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Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 4:50 pm
by Asus101
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.
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 5:44 pm
by bodhidharma
Actually guys i think they are rosehip. Very beneficial to drink but make a crappy bonsai
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 5:54 pm
by Joel
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
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 6:10 pm
by Gareth
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?
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 6:16 pm
by Joel
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
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 6:55 pm
by Gareth
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
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 7:24 pm
by Joel
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
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 9:44 pm
by Gareth
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
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 9:59 pm
by Chris Di Nola
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
Re: ID please - was told this was privet
Posted: June 23rd, 2010, 7:26 am
by simo_5
privets do anctually have thorns but further spaced out, but that is not one.