AusBonsai

Hi,

Public holiday here in QLD was getting alittle bored so thought id share a couple of pics of some of my bonsai area. One parts mostly figs and the other pines but i have other area with olives, shimpakus, elms, etc and some natives as well. Some of the figs have recently been defoliated and the large fig is approx 75cm tall.Still fairly warm up here. Hope you enjoy and will post more pics if anyone interested.

You have some very very nice tree's

Wow that is some collection for only 3 years.
I would definitely like to see more

Beautiful bonsai and display! Thanks for sharing them with us!

noah78 wrote:Hope you enjoy and will post more pics if anyone interested.

Enjoy? Loved them! If you have some spare time, we'd love to see more of your tree's. Some of them look like fantastic candidates for our 360° section. Let me know if you are keen to showcase them in 360° and I'll send you the instructions.

Regards,
Steven

Sweet bonsai noah78! Can you post some pictures of the big fig? actualy can you post pictures of all your bonsai
BB

ok some more.

The tridents are alot of work to keep them happy up here. They dont like summer at all. Theyt sit in a tray of wet gravel, shade house etc. The root growth into the gravel is crazy and they need repotting generally every year. I dont get colour unless they go into a cold room ( the down side of living near the tropics) ive only got five and dont plan on getting any more. The big thing has a 35 cm trunk so its heavy and i havent found a bonsai pot for it yet.

2 collected african olives from south. Both will be sometime before they become anything but gotta love those bases

small one 20cm tall
large one around 45cm once built .

WOW Noah
I thought you were a novice.
I've got some lovely things that I reckon I could swap for that BIG Tridant Stump, especially as they seem to be a lot of trouble for you up there
cheers
dave

Dave,
I may take you up on that trident if i can ever get it out of there. I carried it by myself last winter out on my front lawn for a repot by myself. It wasent fun at all and i was getting strange stares form people in cars as they went by. If i ever develop back problems in the future ill know which tree to blame
still a newbie very much coming into my third season. I decided from day one to try to get ahold of good material to start with the best your disposable income allows i guess. I mainly been self taught reading as much as i could in books, online and great forums like this. Ive started doing airlayers, grafts etc with good succuss. Ive never been afried to put theory into practice before . I have gone south before when i get material and get lessons then. Im very much looking forward to the AABC this year to meet people on this forum and chat with other bonsai people. Im kinda repressed up here as not many into it.
Dont worry about space Dave, still plenty more for some of your trees

I would swap a seasons worth of olives for that trident too

Just gets better and better. That is exceptional to have amassed the collection and learnt how to care and style in three years. Pretty speechless here. That looks like a great disposable income you must have.
What was your first tree. I would love to see a picture. Where did you get these from. Has it been stressful buying trees like this while having so much to learn?
If you answer these I am sure I can think of some more questions

Steven,
I Think my literati red pine and my big microcarpa fig would look ok in 360. Im very computer basic so sending me instructions would be a good idea im pretty busy next few days but will try to get around to it. Thanks to everyone who enjoyed my pics. I have two nice JBP coming up in next few weeks so might take more pics after a clean up and wire

Brett,

unfortunity my first tree was somehow eaten by my doggie a little juniper . I still dont know how he got it. he's learnt these days however. I have a squamata (my only one ) ive had for two and a half years.
Like everyone ive killed some. I lost a nice twin trunk JBP in a large black pots due to root rot. The top was drying out but the bottom staying real wet. I ended up getting it out and doing a emergency transplant and it seemed to be coming back ok but lost it a few months later that large fig i got pretty early on. imported from china by myself. Its in desperate need of a repot next summer. I missed it this year. Thats about as big as the leaves get. I have taken about 50 cuttings all growing so im happy to share if people are keen prob next spring
i currently have 21 species and all require slightly differant care. The humidity up here is the main issue with pines, tridents, squamata junipers. they didnt like it first season but have acclimatised ok and did well this year. thers so much info out there but you have to remember alot comes out of japan and there climate is alot differnet to aus, particually my climate. humidity brings pests too particullay aphids, scale but not really red spider mites, just gotta stay on top of them too. As been sub tropical my winters are mild and nothing really goes decidious except my pomigranate. Everything else is forced.

as for sources, some have come from ebay, others from private growers south coast NSW, Most have come from cambewarra bonsai. Some have come from a member on this forum i wont name unless he wants me too. one came from ledanta few years ago too. I like to find collections from older people who arent in the position to care for anymore and buy off them and restyle and care for.

Wow what a collection for that amount of time... very inspiring.
this is why ausbonsai is so great