AusBonsai

Hi All, Happy new year!

A friend of mine came to visit recently and brought this little stump with him. Any ideas on what it might be?

Adding a picture will help with the ID

shibui wrote:Adding a picture will help with the ID

I Agree... slightly premature post thanks to my 4 year old.

Coastal bearded heath / native current maybe?

Leucopogon Parviflorus... Giddy up!

Looks allot like Hakea ruscifolia. Do the leaves have really sharp points?

Alec

Ryceman3 wrote:Leucopogon Parviflorus... Giddy up!

That has to be it! Thanks for the ID guys. Much appreciated.

Now does anyone have one and have any tips? I've just potted it in a pretty rocky mix for now. Wondering if I should be introducing some beach sand to the mix.

From a little reading I note that this is a bush tucker source also and when they fruit it was believed to be a good time to go fishing for Bream!

Cheers,
Rick

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some inspiration here!
Fantastic species. I see some brilliant natural specimens about the coastal windswept areas of aus.

Take a look at " 2015 Native symposium photos" sorry I do not know how to insert a link. I think it is tree #26

Nice find.. Thx Gerard.
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Hopefully this link works. Fingers crossed it takes to its new home. No issues with keeping it moist on the central coast right now

good stuff Ricky!!

Hey reidy! Let's see how it handles the Transplant!

Gday Duckbed,
Got a few of these as tube stock last year...so my knowledge on them isn't exactly comprehensive but...
Was told they are slow growers, but I have had mixed results. Of the 7 I have some have taken off to almost 1m tall with plenty of shoots, while others have grown but maybe only 20-30cm in height, all have thrown new growth from areas that have been trimmed back.
After I repotted from tubes (this time last year) I had some mild dieback in random spots on most of them. I did some experimentation in cutting back roots on some, while slip potting others. It didn't seem to change the amount of die back experienced - none of it was excessive, but just so you know.
Webbing caterpillars in new growth are the major pest I have found that affect them, and possums in my area love them (but they eat everything here!)
Plenty of sun and water. Not much growth over winter but this time of year they are producing a lot of new growth. I have cautiously fertilised a few of them to see what happens, hasn't had any detrimental effect so far but it's early days.
I have mine in reasonably well draining mix, nothing special and they seem to find it OK... no need for anything customised for my money.

Good luck with yours, it's a beauty - lovely trunk. My favourite native by far. Keep posting the progress, love to see how it is going.