AusBonsai

I found this fella on the top of my dam wall, I had not noticed it before as it looked dead among the stumps of other trees that had been removed. I have only been here for a couple of months so still finding new things.

What caught my attention were the flowers, on closer inspection I could see it had some new growth as well. There was a significant amount of die back, but also back budding low down on old wood.

The soil as you would imagine is clay, no surprise there, after digging down I found some surface roots that appear to be natural ground layering. below that looks like a straight trunk that had been buried at some stage probably 40-50mm diameter.

Any Ideas what it might be would be appreciated.

Looks like an Indian Hawthorn - Rhaphiolepis
Cheers
Kirky

KIRKY wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 2:40 pm Looks like an Indian Hawthorn - Rhaphiolepis
Cheers
Kirky

That was my immediate thought but I’ve never eeen one looking do straggly so I wasn’t 100% ha!

Thanks Kirky and Tim,
Not surprised it's doing it tough, not the best growing conditions where it is most likely dropped there by a bird. I see they are a pest so best remove it.

They make great bonsai, but they're classed as weeds here in Qld, I believe.

melbrackstone wrote: ↑September 17th, 2021, 7:15 pm They make great bonsai, but they're classed as weeds here in Qld, I believe.

I will try to ground layer below the few roots that have already started nothing to lose.