I want to buy a big Banksia serrata

[Grant Bowie]

Hi everyone,

I am after a big Banksia serrata. Anyone got one for sale? Send pics to me on PM. I would prefer one already grown as a bonsai and with plenty of age and girth.

Grant

[Matthew]

Grant,

Try cambewarra bonsai. I know they had some large banksia there however im not sure if they are for sale.

noah

[Grant Bowie]

Tah, how recently were you there?

Grant

[Russ]

I know Ray Nesci had one sitting on the front bench last week. When i commented on how much i liked it, he replied by saying i could have it for a sum!
I guess the base would have been 30-50cm diameter, mabye even a little more (I would confidently say more but don't want to give a misinterpretation )
It might be worth the trip up
Or a call at least !

[aaron_tas]

hey grant, you could ask will on mt. wellington for the biggest one he has for sale

i've seen his big one, not sure if that old man is for sale

[Grant Bowie]

hey grant, you could ask will on mt. wellington for the biggest one he has for sale

i've seen his big one, not sure if that old man is for sale

Hi Aaron,

I do plan to make a trip to Tassie one day with my van and come back with it chockers. Thanks for the tips everyone.

Grant

[Matthew]

Grant,

Was there the 19th febuary this year. I know he has two already well established bonsai, but i saw a massive one (base 500-600mm easy,) out the back with branch selection beginning and another smaller one i think, again not sure if any for sale .

[Grant Bowie]

Thanks for the various inputs into my search for a Banksia serrata.

By chance and letting my desire for one be known I have been offered a nice old one for free. Free to a good home in effect. It was getting a bit big for the current owner so it sounds like just what I ordered.

I will post it on line a soon as I get it; should be next week.

[Leigh Taafe]

By chance and letting my desire for one be known I have been offered a nice old one for free

Does anyone have or know where I can get a very large:

Black Pine
Japanese Maple
Shimpaku Juniper
Crabapple
White Pine
Hornbeam
Atlantic Cedar
etc
etc

[Asus101]

Atlantic, prebonsai or raw?
And how large shimps do you want?

[Grant Bowie]

Thanks for the various inputs into my search for a Banksia serrata.

By chance and letting my desire for one be known I have been offered a nice old one for free. Free to a good home in effect. It was getting a bit big for the current owner so it sounds like just what I ordered.

I will post it on line a soon as I get it; should be next week.

Took a while but here is a photo of the Banksia I was given last April.

RIMG3547.JPG

I let it grow quite freely after the trim and occasionally trim it back

I repotted it last week and leaned it a little to the left to give it a bigger base spread. It stands about 90cm from base of pot to the top of the tree.

Thanks to Ruth for the gift of the tree.

Grant

[Grant Bowie]

Here is the tree after repot. In a deeper ochre pot that I think suits the banksia.

Glimpse of my bonsai compound in the background.

After repot 17012010.JPG

Grant

[gollum]

very nice ...
I love the bark on banksias
are those leaves reduced as much as is possible?
they look quite small for serrata

thanks for showing

[NBPCA]

very nice ...
I love the bark on banksias
are those leaves reduced as much as is possible?
they look quite small for serrata

thanks for showing

They are somewhat reduced over the natural size but the leaves on this B serrata are very thick and leathery with a slight twist at the tip. They will reduce further in the future.

I have seen some down in Melbourne with leaves about 40mm long, about half what they currently on my new B serrata, and smoother and no twist.

There seems to be a lot of variation in the B serrata from different seed sources.

Grant.

[gollum]

thanks for the info Grant...
I have 2 banksias
but they both have a long way to go