Kunzea ericoides

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Kunzea ericoides

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Kunzea ericoides

This is an adorable species. I purchased this from a native nursery in 2020ish i think, for about $15
It is incredibly hardy and tolerates a heavy root removal.
The possums continually target it, but it just powers on. Mrytle rust has absolutely no effect on it.
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Just repotted and trimmed a little. Eventually the top leader will be completely removed, to leave a more flaring tree.

I realize its not quite yet 01.01.2023, but its easier to post that its 2023, so looking back people can easily distinguish that its a year apart. Its only 1 day before the actual date.
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This has been placed into a bonsai pot by Sam Miller (USA).

Fantastic species for bonsai this one. :beer:
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This has had to move pots, as my daughter claimed the pot it was previously in.
These really are very hardy. This wasn't doing so well, as I had failed to notice that a caterpillar had eaten all the new growth and the mix was a bit slow draining for coming into winter. So when I changed pots I gave it a fresh mix.
It looked a bit sick after having had so much foliage eaten, but it bounced back within a fortnight. Amazingly tough little critters these.
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Hi Rory,

I have been told this are endemic to NZ not native to Australia.
What are your thoughts as I have bought some recently from an Australian native nursery.

Regards,

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Hanro wrote: May 16th, 2024, 10:53 am Hi Rory,

I have been told this are endemic to NZ not native to Australia.
What are your thoughts as I have bought some recently from an Australian native nursery.

Regards,

Peter
Yeah you’re right. I guess it’s the pavlova of flora. I think people used to think it was, and now it’s classified as kiwi.
I didn’t realize that.

I almost gave up on it, as I don’t find it to be really attractive foliage. But this particular tree is now too cute for me to give up.
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Hi Rory,

I bought mine at Bunnings years ago. I was called Kunzea 'Snowman" and is a Hybrid developed at the Bywong Nursery.

I have shaped mine into what looks like a small Euc. I do remove the flaky bark which gives it a Ghost Gum Look

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I think there's just a naming problem - your tree I believe is an Aussie native, but it is now called Kunzea phylicoides. Botanists do these things.

Gavin (until some botanist decides to change my name...)
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