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Kunzea, I think...

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Hi all,

Not 100% sure on the exact species, I think it is a Kunzea but I could be wrong.

Here is a brief progression of this bit of material that came into my possession just before Xmas 2014. A good friend of mine gave this to me as he was moving interstate, it sat around until June before I started to play around with it. It is a long way off anything decent yet, but I am happy on its rapid development.
Kunzea 11 June 2015 A.jpg
June 2015 before
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June 2015 after
Kunzea 24 Sep 2015.jpg
September 2015
Kunzea 16 Jan 2016.jpg
January 2016
Kunzea 21 March 2016.jpg
as at today 21 March 2016

Any thoughts and comments are most welcome.

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Hi David,

Good to see you back on here.

how fast is the growth??? looks to be pumping out the leaves.

nice one.

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Hey Squizzy,

Cheers mate, life can get in the way of many things and Bonsai is one hahaha and yeah it is good to be getting back ontop of things.

The growth on this has been insane, it sits in a tray of water all the time too. I have fed it heavily with Native Osmocote and that is it, hasn't looked back since I repotted it June last year, but the last couple of months the growth has been insane.

I will update it again in a few months or if there are any changes hahaha

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Hi David ,Looking good nice curve , Great species to work with. Fast growth and beautiful in flower. I will follow this one with interest. Cheers John.
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Lovely tree david and great progression in a short time
the ones I had where I wired branches below the vertical all karked it and i was wondering if that might have contributed. Seeing yours with hanging branches discounts that theory.

Keep some space in along the main trunkline so 3we can see the deadwood and shari please :yes:

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That's an amazing amount of growth for 9 months. Love what you've done with this tree
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Hi all,

a quick update on this one as it has started to flower, will update again once they have all opened. Always a nice surprise when a tree flowers for the first time, which this just has.
26 October 2016 A.jpg
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Coming along really well David.
Love it when you get that nice first surprise exciting!! (for some).

I'm thinking Kunzea Ambigua?
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Boics wrote:Coming along really well David.
Love it when you get that nice first surprise exciting!! (for some).

I'm thinking Kunzea Ambigua?
Hi Boics,

You are correct mate and I thank you for that ID as it has been confirmed. It was a massive surprise when I noticed the flower buds for the first time on it and they do hold extra sentiment.

This is a photo I took today while the camera was out and I think this is the best it will do for flowers this year.
Kunzea 6 Nov 2016 A.jpg
and playing around with a Yamadori Lepto that is from the same area from collection, I couldn't resist while both in flower.
Kunzea and Lepto 6 Nov 16.jpg
I am excited with the prospect of working the Kunzea more over summer with wiring and refinement. It teaches me new things all the time, which I love.

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What a beauty!
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Hi David,
Looking Great, fantastic to see our natives in flower. Cheers John.
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Wow. What a fire cracker. I love it David. I can't believe I missed this thread.

Lovely! This looks really natural. :clap:
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Hi all,

Thank you Mel, John and Rory for your kind words.

I meant to post an update for this the other day as I have recently repotted it into a Penny Davis pot that was given to me by a friend. It had slowed down considerably and with its growth since it was potted up, it was due.
Kunzea 15 March 2017 A.jpg
*15 March before
Kunzea 15 March 2017 B.jpg
*15 March after

I don't expect too much explosive growth now we're coming into Autumn, but who knows with Sydney weather at moment. Once it has settled into its pot, I intend on rewiring the tree fully and will post an update then.

Any thoughts and comments are most welcome.

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Looks great David.
My personal opinion is that the jin and juncture point draw my eye a little too much.
I'm sure it will be subjective but once again "personally" I'm not sure that this combination is doing your tree's appearance any favours.

However, in saying this you have demonstrated time and time again your superior skills and vision so.................
I'd be interested in yours and others views?
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