AusBonsai

Here my Australian Casuarina equisetifolia, that I bought two years ago. It was in a rather poor stage from what it is now, the wire was grown into the bark at some places and it took me a week daily clipping the dead branches out.I have since rewired it and from the way it look now, it shows he like his new home. Here the pictures year one - two.

here the pictures year two progression about 6 weeks ago. Clipping was done 3-4 weeks interval, all by hand to avoid brown tips (changed to scissors, learned it did not make much difference ), I extend the lower branches by not clipping them, some are still weak, but growing at that time. I have not much back clipping, that will follow.

Last pruning done to shape this morning, still not there yet but it is getting there.

Some branches will grow at will to fill some space and ad to the all over look.

That is a monster tree! Quite impressive, as is the pot!


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Yes it is, heavy to move and plenty of work, my biggest bonsai yet. If you look at the bark, before it was grey and full of pollution, and it did not start growing, after I cleaned it with a pressure cleaner it just jumped needles. The red looks also better I think.

Very nice Andreas - this tree is coming along nicely

Thanks for your posts
Regards
Steve

Thank you Steve, happy we can share and enjoy our hobby!

Andreas wrote:Yes it is, heavy to move and plenty of work, my biggest bonsai yet. If you look at the bark, before it was grey and full of pollution, and it did not start growing, after I cleaned it with a pressure cleaner it just jumped needles. The red looks also better I think.

Hi Andreas, that's a lovely pot. Is that an imported pot or made by Indonesian locals?

Indonesians, they got talents, not only in pots but Bonsai's too!

I too really like the pot, and the casuarina has gone gangbusters in your care! Thanks for sharing

Thank you, appreciate all comments

Well done Andreas , you've done a great job with that tree
Peterb

Andreas wrote:Indonesians, they got talents, not only in pots but Bonsai's too!

Thank you for showing your beautiful tree. You did a great job on it!!

Hi there here an update on the tree, had not much time to get things done this year to to much work.