Just figured I would start a thread for this one. Long way to go but it is off to a good start.
Banksia integrifolia informal upright
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Re: Banksia integrifolia informal upright
Maybe not so far as you think. These things thicken rapidly when you let them grow a bit - even in a pot.Long way to go but it is off to a good start.
It is a nice start to a good informal upright trunk.
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Re: Banksia integrifolia informal upright
Thanks Shibui Here's hoping it fattens up quicklyshibui wrote:Maybe not so far as you think. These things thicken rapidly when you let them grow a bit - even in a pot.Long way to go but it is off to a good start.
It is a nice start to a good informal upright trunk.
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Re: Banksia integrifolia informal upright
You may be surprised. Banksia's tend to thicken better than most species in a pot from my experience. You do have a good start.
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Re: Banksia integrifolia informal upright
lol, be careful what you wish for. But yes thats exactly right and in rare cases, you might end up with a potato because of the thickening. It is always best to have a definite leader, so the tree knows not to become a couch potato. I recall a friend many many years ago who had purchased a glorious serrata, which just got fatter and fatter. Because, as it got to the height he wanted, but didn't bother with a leader anymore, and it just sort of.... kept thickening so much at the base, that it looked like a hideously overweight blob with arms.Watto wrote:You may be surprised. Banksia's tend to thicken better than most species in a pot from my experience. You do have a good start.
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I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227