I was passing by the Cumberland State Forest Nursery and picked up some tube stock despite strict order from 'The Boss' (my lovely wife) 'No more plants'. I picked up 2x Alocasuarina Littoralis, 1x Water Gum, 2x Eucalyptus Nicholli.
I have attached a picture of the Alocasuarina and eucalyptus, and I would be interested find out where to go from here.
Comments and suggestion are most welcome.
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Re: Tube stock
Plant them in the ground or a grow box to let them grow. Wire some shape into them. Grow, cut back and grow again. Cut back and grow again. Repeat until you have the trunk size and taper you desire. Use low sacrifice branches to help thicken the trunk. It's to early to worry about styling or branching 
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Re: Tube stock
Big pot or ground and grow on for few years
Chop each year and wire for shape early
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Chop each year and wire for shape early
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