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Banksia Integrifolia 01
Posted: October 11th, 2019, 12:14 pm
by Jarad
And I have finally transitioned into the realm of banksias. Here's a few photo's of a little guy I picked up and lopped the top off of a few weekends ago.
BI01 - 190914 - Front.jpg
BI01 - 190914 - Back.jpg
BI01 - 190914 - Left.jpg
BI01 - 190914 - Right.jpg
This guy will most likely be the first of many!
Re: Banksia Integrifolia 01
Posted: October 11th, 2019, 3:14 pm
by tgooboon
Nice size to start with
Do you plan for the branch to take over the trunk?
Are you expecting the trunk to rot? Or do you leave such a long over cut to make a jin?
Re: Banksia Integrifolia 01
Posted: October 11th, 2019, 3:14 pm
by tgooboon
Re: Banksia Integrifolia 01
Posted: October 11th, 2019, 10:55 pm
by Jarad
tgooboon wrote: ↑October 11th, 2019, 3:14 pm
Nice size to start with
Do you plan for the branch to take over the trunk?
Are you expecting the trunk to rot? Or do you leave such a long over cut to make a jin?
Cheers mate!
The leader going up will be part of the continuation of the trunk, but will be cut back again in a few years to create taper. And then again and again.
I was allowing for a bit of die back after the chop, which I'll remove at a later date.
I don't think jin are really appropriate for banksias as they don't have them in the wild, the dead branches usually just rot and fall off.
