AusBonsai

G'day

i picked these three up from a nursery today. Found them tucked away down the back as i am not familiar with Banksia could anyone help please.

Identification solved

By Grant Bowie

Banksia serrata x 2
banksia integrifolia x1

No#01 No#02 No#03

Cheers Andrew

Serrata, Serrata, Integrifolia

As you are Qld the serrata could be Aemula(Wallum or Swamp Banksi) but I think they are serrata.

Grant

Without giving them a feel, closing my eyes and waving my hand over them I think that the first species (really toothed leaf margins) looks like Banksia aemula or Banksia serrata and the second species looks like Banksia integrifolia. Do you know where they came from? That can help with ID. Very nice Andrew.
regards
Ash

Thanks Grant and Ash


Ash the nursery i got them from is really small and run by an fella in his 80's. you only no it is open when the front gate is open.

nice find there mate they look like some good bases to work with

Best thing about the find was they were $1.00 each

a buck each is a great score. what are the sizes of them

Pic 01 is 360 h with a 50 mm trunk, Pic 02 is 270 h with a 40 mm trunk and Pic 03 is 230 h and 130 wide it has a really thin trunk, This fella has more natives that have been let go with grass and weeds growing in the pots so when I have more time I will be going back for more.

the first one has some great old bark second is pretty good too, these will either make for some nice shohin trees or if you decide to grow on for a larger tree to, you can pretty much build what you want

Jamie
I am going to try for shohin trees As I have never grown Banksia's before it will be a learning curve but you have to start some were

AndrewM wrote:Jamie
I am going to try for shohin trees As I have never grown Banksia's before it will be a learning curve but you have to start some were

Nice find Mate
The leaves reduce really well on Banksia so you can make nice shohin trees from them

Ken

Cheers Ken


All the info on Banksia's is greatly appreciated.

Nice find Andrew

Any chance you can share the name of this nursery, I'm always on the lookout for nurseries like this but don't seem to have much luck finding them.

Cheers Regan

Yer mate

Kurrajong Nursery
They are on the corner of Rowley Rd and Kurrajong Drive Burpengary

see how you go.

Andrew

Thanks mate I'll let you know if I find anything

cheers Regan