Plant identification

Bonsai_madness · Post by **Bonsai_madness** » January 20th, 2015, 6:06 pm

Could someone help me identify this species please?

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » January 20th, 2015, 6:52 pm

Looks like a bottle brush.... (Calistemon)...

Cheers
Elmar

squizzy · Post by **squizzy** » January 20th, 2015, 7:08 pm

Maybe taxodium or sequoia?

Squizz

shibui · Post by **shibui** » January 20th, 2015, 7:33 pm

Not a very good photo but I think it might be swamp cypress ( taxodium) or dawn redwood (metasequoia). I'd need a closer look at the leaves to be more positive.

Rory · Post by **Rory** » January 20th, 2015, 9:06 pm

It is very easy to tell the difference between the 2 most common 'redwoods' used in Australian Bonsai.

Basically, Metasequia has needles which are directly opposite to each other.
Taxodium has needles which are alternate.

You often see people advising the wrong redwood identification, simply because it 'looks' like theirs. But this simple link is quite self explanatory. That is a terrible photo so it is hard to tell, but you will certainly be able to identify it yourself with this link, which I always give to people who are unsure :

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/megl9.htm

Bonsai_madness · Post by **Bonsai_madness** » January 21st, 2015, 3:17 pm

thanks.. after following that link i think i can confirm it is a Taxodium.

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