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I need a bit of advice on how to tackle digging large Casuarina out . I am keen to give them a go after seeing so many fantastic ones in"Budi's" new book. Does "Casuarina (Equestifolia?)" grow native in Aust

Hi Shannon,
Casuarina equisetifolia is the common native species you find on the coast and beaches all around tropical Australia, the one with weepy foliage and that lovely sound of wind through the trees on the beach. Looks very different if pruned as bonsai as in Roberts trees. If you don't have any luck colecting one in your area send me a message for seeds.
Ashley

Cheers Ash !!

Steven here also has some seeds he collects from his property.
he has kindly send some to me of which I have sown the first batch.

In the next few weeks I am hoping that they start to shoot

G'day Shannon,

You might like to review the following posts;

Casuarina Sacrifice by PeterH
Yamadori Casuarina - Literati or Natural style by yours truly
Collected Casurina First Repot by Bretts
or our Casuarina species guide

Don't forget to get permission before you dig and remember your camera so you can share the event with us

Regards,
Steven

I looked through my Bonsai Focus magazines for the article on Casuarina and believe that it is in issue no# 87 the one that I am missing. Can't remember how much the article had about collecting but it should be worth a look. The article was written by Robert Stevens. I wonder if his book has anything on collecting?

Cheers Steven, for pointing me in the right direction ,and Bretts your tree is looking great ! I'm hoping to collect a large one and do a bit of carving (chain saw style)Ha ha.