AusBonsai

Anyone know of anywhere in Newcastle area where maples grow and can be dug?

Even liquid ambers

I know somewhere we can set air layers on mature ambers, Japanese maples, english elms and maybe a few other mature nursery grown material, itll be a day trip because its about an hour from where i am mate. Once it warms up that is.

I picked up a heavy trunked palmatum recently on Freecylce & missed out on 2 more by half an hour.

Don't know of anywhere to collect but know of a cache of old nursery stock thats just waiting for someone to claim them

ahhh Matt, and this would be??????????????????????????????????????

Im digging up one in my brothers yard this weekend coming, ill have a look if there are any more.

BTW this is off subject but i reckon all us hunter valley guys should meet up and have a beer and go for a dig?
i havnt met Matt yet.

Cheers Pat

Pat093 wrote:BTW this is off subject but i reckon all us hunter valley guys should meet up and have a beer and go for a dig?

Also off topic, I'm in Newie and new to bonsai. Keen to hear about any proposed digs. Also keen to meet local enthusiasts.

Xmonkey wrote:

Pat093 wrote:BTW this is off subject but i reckon all us hunter valley guys should meet up and have a beer and go for a dig?

Also off topic, I'm in Newie and new to bonsai. Keen to hear about any proposed digs. Also keen to meet local enthusiasts.

Pat & X,
It would be good to meet you both, I dont drink but usually up for a dig or even just a fat chewing
With developers gaining approval to tear up another chunk of local bush their is lots of potensai just waiting to be dug. Mainly natives with some introduced species including loads of privet.
Matt

Gareth wrote:ahhh Matt, and this would be??????????????????????????????????????

The local wholesaler! The stock was set aside for a retailer over 20yrs ago & he never returned for them....

MattA wrote:

Gareth wrote:ahhh Matt, and this would be??????????????????????????????????????

The local wholesaler! The stock was set aside for a retailer over 20yrs ago & he never returned for them....

anything interesting or useful for Bonsia?

kcpoole wrote:

MattA wrote:

Gareth wrote:ahhh Matt, and this would be??????????????????????????????????????

The local wholesaler! The stock was set aside for a retailer over 20yrs ago & he never returned for them....

anything interesting or useful for Bonsia?

With a bit of work This is the base of one I picked up last year, it has spent the season in the ground, I will be digging soon to do root work & maybe start on giving it some direction up top... My mentor got a great 'Butterfly' that I have been trying to convince him to part with ever since.. no luck so far