Banksia integrifolia 3

[Rory]

Progression thread : Banksia integrifolia 3

I Purchased this Banksia from Bonsai World at Jilliby on the Central Coast on the 18th May 2016.
Cost: $25

This photo was taken 18.08.2016



This photo was taken 28.02.2019

[Watto]

$25 was good value for that stock and it has progressed well.

[Rory]

This photo was taken 18 Aug 2016




This photo was taken 02 Oct 2018




This photo was taken 15 Jan 2021

[Rory]

B. integrifolia 3-01 18Aug2016.jpg

18 Aug 2016

B. integrifolia 3-02 02Oct2018.jpg

02 Oct 2018

B. integrifolia 3-03 15Jan2021.jpg

15 Jan 2021

[Rory]

B. integrifolia 3-04 10Jan2022.jpg

10 Jan 2022

[Rory]

Not much to say on this, other than continuing to grow it hard and cut back.

I realize its not quite yet 01.01.2023, but its easier to post that its 2023, so looking back people can easily distinguish that its a year apart. Its only 1 day before the actual date.

B. integrifolia 3-06 01Jan2023.jpg

01Jan2023

B. integrifolia 3-05 01Jan2023.jpg

01Jan2023

[Rory]

This has been cut back to allow more sunlight to shine in to the lower areas.
After its repot in Spring last year it has powered on and had put on a huge flush of growth.
Integrifolia still grows well in shade, but if the lower branches get too shaded, it starts to lose vigor in them.
This probably wont be cut again until sometime in Spring this year.
This is at the stage where I'm reasonably happy with the bones.... might start more ramification building in a year or two.

Banksia.jpg

28Jan2023

[Rory]

B. integrifolia 3-08 03Nov2023.jpg.jpg

03Nov2023

Placed into its first Bonsai Pot. Mariusz Folda pot (Poland)

Wonderful species to bonsai!