AusBonsai

Has anyone had much experience with these 2 specific species:

Allocasuarina Luehmannii
Allocasuarina Verticillata

I have recently purchased some stock of both of these, and have zero experience with these 2 species. Would love to hear advice or see pictures from members with experience on these.
I have experience with most other common Cas/Allocas but not these.

Well... the parcel arrived, but I wouldn't say it was a great start.

Rory the only way is up from there.

I am sure you can salvage some stock from the box and weave some magic

Fiona

fae wrote:Rory the only way is up from there.

I have to agree whole heartedly with Fae.

Look, it's like a cyclone landscape from Port Hedland!
Our trees here survive and nobody give a flying pigs bottom about them! With your experience I recon you will retrieve most if those! Chin up, even if your neck is dirty (my Gran used to say)!

All the best!


Cheers
EZ
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Yeah, I will have to pot them up in the middle of summer, but the parcels actually arrived about 3 weeks ago now, and I've managed to save them all. Even with the massive heat waves we've had, they've still grown strong. Just giving them moderate sunlight throughout the day and topping up the water has seen them start to get a much better colour and look.

bonsaibuddyman wrote:Yeah, I will have to pot them up in the middle of summer, but the parcels actually arrived about 3 weeks ago now, and I've managed to save them all. Even with the massive heat waves we've had, they've still grown strong. Just giving them moderate sunlight throughout the day and topping up the water has seen them start to get a much better colour and look.

Glad to hear that! Some of the high temps you guys get are our normal summer time weather - it doesn't make it easy to look after them, tho! I have tried automated watering systems ... but the water comes out so hot it burns what living tissue is still left - thats why I've asked for a shade house for Christmas! WooHoo!!!