Todays dig Id Please

[Booga]

I collected this in amongst Tee Tree of some type, I was actually after the Tee Tree then spotted this.
The trunk is only 5mm, the bark looks good for the size and age too I recon
It reminds me of a pine too although its not, what I do like about this plant is the fine needles and branch structure.
Any Idea. Cheers Dave





Sorry about the large Images.

[pasquale]

Banksia ericifolia(heath banksia)? Were there any around where you collected?

[Booga]

Thanks for the id pasqaule Much appreciated
Yeah I dug two lots that were suckers and the biggest tree was about 5ft away, it was around 2ft tall, other than that I did not see any more.
I hope is not too rare

[Booga]

Ok so It is a coastal plant. Its North as the Crow fly's its 60k from the coast and in a Radiata Pine plantation

[Damian Bee]

It looks more like Calitrix tetragona than Banksia. You really should be sure of what you take before it is identified. Hope it survives. If it Calitrix, it is not the most common plant around. Is what you have done is not legal?

[Booga]

It looks more like Calitrix tetragona than Banksia. You really should be sure of what you take before it is identified. Hope it survives. If it Calitrix, it is not the most common plant around. Is what you have done is not legal?

Thanks Damian I hope it survives Too. They are growing in a pine plantation right on the edge of a wide track that is graded from time to time
so maybe I have saved it

[MattA]

It looks to me like a Pultenaea of some description. lots of fun to work with but dont expect a thick trunk. They tend not to be the longest lived of trees in the wild but as a bonsai with good care that should be different.

Matt

Ps: I have only had success with one & that was taking a really good sized rootball and keeping as much soil as possible around the roots.

[Booga]

It looks to me like a Pultenaea of some description. lots of fun to work with but dont expect a thick trunk. They tend not to be the longest lived of trees in the wild but as a bonsai with good care that should be different.

Matt

Ps: I have only had success with one & that was taking a really good sized rootball and keeping as much soil as possible around the roots.

Gday Matt I Goggled Pultenaea and all but one species that I could find had triangular leaves (pultenaea pedunculata).
I really have no idea But I think this plant would make a great bonsai anywhere from 100mm onwards, as you can see from the last image it has a fine branch
structure with Pine like needles. I have pinched most of the tips and lopped the top to help with the transplant I just hope I am doing the right thing
PS Species still to be confirmed