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[ID] Native?

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After an ID on the below tree - been waiting on a flower for a while now!

Any good for Bonsai?

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Re: [ID] Native?

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Kind of looks like a Silk Tree (Albizia) but the flowers don't look quite right. Curious to hear what the answer is :lost:
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Flower almost looks bottle-brush-y.

It's popped out hundreds of seed pods which look similar to a Jacaranda seed pod.

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MoGanic wrote:Flower almost looks bottle-brush-y.

It's popped out hundreds of seed pods which look similar to a Jacaranda seed pod.

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Jason wrote:
MoGanic wrote:Flower almost looks bottle-brush-y.

It's popped out hundreds of seed pods which look similar to a Jacaranda seed pod.

Research continues! (While at work of course... What you think I actually work hard at my day job? Haha)


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Absolutely!

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The bi-pinnate leaves are just throwing me off completely.

I can find tree's with a similar flower, or a similar leaf, but unable to find one species with both features.

This is a real mystery to me!
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Re: [ID] Native?

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Try googling Albizia yellow flowers .
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I actually thought of Albizia, but couldn't find any with a flower similar to the one pictured.


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Sno wrote:Try googling Albizia yellow flowers .
The Albizia flowers looked finer then this one did and the leaves larger... which is what was throwing me off. Am very curious now :reading:

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Could be Paraserianthes lophantha which is sometimes called Albizia . native to parts of WA .
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Spot on mate!

Thank you Sno!

Now, any good for bonsai??


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Glad to help . As for potential I don't know , hopefully you can tell me in ten or so years . ;)
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Sno wrote:Glad to help . As for potential I don't know , hopefully you can tell me in ten or so years . ;)
Cheers Sno
Hmm well I can imagine the bipinnate leaves making it slightly inconvenient...

But sure I'll have a crack at it!


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Sno wrote:Could be Paraserianthes lophantha which is sometimes called Albizia . native to parts of WA .
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And from WA too! Thanks for that
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Re: [ID] Native?

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Collected some seed today and noticed some, which had fallen to the ground among debris of old leaves and twigs had already germinated. Also noted back buds growing strongly on some old trunks of the trees.

Despite the bipinnate compound leaf I think this species will look pretty good as a medium size bonsai due to the small size of the lobes.

Will start a new thread to follow the progression.


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