AusBonsai

I thought I had posted about this tree before but I couldn't find it, but it could have been in the "dig" section.
Anyway I dug this in a country garden in 2018 or 2019 on 31 January and it was hot, very hot but this survived no problem. It had to be removed as there was a new road going into the shearing shed and this was in the way - bonus for Watto.
It has changed a bit over the years and it is now time to put it in its first bonsai pot. The design is a water swept look (Shibui had one that I really admired) and I recently completed making the pot for it. It is a bit of a thrill to make a pot specifically for a tree.
Anyway, enough bull dust, here is the tree and pot. More updates as it progresses.

Looking forward to seeing them together Watto!

Thanks Mel, hopefully late October will be the time.

Time for an update.
I checked my records and it was dug in 2019 and what I did find is that these grow prolifically, and are tough. All good attributes for bonsai.
First a photo a few months after it was dug.

I forgot to mention that it also flowers very well and you get a good display, for me usually around November each year.

We had the local bonsai society meeting last weekend and I gave this a trim and tidy up and I think its starting to looks OK. Only another five years or so of development to see if it will make a reasonable bonsai, BUT I like it.

Thanks for the progression pics and info! That's a stunning pot, too!

I managed to knock off a Little John when repotting in December (I took off too much foliage after flowering - repotting simultaneously was a bad move), but I didn't like it very much anyway: it seemed to have a straight growth habit and always just looked like a bunch of pencils glued together.
I'll be on the hunt for a Kings Park now!