AusBonsai

Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone can tell me the name of the tree these seeds came from . If you are in Adelaide this tree can be found lining the road along Fullerton road, from cross roads to greenhill road.
just wanting to research this particular tree and find out if it has any potential to be grown as bonsai material and have no idea what it is.

Cheers
Lee

Jacaranda

Looks very much like Jacaranda seed pod to me.

Edit.... Beat me too it.

in addition def jacaranda and a few nice bonsais of them around...

Thanks guys...did some research on them with mixed thoughts......some say they make good bonsai others say they dont. I think what the hell, I will give them a go....unfortunately none of the pods I pick up the other day have seed in them so I guess its another waiting game and another seed added to the list of trees to propagate


Thanks again guys

Lee

Yes Jacaranda it must be.

This is an Australian native.

Together with the Lantana, Plane tree, the balckberry bush and good old morning glory.

Bet you all can name more of theses well represented Australian natives.

Cheers

cuwire wrote:Yes Jacaranda it must be.

This is an Australian native.

Together with the Lantana, Plane tree, the balckberry bush and good old morning glory.

Bet you all can name more of theses well represented Australian natives.

Cheers

Huh!
Most definitley not native and neither are the others you mentioned

Tree hugger they can make Great Bonsai, but are considered a "difficult" tree.
They grow fast and back shoot well. Take wiring easily and develop nice bark quickly. Hard oto get ramification and suffere Winter die back a little.
As the leaves are compound, they do not easily reduce, but will do so once in a Bonsai pot.

Later in the year, have a look around the area you found the seed pods and you shodu see seedlings come up. Collect them and grow on in a large pot for a few years

Ken

Otherwise you can find Jacaranda at a few local nurseries around Adelaide. I picked up a small plant a few months ago for about $10.

I thought about trying them from seed also but after seeing one cheap, I thought I'd save myself the effort. At least for my first attempt at a Jacaranda anyway.

Most definitley not native and neither are the others you mentioned

Ken aren't they a South African native?

Isitangus wrote:Most definitley not native and neither are the others you mentioned

Ken aren't they a South African native?

Many are grown in SA, but they are actually South American
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacaranda_mimosifolia

Ken

Seems like you have the specie for the seed pods you found but I thought this might interest you. Shows some of the trees lining some of roads around Adelaide.
http://www.salife7.com.au/adelaide/gard ... boulevards

Seems like you have the specie for the seed pods you found but I thought this might interest you. Shows some of the trees lining some of roads around Adelaide.
http://www.salife7.com.au/adelaide/gard ... boulevards

thanks blue, Yeah I've seen this snippet. was actually driving down crossroads and noticed the trees out the front of Cabra College and thought they were liquid amber then saw this footage and realised they were plane trees
The bark on the plane trees is great imo .... looks like army camo

Later in the year, have a look around the area you found the seed pods and you should see seedlings come up. Collect them and grow on in a large pot for a few years

Thanks Ken good advice.....will definitely check that out later in the year, however I have a suspicion that these trees are growing out of concrete footpaths, hopefully I can find a few

Yes Jacaranda it must be.

This is an Australian native.

Yes Jacaranda it is "cuwire," they are definitely not native.........Yes South America.....Brazil actually


In conclusion if I come across some pods/seedlings later in the year I think I will have a crack at growing them......I have nothing to lose and only experience to gain