AusBonsai

Tomorrow, Monday 23 March 2020 is national Eucalyptus day. May I suggest that we all post a photo of one of our own Eucalyptus bonsai to celebrate the day in style?
I promise I will post one tomorrow.

Here's my contribution, a couple of Eucalypts (species unknown) that I dug last spring. They are endemic to the S.E. Qld area.

Being first is always good, thanks Raging.

Eucalyptus nicholii

Peter
That's beautiful!

Thanks Peter, that has set the bar pretty high.

Thanks Peter, that has set the bar pretty high.

I've gone a bit nuts with my eucalypts (my wife might have some different wording for it if you ask her). Nothing close to a bonsai yet but check back in a few years

Watto, it's ALWAYS Eucalyptus Day...

A couple of trunks I'm still working on:
E. elata, from memory.
?E. viminalis.
E. bridgesiana, about 8 years old.
E. crenulata, not my work, about 20 years old.

Look for small-leafed Eucs that grow in your area, grow them like mad, cut back hard, go crazy!

Gavin

Thanks Greg and Gavin.
This one I dug in November 2018 so it is nearly ready to start the design and wiring processes. Unfortunately I don't know the species.
I dug this because it had some low down trunk movement.

Happy Eucalyptus Day .

Forest Red Gum
E Tereticornis
Its about 70cm
Purchased as nursery stock in 2016
The trunk has been cut once in 17 and since just left have cut the branching a few times this season and other than that its just pinching


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On Gum Day - my gums ...

The River Gums in the [Natural] Comp and a start little River gums stump... all are given me joy. and a little Water Gum Cheers,

Mark

PS - Cool thread - thanks for starting - some great trees and PeterH - your tree is inspiring. As is Gavin's Bridgesiana and Sno's trees and bl@@dy back yard! Baldwitlion's Forest Red is cool too... in fact everyone have a crack at these bad units should be congratulated - they are chaotic in their habit and their reaction to anything approaching training - so anyone having a crack deserves a participation award.

A day late but here's mine. Local ironbark that popped up in another pot, 6mths from a little 2 leaf seedling now over 2cm across and chopped 3weeks ago.

PeterH wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2020, 3:03 pm Eucalyptus nicholii

Funny... I was just searching the google-verse on behalf of Trunksie to figure out how to wire Sheoak and I found this article ... not about Sheoak http://anpsa.org.au/bonsaiSG/bonsai7.pdf... Pretty sure that PeterH and his tree is noted here back in 2004.

It's humbling to think that my 7 or so years in this sport is nothing... so early in my journey and so many experienced folk.