Economic Stimulus? PEPPERCORN TREE AUCTION!!!

[FlyBri]

i bid $100

That's $100AUD ladies and gentlemen!!!

> This Auction will end on April 20th, 2009 at 1900hrs (EST).

[FlyBri]

TICK TICK TICK!!!

[Paloma]

$140

[Paloma]

Damned site wouldn't let me in for a couple of minutes!

[FlyBri]

Sold to Ketutg!

Subject to the Terms & Conditions laid out in the initial post, this tree will be on its way to Adelaide ASAP!

Thank you and good night!

Fly.

[Elias]

Congrats Ketug, its a beatiful tree, at a great price

Elias

[ketutg]

woohoo! i just got home coz i got stuck in traffic and thought i might have lost to a higher bid.
Can't wait to get my hands on this awesome material at a bargain price!

[anttal63]

well done ketutg enjoy it, sorry it couldnt stay in melb elias you're a great sport. fly thats a good result.

[ketutg]

Hey everyone just wanted to let you all know that i received the peppercorn tree today!
It looks better in real life than it does in the photos!

I want to thank all the other participants of the auction and a big thanks to fly for great bonsai material and all the effort he put into packing the tree.

I will keep all those here at ausBonsai posted on any progress of the tree.

Kind regards,
Ketut

[anttal63]

great to hear your excitement!!!

[Bretts]

Congrats Ketut. I will be looking forward to the updates. I am pulling a couple from the ground in spring and will be looking for advice. I have had some trouble controling the growth in the ground.

[Shane]

... a Peppercorn Tree (Schinus molle) which has been in training for just over 3 years.

FlyBri - Can I ask where you sourced this wonderful Peppercorn tree? Peppercorn is another species I've been toying with getting; we have such beautiful examples along the roads here in Melbourne. What sort of conditions do they like?

Thanks in advance.

[Marc]

Hi Spookybonsai. I've got 5 of them and I find them about the toughest, hardiest tree that I've ever dealt with. They tollerate dry and wet conditions, brutal savage butchery that I call trimming and for some reason keep coming back for more.

Only one thing, they do not thicken up if they are perpetually trimmed. They need to be let go a bit to ensure they thicken up. I guess this is the same for a lot of trees.

Go for it mate. I love 'em.

[Shane]

Hi Spookybonsai. I've got 5 of them and I find them about the toughest, hardiest tree that I've ever dealt with. They tollerate dry and wet conditions, brutal savage butchery that I call trimming and for some reason keep coming back for more.

Only one thing, they do not thicken up if they are perpetually trimmed. They need to be let go a bit to ensure they thicken up. I guess this is the same for a lot of trees.

Go for it mate. I love 'em.

Awesome! Do they root well from cuttings? I know where lots of Peppercorns are that have shoots coming off them.

[Marc]

Sorry dude, dunno, never tried, all mine are from seed...

there'll be someone out there who knows..