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Acmena Smithii 'Minor' - Lilly Pilly

Posted: May 10th, 2017, 9:11 pm
by The Surgeon
Acmena Smithii ' Minor' - Lilly Pilly
Purchased today - 10 May 2017
From local Nursery
Cost $10

Whenever i go to my local nursery I always go to the back section to find the stock that is reduced. Mostly due to being in poor condition or have been there for a long time.

I got this one for a bargain!!!!

I was about 7 foot high.
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First thing i did was chop is about 90cms from the base.
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The trunk is quite straight but i could see that there may have been something interesting below the soil line. After removing the soil and a lot of root pruning i found this.
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Into a grow pot.
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Interesting truck shape.
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Despite the time of year and the savage root pruning (severely pot bound) these things are almost indestructible, I'm sure it will bounce back. No doubt it will undergo a further chop to reduce the size, but for now it will rest. Lets see what $10 develops into.

Apologies for the photos, definitely taken in portrait, but some reason they are turned :(

Re: Acmena Smithii 'Minor' - Lilly Pilly

Posted: May 11th, 2017, 5:32 pm
by Watto
Good luck with this one, the first year will be the most difficult and if it gets through OK it will be fine.