Hi mike.MikeK wrote:Loving this thread! Banksia's are my favorite Aussie native so will be watching closely
I find much the same ... with big differences in duration depending on the average temp when it's done.squizzy wrote: One other quick note on repotting. All my banksia sulk for a while ( some a long time) after repotting. I see they are over it when I start to notice those little pink bursts of growth appearing.
Quickest recovery/new growth I've seen was a week or so later on a couple of smaller tree's (1 ea serrata & integrifolia) I repotted early Jan this year (>40 degree days), post repot they got morning sun till about midday, then filtered as they were shaded by the neighbors Jacaranda. Water twice daily until I saw regrowth (so they stayed quite damp), then back to standard once a day via the irrigation dripper
Slowest was a couple of serrata's that were repotted in May/June last year ... probably saw no action at all until late Aug/early Sep and even now they have not regrown to the level of my other Banksia's. These were in full sun straight after the repot due to cooler weather & watered by the irrigation only (probably every other day). These weren't the healthiest tree's to start with though - found in the back of a community nursery, having been forgotten about for a couple of years
I also repotted a couple (1 ea serrata & integrifolia) in Oct last year, they probably did nothing for about 4 weeks
I'm now trying to stick to mid summer for reporting of Banksia's
The one I've had no success with is ericifolia. Tried a couple of these (inspired by PeterH's amazing tree ) but all have dropped dead after the first trunk chop. These were larger ones (200 & 300mm nursery pots) from a regular (native) nursery and chopped back to ~40cm tall with a couple of small branches only remaining ... maybe to hard, too fast? I dunno
Has anyone tried root grafting on an integrifolia? I have one that only has roots on one side, so I'm hoping to try to improve the nebari next summer ... any tips appreciated (never tried root grafting on anything before)
Great contribution. I’m interested to hear from Grant as to why his don’t sulk after repotting. Maybe he does something different to you and I. It might be down to the plants reserved energy prior to repotting?
Re you root graft question. I haven’t tried but if it’s anything like my approach graft experience it will take a while. Have you considered ground layering?
Squizzy