Inspiring Ancient Tasmanian Natives.

[jgmansell]

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Hi all,
I took these photos a couple of years ago in Tasmania of some ancient native pines and was wondering if anyone has used this species for bonsai, and if so I wouldn't mind seeing some pics and any info on them,
thanks
john

[shibui]

Will from Island Bonsai (Will_IslandBonsai on Ausbonsai) near Hobart has worked a bit with these I think.

Looks like you had a good day to see these trees. I got quite wet looking at those same trees

[Ryceman3]

I gotta say when I looked at these photos I was thinking you had done a bit of work with Photoshop to get this result. Great trees and great photos! Nice...

[jgmansell]

Thanks guys, no photoshopping Ryceman and I will check out the link Shibui, 2 weeks in Tassie and every day perfect, just like this

[ToddB]

jg - These are beautiful, thanks for posting.

Are they King Billy Pines ?

[jgmansell]

jg - These are beautiful, thanks for posting.

Are they King Billy Pines ?

I am not certain, but there was a sign nearby saying there was both Pencil Pines [ related to Bristlecone pines] and Plum Pines in the area. I am sure someone can provide a definite answer.

[Scott Roxburgh]

Appear to be Pencil Pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides) endemic to Tasmania.

Good inspiration pics.

[Ash]

They are indeed lovely ancient trees and you got a great day for seeing them! You can see Pencil Pine bonsai at Will's from Island bonsai near Hobart and also at Lynn's Tasmanian Bonsai Centre near Launceston. Both very well worth a visit. By the way these old fellas are Cupressaceae so they are much more related to Junipers than they are to pines like Bristlecone Pine (which is a true Pinaceae). Ash

[jgmansell]

Appear to be Pencil Pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides) endemic to Tasmania.

Good inspiration pics.

They are indeed lovely ancient trees and you got a great day for seeing them! You can see Pencil Pine bonsai at Will's from Island bonsai near Hobart and also at Lynn's Tasmanian Bonsai Centre near Launceston. Both very well worth a visit. By the way these old fellas are Cupressaceae so they are much more related to Junipers than they are to pines like Bristlecone Pine (which is a true Pinaceae). Ash

Thanks again for the info. and for correcting my statement that they were related to Bristlecone pines. I thought they were Pencil pines, but since the sign said there was also Plum pine in the area, I didn't want to give a wrong ID, which ended up doing anyway. I plan on visiting Tassie again in the future [ one of my favourite places on earth ] so I will make a point of visiting the bonsai sites that you mentioned.
cheers