I've had this Eucalyptus Kruseana for a couple of years now I reckon. It's a garden nursery tree my brother gave to me.
Having too many projects on the go, it's been sitting on the backburner not getting much attention, growing as a straight stick. Now that I've let go of a lot of stock I have more time to start focusing on it more, as I have always thought this species has very good potential as bonsai.
Over the couple of years so far I've chopped most of the long straight section it had grown. With the new smaller branches I've wired some movement and interest. Still playing it by ear with the styling of the tree as I like to do. Thinking possibly some form of multi trunk mallee as they would grow out in the wild.
In the past couple of months I've repotted it for the first time into my gritty development mix, and a wider shallower pot to start training a better root system. It was in a tall plastic pot in a fairly heavy mix from the nursery before. It has bounced back from that nicely, and I just did a bit of pruning recently of some of the very leggy branches which has resulted in a lot of backbudding you can see in the pictures if you look closely.
The only photo I have before I started working it. Oct 2022
Jan 2024
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Yep, another great species I can't grow over here... The leaf shapes and angles are quite distinctive, so usual "ramifying" rituals might not give good results - you'll need to find what its own language is.
Please keep posting, he said through gritted teeth. I've always wanted one...
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I'm enjoying looking at all your projects Pat.
Lots of great stuff and species I haven't heard of/seen as bonsai before ... never a dull moment!
Keep posting.
Lots of great stuff and species I haven't heard of/seen as bonsai before ... never a dull moment!
Keep posting.
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Re: Eucalyptus Kruseana - From Nursery Material
Yes, that's a good point Gavin. It will be fun to find out what works with this one. I also have E. pulverulenta from over closer to your way I am growing here, that has similar growth characteristics to kruseana.GavinG wrote: ↑January 17th, 2024, 1:25 am Yep, another great species I can't grow over here... The leaf shapes and angles are quite distinctive, so usual "ramifying" rituals might not give good results - you'll need to find what its own language is.
Please keep posting, he said through gritted teeth. I've always wanted one...
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Have you had a crack at that one?
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I find it to be a good way to document all the journeys of my trees and projects for future reference. To hear other people enjoy and are interested is very encouraging!
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I'm about to try E. pulverulenta "Baby Blue", as a mate has flowers on his - rare in bonsai Eucs! Give me twenty years or so, and we'll see how we go...
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