Natives from my collection

[Gerard]

I took a few hours to update my photos of natives (all taken in one session Jan 2018)

acacia howittii 1.jpg

acacia howittii 2.jpg

banksia integrifolia 1.jpg

banksia integrifolia 2.jpg

banksia integrifolia 3.jpg

banksia integrifolia 4.jpg

banksia marginata.jpg

banksia serrata.jpg

corymbia citrodora.jpg

corymbia ficifolia.jpg

eucalyptus meliodora.jpg

eucalyptus pulchella.jpg

kunzea ericoides.jpg

unidentified euc.jpg

[Gerard]

leptospermum laevigatum.jpg

leptospermum lanigerum.jpg

leptospermum merinda 2.jpg

leptospermum petersonii.jpg

leptospermum sp..jpg

melaleuca decussata.jpg

melaleuca ericafolia 1.jpg

melaleuca ericafolia 2.jpg

melaleuca stypheliodes.jpg

PJF 1.jpg

pjf 2.jpg

[treeman]

The first Banksia has superb branch arrangement. Perfect.
I see you shortened that first left branch on the large ericifiloia?

[Gerard]

The first Banksia has superb branch arrangement. Perfect.
I see you shortened that first left branch on the large ericifiloia?

yes I decided to keep some of it instead of complete removal of that branch

[bodhidharma]

Somebody is getting into Natives For some reason i love the citrodora and think it will be stunning in time. Thanks for the share My Man

[Rory]

Somebody is getting into Natives For some reason i love the citrodora and think it will be stunning in time. Thanks for the share My Man

There are some beautiful trees there Gerard.

When you water the trunk of a Eucalytpus citriodora, they come alive. In my opinion they have the most spectacularly coloured trunk of any tree I have ever seen or grown. Combined with the extremely strong lemon fragrance of the tree, its one of the best bonsai candidates of all time in my opinion.

I love the colour of the foliage on the Euc meliodora. I tried my hand at these years ago, but I didn't have enough levels of sunlight for them to grow.
It looks lovely.

[rodm]

What a wonderful collection of natives makes me want start all over again
Cheers RodM

[Ryceman3]

I can only echo what those above have said ... very nice collection of natives (and some great pots to go along with your trees too). They are a credit to you.

[SueBee]

Just Wow- gorgeous collection and the pots go so well too....I am inspired...well done...would love it if you could name the species under each photo or am I asking too much????

[Gerard]

Just Wow- gorgeous collection and the pots go so well too....I am inspired...well done...would love it if you could name the species under each photo or am I asking too much????

If you are using a pc all you need to do is hover over each pic for species name, tablet might be more difficult. I am not able to edit the post

[Sammy D]

Nice

[shibui]

You have certainly been busy Gerard and have got some nice specimens under way.
Vic Native Bonsai Club must be having a positive influence on at least one member.

[quote][/When you water the trunk of a Eucalytpus citriodora, they come alive. In my opinion they have the most spectacularly coloured trunk of any tree I have ever seen or grown. Combined with the extremely strong lemon fragrance of the tree, its one of the best bonsai candidates of all time in my opinion.quote]
I do agree that they are great Rory but just a little frost sensitive for those of us in cooler climes Mine gets burnt down to the lignotuber every winter then shoots again every spring Been doing that for at least 8 years now. I keep thinking about getting rid of it but then feel obliged to hang onto it because it has survived so much against the odds. I know there are other eucs with equally, if not even better, bark and trunk - snow gum and a species we saw in the WA goldfields both come immediately to mind.

[Rory]

You have certainly been busy Gerard and have got some nice specimens under way.
Vic Native Bonsai Club must be having a positive influence on at least one member.

[/When you water the trunk of a Eucalytpus citriodora, they come alive. In my opinion they have the most spectacularly coloured trunk of any tree I have ever seen or grown. Combined with the extremely strong lemon fragrance of the tree, its one of the best bonsai candidates of all time in my opinion.quote]
I do agree that they are great Rory but just a little frost sensitive for those of us in cooler climes Mine gets burnt down to the lignotuber every winter then shoots again every spring Been doing that for at least 8 years now. I keep thinking about getting rid of it but then feel obliged to hang onto it because it has survived so much against the odds. I know there are other eucs with equally, if not even better, bark and trunk - snow gum and a species we saw in the WA goldfields both come immediately to mind.

Yep, the pauciflora snow gum is amazing. But I’ll have to take a photo of the trunk the next time I’m up the back, of the citriodora trunk. The emerald green is just amazing. That’s such a shame about the die back.
Is it Euc citriodora or Corymbia citriodora? My bad. I have corymbia. I noticed differences in the tube stock between the two of them from a young age, and much preferred corymbia.
Google says there is no difference, so it might be genetic variation, but the stock that I bought from castle hill native nursery many years ago that said corymbia kept the jeuvenile foliage much longer, (the beautiful strong scented sand paper foliage), whereas the ones that say eucalytpus, didn’t develop the jeuvenile foliage more than just the first few leaves.

[shibui]

You are correct with the updated name Rory - Corymbia citriodora. There's no such plant as Euc citriodora now as far as I'm aware. I'm old so still using the outdated names unless I concentrate

I have noticed a variation in seedlings from seed sourced from the same tree. I thought maybe hybridisation? but it might just be normal genetic variability. A number of my seedlings retained the juvenile foliage and had a more stunted growth habit. Most have gradually died off except for one sick looking one along the driveway, now dwarfed by the stronger growing siblings. I have not germinated more to see whether this occurs in all batches from all sources.

[boom64]

Fantastic collection Gerard ,love the Melaleuca Ericafolia 2 .Has an almost regal look about it..