Hey Mike,lakepipes wrote:Hi Mo,
I've been having a bit of a read of the post that you have made.
While it is easily seen that you have a lot of enthusiasm, may I be as bold as to suggest slowing down just a little?
There are a lot of questions you have been asking, re when to dig, what tree is this, what type of soil, when is the best is time to...???
These are all good and fair questions, but I personally feel that you would benefit greatly by attending your local bonsai club and just chatting with the members.
There are plenty of good clubs around vic, drop by one and ask as many questions as you can, from as many people as you can.
You will learn a lot from reading (even on-line), but there is nothing like face to face contact with other enthusiasts and by actually trying out different things. you learn a lot by doing.
Once you get some of the basics under your belt, your journey through bonsai will become a lot easier.
It’s very easy to kill a tree by applying the wrong techniques, or even kill it by applying the right ones at the wrong time.
Take your time because with bonsai patience really is the best way.
Just my
Good luck with your trees.
Mike
Yeah I'm leaving it be for now until around spring time, but was thinking of a tad trimming just to encourage some back-budding. I will, however, take what knowledge I have of the plant itself to my local Bonsai Nursery (blokes there are very experienced and should definitely be able to assist).
I like what you said about killing trees by applying correct techniques incorrectly! Will keep this in mind.
Cheers mate,
Mo
, it's pretty hard to tell but it looks alot like Melaleuca (maybe incana) foliage, not too sure 
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