AusBonsai

I bought this tree in April this year from Indigiscapes native nursery at Capalaba. When I bought it, It was in a forestry tube and cost $2.50. All I have done with it is repotting.

That's grown crazy tall quickly!!!

Yes, it has. The two larger columellaris that I trunk chopped have grown back bushy rather than tall.

Looking forward to looking at it in a year time...
Pierre

This little Callitris continues to impress with its growth rate. I chopped the top and wired up a new leader, and have been trying to control the apex to allow lower branches to grow.
From above:
Looking at these photos, I think the plant is crying out for some more development, so I will be a bit more conscientious with with its pruning going forward.

You're getting some great growth!!!

This tree seems to be thriving on neglect. It did get an autumn repot, and this spring I have chopped the top again and rewired a leader. The trunk is thickening slowly, and a little nice bark is beginning to form.

Looks like the photos are uploading now:

Looking very healthy Redsonic ,plenty of options in there. Looks like neglect is the answer. John.

Thanks John. Lots of options, but I have to make sure I am not getting too many shoots from one spot while I leave it to its own devices. I think it is time soon to thin it out aggressively & start to foster that sparse look that Callitris around here naturally get. I wasn't expecting this much foliage from a native pine!

This tree has been powering away. About 4 weeks ago, I took off 2 low branches I had been growing as sacrifices for taper, and did another trunk chop, wired a new leader, and started to put some movement in the keeper branches:
I won't be repotting it until Spring, but am looking forward to doing some root work then, as the surface roots I can see aren't that great.

I repotted this one about 10 days ago. The root growth below the soil was really nice; fine and dense, so I gave it quite a heavy root prune.
One branch I wired last Summer died back (I was too aggressive with the bends), so there are some heavy scars, and I am limited to only a few branches now, and 2 of them are almost bar branches.

Looks good. I repotted mine but it’s looking very much on the way to dead.


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Beano wrote: ↑October 29th, 2020, 4:19 pm Looks good. I repotted mine but it’s looking very much on the way to dead.


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I had a look at your thread, Beano and there were some great suggestions from others for this species. I am now hoping that I didn't go too hard on the root prune.
Sorry to hear about yours dying; my other plant in this competition is struggling for life atm.

Sorry posted in wrong thread - please delete my post...