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Keep Calm and Ramify wrote:VERY VERY nice trees & your property looks very picturesque & calming.
So.... when do I move in? just PM me the details!

The property is a hobby farm about 13 acr . 2 of which is the garden . The garden is coming along and im a sucker for European and Asian species so it is heavily mulched and watered over summer. Im fortunite to have a good water supply in a creek with amazing water quality and a drag line . Temps here vary from -8 to 47 since ive been here almost 8 years now .
some of the trees I planted are
copper beech (surprisingly so far coped with the heat)
Korean and American hornbean
Japanese maples (14 varieties)
zelcovas ( 3types)
dogwood
trident maples
Japanese larch
pines (Japanese black, white pine and European variety )
magnolia
wisterias
azealas satsuki
boston ivy

also assorted fruit trees , bulbs etc

Magnificent garden you have there. Pretty much my dream garden..A labor of love I'm sure!!

WOW ....
Super nice bonsai and equally good garden in general. It looks like you have put in incredible amounts of time and effort for both.

Ryceman3 wrote: WOW ....
Super nice bonsai and equally good garden in general. It looks like you have put in incredible amounts of time and effort for both.

Between a full time job , a side business and various hobbies I dont know how I find the time . large volumes of caffeine I think

Pic taken last week during some good rain . This tree is proberly the best feature this time of year . It's past its best now but has been great this year .The amount of bees that collect nector from it is insane Now the mess begins , also in autumn when it drops all its very large leaves . shade in summer is appreciated though . It is a very fast growing tree . believe it or not this is about 20 years old .that water tank is 10000 litres

Huge tree, what it is?

Beano wrote:Huge tree, what it is?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia_tomentosa

Thank you

Hi Matthew.
Your collection and setup is truly inspiring and the amount of work you have put in, is just wow!
Cheers..

Matthew wrote:

Beano wrote:Huge tree, what it is?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia_tomentosa

WOW! i do a lot of work in the shed making timber surfboards and body surfing hand planes and use Paulownia 95% of the time due to its light weight and water resistant qualities. but i've only ever seen it hanging up in racks for sale, never in flower. such a beautiful tree!!

Photo Lindsay wrote:

Matthew wrote:

Beano wrote:Huge tree, what it is?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia_tomentosa

WOW! i do a lot of work in the shed making timber surfboards and body surfing hand planes and use Paulownia 95% of the time due to its light weight and water resistant qualities. but i've only ever seen it hanging up in racks for sale, never in flower. such a beautiful tree!!

I never knew about its water resistant qualities until I saw this today . It is so light the timber that I can carry a 5 metre branch 30cm in diameter without issue


Paulownia wood is very light, fine-grained, and warp-resistant. It is the fastest-growing hardwood. It is used for chests, boxes, and clogs (geta). Its low silica content reduces dulling of blades, making it a preferred wood for boxes to hold fine Japanese edge tools. The wood is burned to make charcoal for sketching and powder for fireworks, the bark is made into a dye. The silvery-grey wood is sliced into veneers for special visiting cards.[10][11]





Paulownia by seed that successful plantations purchase rootstock or seedlings—or propagate their own. Remarkably, although seeds, seedlings, and roots of even mature trees are so susceptible to rot, the wood is not and is widely used for boat building and surfboards.
More recently, it is used as body material for low-cost electric guitars and as the core for lightweight touring skis.[citation needed] It is often used in guitars as the core body, then laminated under a more durable wood, such as the Dean ML XM that is made of Paulownia as the body but is topped with mahogany.[citation needed]

Paulownia is extremely fast growing; up to 20 feet in one year when young. Some species of plantation Paulownia can be harvested for saw timber in as little as five years. Once the trees are harvested, they regenerate from their existing root systems, earning them the name of the "Phoenix tree".[citation needed]

As a forestry crop Paulownia are exacting in their requirements, performing well only in very well draining soil, with summer rainfall or availability of irrigation water.[citation needed]

It is settled, you should hold a bonsai and garden your open day.


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That should be 'you should hold a bonsai and garden tour open day'.


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I’m very new to Ausbonsai... but your trees and setup are simply epic Matthew.

MIND BLOWN

Nice job [THUMBS UP SIGN] beautiful trees!


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