[SOLVED] ID please - was told this was privet

Asus101 · Post by **Asus101** » June 22nd, 2010, 4:50 pm

They where box thorn, the berries.....

Pity you threw thoem, they do well as bonsai and once you remove the thorns they are easy to keep under control.

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » June 22nd, 2010, 5:44 pm

Actually guys i think they are rosehip. Very beneficial to drink but make a crappy bonsai

Joel · Post by **Joel** » June 22nd, 2010, 5:54 pm

Pittosporum multiflorum. Previously Citriobatus pauciflorus. Australian native with edible berries. They make GREAT bonsai. A guy at my bonsai class has some VERY nice examples. Shame.

Joel

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » June 22nd, 2010, 6:10 pm

I havent thrown them just yet, but i would be planning to.

the only thing that stopped me is a cold beer after work and rain!!!.

From the pictures i am looking at on the internet both boxthorn and blackthorn dont look like what i have.

i think in this case better to be safe than sorry, anyone got a picture of a boxthorn or blackthorn bonsai?

Joel · Post by **Joel** » June 22nd, 2010, 6:16 pm

Do you have better photos of what you have? Its difficult to see. Any fruit? Where are the prickles coming from? Are the leaves discolorous? I might be able to get a photo of a nice tree, but even if i could, it would take 3 weeks.

Joel

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » June 22nd, 2010, 6:55 pm

Pittosporum multiflorum, thats it, just googled it and that it what it is.

i might keep them after all, what is the common name? I assume you clip the thornns off?

Most of the stock i had to choose from was badly chewed by cattle, and the rest was spindly, the stuff i got is small but has good structure, so i think i good practice anyway.

Gareth

Joel · Post by **Joel** » June 22nd, 2010, 7:24 pm

Sorry Gareth, I'm not sure what the common name is. Somebody else from the School of Bonsai has a few nice ones. His have very well developed thick clouds of foliage. I cant remember if he prunes the thorns off or not. Ill ask him for some advice next time i see him, possible tomorrow night.

Joel

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » June 22nd, 2010, 9:44 pm

Common name is orange thorn apparently, fruit is edible.

Im glad i didnt throw them out.

Would be interested to see bonsai forms of this tree.

Gareth

Chris Di Nola · Post by **Chris Di Nola** » June 22nd, 2010, 9:59 pm

If this is it they make great bonsai

Citriobatus pauciflorus " Orange Thorn, Wallaby Apple or Native Orange
Fast to grow slow to thicken, here is one of mine

Cheers
Skip

simo_5 · Post by **simo_5** » June 23rd, 2010, 7:26 am

privets do anctually have thorns but further spaced out, but that is not one.

AusBonsai

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