Melaleuca something?

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Melaleuca something?

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Had this Mel for a while now - cant remember what type? Never really photographed it's progression but seeing as it was due for haircut I thought I would post a few pics up. Found this below shot from 2022
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Over time its just been left to develop with the occasional clip prune. I've been wanting to develop some deadwood branches to the underside so have been allowing sections to grow thick & then stripping off the foliage to create dead twigs.

Anyway enough words here are some pics..
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Next job is to attack the trunk moss....!
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Cool tree. Awesome trunk line. :tu:
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Very cool.

M. rhaphiolepis maybe?
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Post by GavinG »

The trunk is a stunner, and you are right about the deadwood - maybe some up among the greenery as well?

Lovely work.

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Post by Keep Calm and Ramify »

GavinG wrote: January 29th, 2024, 3:08 pm about the deadwood - maybe some up among the greenery as well?
:crikey: up the top as well Gav? Now your talkin' my language. OK I'll do it :yes: ...I LOVE ME SOME DEAD TWIGS!!
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