Native Bonsai Display

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Re: Native Bonsai Display

Post by GavinG »

They're great trees, John, thanks for posting. The tops are complex and "rough" like the bases, and everything harmonises so well. I've seen those dancing branches in the M. styph., in very old Casuarinas in the wild, and the "sort of open" texture with lots of complications feels very rich to look at.

Sorry about all the words, thanks for posting,

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Re: Native Bonsai Display

Post by EdwardH »

Nice display John. Some very good trees which will continue to improve under your care
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Re: Native Bonsai Display

Post by boom64 »

Hi Rory, shame you have to give these away. I am having a terrible time with Myrtle rust on my Claret Tops (reddish purple variety) at the moment, no more for me.
WOW Gavin love the words...
Thanks Edward.
Cheers John.
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Re: Native Bonsai Display

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boom64 wrote: October 19th, 2022, 8:15 pm Hi Rory, shame you have to give these away. I am having a terrible time with Myrtle rust on my Claret Tops (reddish purple variety) at the moment, no more for me.
WOW Gavin love the words...
Thanks Edward.
Cheers John.
Yeah I have the same issue with certain Melalueca linarifolia. For me, it’s claret tops and purpurea compacta (purplish growth) that get badly affected by it. I am also growing Snowstorm and Seafoam, which barely get affected at all and are very resistant.
But the former varieties have such cute smaller leaves that I still persist. As long as they get plenty of sun, the Myrtle rust shouldn’t be too bad in it. But always leave plenty of foliage on it after a cut-back. That is the main key to combatting Myrtle rust. And sun, sun and more sun.
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Re: Native Bonsai Display

Post by Glettol »

They’re lovely specimens. Could you message me and let me send through a few baby eucalyptus trees I have for bonsai purposes and identify them
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