderful trees and inspiration.

@Squizzy - I'd often wondered if anyone had tried one of these. The soft foliage is fantastic. Nice one :yes:
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Have to agree with you Mel ,a very cool tree Boics .
I will ad my third and final tree. What else but my favourite species Kunzea Ambigua .Cheers John.
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Wow wow wow your natives are fantastic John, you are very good exponent of working with the material given/or present, not like so many habitual choppers..well done.

cheers Anthony
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That's a very impressive Kunzea John, wow!!!
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As they say in the classic Batman comics - Boom64. Bang2. POW3! [COLLISION SYMBOL]

3 posted; 3 brilliant - love the unique style you exposed in each of the three. And isn’t that reflective of our natives ... Top drawer all. Well done John.

Boics - glad you posted yours too. A thread for all shapes and sizes. I really like your tree. [THUMBS UP SIGN]


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Really impressive trees shown off so far!

Here's my contribution. Paperbark - Melaleuca Quinquenervia
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Good to see such variation here - nice delicate looking tree you have Boics, I really like the styling :yes: & John that Kunzea…well ..."STREWTH!!" :aussie:
Benny that's an very impressive paperbark - gotta be happy looking at that each day!

Can't really compete against those big bad boys, but I can add a fragile two tree Leptospermum Petersonii (Lemon scented tea) which is still training me.

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Missed your trees Mel, well done
KCAR I like that, great imagination mate...wow

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Yep, what I love about many of these postings is the rugged, weathered nature of them. KC&R’s post here continues the vein

Many of these trees take me back to any given coastal walk where trees of all shapes and sizes of native trees pop up and out of the shrub.

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:aussie: :aussie: :aussie:
Some great trees on this page guys!
Keep em coming!
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Awesome trees gentlemen. Very nice. :shock:
Its a pleasure seeing all the great natives in this thread.
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Beaut trees Benny and KCAR. I'm loving all the already ancient looking trunks on these trees.
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Well done to all who have put there wares forward, absolutely wonderful. And while I can't compete with previous entries doesn't mean I shouldn't have a crack :aussie:
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