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Will a hollow trunk be better or worse than a dead wood trunk? I cannot see a hollow trunk changing the look of this tree from this viewing angle as there is no effective changes to trunk diameter.
Embrace the changes as nature takes its course.

The cotoneasters are flowering this week.

My Dwarf Baeckea, Sannantha virgata, just staring to flower

Several trees are flowering at the moment , been a little hit and miss. Would love to get a nice even crop of flowers on the L. Rotundifolium .Maybe one day. Cheers John.

That Kunzea is just amazing John .

Ditto to what Sno said.

Yes, from memory you made a bold design choice to stand the kunzea up - precariously on its slender trunk - it has a wild look about it that evokes something only nature could conspire to do.


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I found this in a Canberra nursery last summer and it’s flowering at the moment . I am hoping it won’t be too temperamental to bonsai because the flower although small is beautiful.

The same plant I posted before but with more flowers Smell great too

And is still spring right??? It feels like summer started up here in late August. Or maybe even July

This Kunzea parvifolia is just about in full flower now . There has been a lot of rain so the flowers are a little bit knocked around .

Looking fantastic Craig. Recently out the back of Nerriga ,the hills had a beautiful purple haze. Most of the trees were all pretty young and straight unfortunately. Yours has lovely shape and weight have to be happy with that. Cheers John ,any late snow ?

boom64 wrote: ↑November 14th, 2021, 7:13 pm Looking fantastic Craig. Recently out the back of Nerriga ,the hills had a beautiful purple haze. Most of the trees were all pretty young and straight unfortunately. Yours has lovely shape and weight have to be happy with that. Cheers John ,any late snow ?

Thanks John . Light snow today . But my toes tonight were freezing ! When I was outside putting trees on the ground . The wind is a little bit gusty tonight so better to put trees where I can still find them in the morning .

Indica azaleas have finished flowering here but the later flowering Satsuki types are just starting.

My natives are about to go nuts … the future of this tree is in Penjing …with a much sparser top and training that branch trailing down the left hand side and it becoming a feature … but for now, I will enjoy the show and the fluffy top.






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With this tree being inspiration:



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