species of weeper

[Small Trees]

Willow-Bonsai[1].jpg

[Black Knight]

Hi Small Trees,

Looks like- Acacia Howittii, Sticky wattle to me.

Kind regards,

Black Knight

[Small Trees]

Its seems to have a different leaf to me than that. It does look similar but not to sure. Thanks for your reply.

[shibui]

I don't suppose you have a shot of the leaves? Or where it is from. Might make it a bit less guesswork.

[Small Trees]

not at all I am sorry. I wish I did. its an unusual leaf structure.

[Rory]

http://www.bonsaidojo.net/weeping-willow-bonsai/

I presume you read the above blog and decided you wanted a weeping bonsai like that one pictured.
You can style many trees to 'weep'. Some species of stock weep naturally, and others you can wire to weep.

For example, the most natural easiest to grow is often Acacia howittii. It responds well to pruning, naturally weeps and is fairly tolerant of bonsai culture.
You can also grow other types of trees that weep, such as callistemon, eucalpytus etc etc.

The species that is actually called a 'weeping willow' is a Salix babylonica. Bare in mind, that their leaves can get very large.

[Small Trees]

Thanks for the photo. That tree may be a willow but its not a standard one. Look close to the foliage. It has a fern type foliage to it. I just don't know the specie's. They can grow into a large tree. I have seen them about 15m tall. A lot smaller foliage than a weeping willow. I have weeping willows and Acacia Howitti but just wanted to track this type down as very small foliage and stunning looking tree.