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These Kunzeas were collected at the same time as the Darwinia. Surprisingly these have not been as good ,all still alive some in better conditions than others. I will persevere and hope for the best , it will be interesting to see how many survive the journey. Cut back pretty hard to get into container. Sorry about the amount of photos .Looking forward to the variety of trees and styles we will see in the next two years. Cheers John.

Just a few more to go. Hardest part of the comp so far....

Sorry missed the snake tape measure for tree no12. Going a little bit tree crazy I am pretty sure it is up there...

Eventually got most of them in, not enough room for a couple of smaller ones. Lost a few on the right side ,surprised I did not loose more as I went very hard on the roots .All up I have twelve trees to work with, thankfully the four taller ones survived. Trimmed a few branches as I planted each tree, have wired a few of the thicker trunks but that's about all. Growth has been good of late so will begin branch selection soon. John.

Well done John, definitely put some wait on these guys, looking forward to seeing your forest develop

cheers Anthony

If you keep this up John, we’ll tag you the ‘kunzea king.’

Another entry I’ll enjoy watching.
I love a good group planting.

I have Kunzea envy... it really is the one tree I wish I had most. Watching!

Loving this ... for obvious reasons. Gotta love a group or forest.

Have had a bit of bad luck with this one. Lost the two biggest Trees and two smaller ones ,not a good start. Was not planning on using the tree on the far left and the far right but this might change at repotting time. Only time will tell with this one , at least it is pushing new growth.
Cheers John.

Sorry to hear John, strange when in the same pot/mix any idea mate?

Anthony

Hi Anthony ,all four were growing well and turned there toes up together. Suspected Curl Grubs, had a scratch around but found nothing. A strange one, a bit disappointing loosening the two tallest ones. At this rate I might not make the end of the comp...John.

Time for update. Well at least tis one made it into a new pot. Looking a bit scratchy ,definitely needs a little work as visually a little on the bland side. That v on the right side Growth has been ok so something to work with . Out with the wire....Cheers John.

Another update. This has been a real struggle as it lost a lot of foliage in autumn. Bad reaction to some fertilizer i regularly use. Strange.. Starting to spring into life ,have wired some more movement into the trunks ,still needs a little more. The branches are getting leaner and leaner as the comp progresses. Hopefully get it into a nice light thin pot to give it some balance. John.

Hi all another update on the forest. Have managed to get into a flatter pot .Wired most of the branches and tweaked the trunks. Slowly thinning the branches down. Aiming for a very tall whimsical forest . Still think it might need a little more foliage to be removed. Have ordered a pot so hopefully this will lighten the look. Have tried for a arty pic as well .Great watching al the updates come in . Cheers John.

loving the look of those tall slender trunks & that arty pic is super