[NATURAL] Melaleuca 'Claret Tops'

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this a image a few weeks ago and will post again for the next due date, mayby still a little heavy in the heads?
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Re: [NATURAL] Melaleuca 'Claret Tops'

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Very impressive Anthony. I love how you've gotten such a convincing landscape in such a short time. Up here in the Redlands club these Claret tops are very popular, for the same reason!
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Thanks Mel, I have taken a couple of those images you posted here for more direction for some bigger trees just quietly ;) ;) :) ...cheers
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Thats a very beautiful group setting you have there anthony, all the trees complement each other perfectly and you have styled them very nicely.
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Thankyou Alex you are very kind there, I think a great species to work with, as Mel has shown with her images in the thread I think they look fantastic big...cheers
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Coming along nicely.
These trees are deadset bulletproof.
Excellent choice of species for small bonsai.
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Cheers Rory, appreciate that...as all can see the heads/foliage are albut, but trunk taper, texture/plates/age and the rest are a time thing as we know you can not buy father time..but a wonderful species to enjoy big or small.

Looking seriously later on to fit two more trees in ? ;) :)
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Looking great! They've developed nicely in a short time.
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cheers Brekel, yes they love to grow the new growth is coming back again will post a pic of the lovely colour very soon, depicts its name to a tee...cheers
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Hard pruned a couple of weeks ago, it will get a repot when heats up alot more as it is pushing out of the pot...cheers
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Growing strongly then? Good one Anthony
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Loving the progression on this one !
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Moving along nicely Anthony.. Looking forward to some warm weather to as there is starting to get a backlog of natives waiting for new homes. Top of 13 today. Lovely. Cheers John.
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cheers Mel, Pat and John, very happy with its progress :)

John the weather is crazy here too, had enough rain now..not that i m ungrateful..but crikey move on lol
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