AusBonsai

Tentative entry to the native comp, I'll just be dumping everything in the one thread. Seed was collected from trees around the neighbourhood. Melaleuca nesophila and armilaris, also have some lanceolata just starting to stick their heads up.

Just testing some seed before wasting energy on a pot and whatnot. Good germ rates on linariifolia and baxteri but no show on rubiginosa and lanigerum. Gives me a heads up on how dense they'll need to be sown.

Few more, same deal as everyone else, into a a dark cupboard but as long as they're off the tree they'll open.

I've found my best germination with ficus seed was spread on top of the soil in a polystyrene box (lots of seed), covered with a sheet of glass and placed in a bright spot. Ive also done smaller quantities in a small plastic pot on top of soil and placed in my greenhouse in a bright spot. They seem to respond to the high humidity and good light hitting the actual seed. Whenever I've covered seed with soil I've had very low germination.

dansai wrote: ↑October 16th, 2024, 8:11 am I've found my best germination with ficus seed was spread on top of the soil in a polystyrene box (lots of seed), covered with a sheet of glass and placed in a bright spot. Ive also done smaller quantities in a small plastic pot on top of soil and placed in my greenhouse in a bright spot. They seem to respond to the high humidity and good light hitting the actual seed. Whenever I've covered seed with soil I've had very low germination.

Thanks for the heads up. I moved those to a windowsill before throwing them out, figured they may need light or better temps (I did get some germination but not enough to bother).

It's only just starting to warm up down here so I might have another crack in a week or two. I'm in two minds atm, roll with the comp or give it a miss and get stuck in with clones.

Just adding a few more, not the best time to be starting seedlings but they'll catch up eventually.

Melaleuca styphelioides, Melaleuca linariifolia, Melaleuca decussata, Melaleuca huegelii, Melaleuca diosmifolia, Leptospermum continentale, Leptospermum laevigatum, Leptospermum lanigerum, Kunzea baxteri.

Melaleuca armillaris... I expected a little mortality but it seems like every seed wanted to live. Anyway, seperated into clumps.

Thanks for the mature images. I can definitely see how you can end up with that multi-trunked/branched form. When you cut them back hard, they shoot back all over the tree including down low. I'm forever rubbing off buds on these.

Look forward to seeing what you make of them.

Cheers, glad you found them interesting. The young foliage on these is quite delicate, I reckon they'd get a bit fried over summer leaving them nice and bushy by the time autumn rolls around.

I'm adding Melaleuca howeana to the list and that's it for me... pics when there's something to take a pic of.

Cuttings - TICK
Air-layers - TICK
Seeds - BZZZZ

Tick tick... https://youtube.com/shorts/ndOL5rgoJOc? ... BYVrOus-Vw

Melaleuca nesophila growing strong. Been a bit lazy with these but at some stage before the month ends I'll get around to sorting them out. Some will stay as individual trees and the rest will be split into various size clumps. Melaleuca linariifolia and styphelioides, seeds sown 16th of November. Melaleuca armillaris, I pulled all the small stuff, stripped the leaves back, bound the stalks together and gave the roots a trim. They handled the butchery well so the bulk of these are going towards a fusion project.