ANBG

[GavinG]

What I saw at the Australian National Botanic Gardens today.

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Acacia aneura v. aneura in flower - never seen it before. Several months of drought followed by drenching rain, and out they come. Now how do we replicate that in a pot without killing it?

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Note the seed pods still attached from the last flowering. This variety doesn't bark up all that much, I'm not sure which varieties do. And yes, I'm going to keep banging on about mulga until more of you start growing them!!!

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I own this place.

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Mmmmmm. (basking noises)

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Not the ANBG, but I like the lines and colours.

Thanks for reading,

Gavin

[Boics]

Very cool.
Thanks for posting.

[Elmar]

I like all three!
Won't be allowed #2, but 1 and 3 are potential options... Lol
Would the Ghost gum (if that's what it is) work as a bonsai?


Cheers
EZ
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[bodhidharma]

Now how do we replicate that in a pot without killing it?

Therein lies the million dollar question Gavin. my last two collected trees,a mela and a grevillia are both dead. Lovely trunks but trying to collect old specimens is a bugger.

[Steve B]

Apologies Bodhi as It's probably not in the right spirit of things, but it is kind of comforting to think that even you can lose a collected tree or two along the way.
I've lost a few collected natives this year. Overly aggressive root pruning I suspect (although they were certainly "well rooted" by the time I'd finished with them!). Then started overcompensating with the watering/soaking regime and had a couple get root rot and kark it. It can be a bit of a cruel learning cliff at times....

[GavinG]

EZ, it's a Eucalyptus mannifera (Brittle Gum) (I think) - well worth trying, I've got a couple of young-uns on the go. Choose small-leafed Eucs that grow in your area for best results. Repot in November/December, water frequently afterwards. Best of luck.

Bodhi and Steve, from the little I know, it seems that unless your native is growing in or near water, digging it up may be tricky. Roots go down too far, unless there's a reason for them to stay on the surface. I know some people succeed, but it's hit and miss. Tube stock seems to be safest, but then you don't get the old gnarly bases. Sigh.

Gavin