A stick with a future though!
3 years in the ground and 1 in the pot. Ready for thinking about branches.
About 40cm high and about 5cm at the base.
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Re: Stick in a pot styphelioides
I can't wait to see what you do with this one Mike.
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Re: Stick in a pot styphelioides
Grown from seed?
It may have been left to grow in the ground but clearly you have paid it some attention, potential galore. This progression is gonna be fun!
It may have been left to grow in the ground but clearly you have paid it some attention, potential galore. This progression is gonna be fun!
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Re: Stick in a pot styphelioides
M. stypehloides is a good choice for a beginner Mike Quite tough - it will usually come back from the dead after getting too dry and, as the photos show, it can produce abundant shoots from older wood after hard pruning. Also seems to tolerate reasonably radical root pruning too.
Wire and bend the small seedlings seems to be a very good idea with most natives - before they get too brittle or too tough to bend.
I'll be watching with the others to see how you choose to develop branching and overall shape.
Just out of interest, what time of year did you transplant this one from the growing beds?
Wire and bend the small seedlings seems to be a very good idea with most natives - before they get too brittle or too tough to bend.
I'll be watching with the others to see how you choose to develop branching and overall shape.
Just out of interest, what time of year did you transplant this one from the growing beds?
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Re: Stick in a pot styphelioides
This came out in late summer I think Neil. I would probably prefer late spring though.shibui wrote:M. stypehloides is a good choice for a beginner Mike Quite tough - it will usually come back from the dead after getting too dry and, as the photos show, it can produce abundant shoots from older wood after hard pruning. Also seems to tolerate reasonably radical root pruning too.
Wire and bend the small seedlings seems to be a very good idea with most natives - before they get too brittle or too tough to bend.
I'll be watching with the others to see how you choose to develop branching and overall shape.
Just out of interest, what time of year did you transplant this one from the growing beds?
Mike
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Yes from seed. They also strike well from reasonably large cuttings put straight into wet sand.Ryceman3 wrote:Grown from seed?
It may have been left to grow in the ground but clearly you have paid it some attention, potential galore. This progression is gonna be fun!
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Re: Stick in a pot styphelioides
2 years on, more or less....
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Re: Stick in a pot styphelioides
Nice update.
What’s the little Mel you got growing there on the bottom right of the photo?
What’s the little Mel you got growing there on the bottom right of the photo?
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I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
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