Any ideas on the species of this little tree

[MJL]

I’m sure I’ve posted this wee tree before ... but I can’t find the thread! Slowly, slowly it’s taking shape - albeit it’s a little ragged now as I wanted to see it’s flowers. Any thoughts as to what it may be please
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[TimS]

My first instinct from the flower is Thryptomene, but natives are not my strong point so don’t take that to the bank just yet!

[Rory]

I am not great at IDs, but just know what I've grown from experience, and I concur with Tim, who beat me to it. I would have put my money on Thryptomene too. I am growing them as well.

That is a fantastic piece of material Mark, excellent score.

One word of advice.... get rid of that blanket of moss, and get rid of the moss from the base of the tree. Coming into winter, this is especially bad.
If you leave it with this thickness it eventually will rot the exterior of that sinew look you get from this beautiful speices. They are very hardy and excellent material to use for bonsai.

[MJL]

Thanks Tim and Rory - much appreciated - moss is coming off tomorrow - thanks for advice. I’m happy with how this is progressing -I’m trying to remember but I think it was a sale-table
nursery (non-bonsai) stock 3-4 years ago.


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[TimS]

Do you get a smell from them? My dad has them in his front garden and he can’t smell anything, but when they are in flower I couldn’t breathe within 5m because they smell putrid to me.

[MJL]

Hey Tim, I’ll check tomorrow - nothing I’ve noticed - smell wise - but in truth I haven’t actively tried to smell the flowers. (Worst or weirdest smelling species that I have worked is serrisa foetida... the roots of that species aren’t flash. )


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[TimS]

Good thing if you can’t smell it!

With age these get really interesting sinuous trunks so it should have some good character in time

[MJL]

Hey Tim - I finally went to smell it and the flowers are quite sweet ... but ... the soil and roots ... a tad fetid - much like serissa! I wonder whether the plant at your dad’s is the flowers or the soils surrounding? And Rory - thanks - it took a while but it carefully removed moss with tweezers to protect bark.


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[TimS]

Interesting, I only ever noticed it when it was in flower. Cool how everyone’s senses are different!

[MJL]

Ha! My senses are of a 50+ year old nose ... I’d trust yours very day!! But yeah - we all have different perspective and that’s what make this forum so helpful.

[Rory]

Hey Tim - I finally went to smell it and the flowers are quite sweet ... but ... the soil and roots ... a tad fetid - much like serissa! I wonder whether the plant at your dad’s is the flowers or the soils surrounding? And Rory - thanks - it took a while but it carefully removed moss with tweezers to protect bark.


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I never noticed any foul smell. In fact I'm pretty sure it was quite the opposite, but it has been quite a while since I smelled them.