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[Wanted] Japanese Maple and Wisteria

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:44 pm
by magb
If anyone has Japanese Maple or Wisteria for sale can you please let me know. Have to be able to post to Queensland

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:09 pm
by Jamie
Australia Bonsai grower has some Japanese maples, ranging in size :D

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:03 pm
by AndrewM
Hi
What size wisteria are you looking for.

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:00 pm
by craigw60
Hi Magb,
If you are looking for wisteria you should only buy them with flower buds or in flower. When wisteria are propagated if the nurseryman uses wood that has not flowered they can take many many years to do so. My advice to you is to hold off on your wisteria until the flowering period then look for one.
Craig

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:30 pm
by Pup
craigw60 wrote:Hi Magb,
If you are looking for wisteria you should only buy them with flower buds or in flower. When wisteria are propagated if the nurseryman uses wood that has not flowered they can take many many years to do so. My advice to you is to hold off on your wisteria until the flowering period then look for one.
Craig
Good advice 20 years only flowered once sold it. It has not missed a flowering since. Mrs Pup flowers every year a grafted one, some time 3 times.

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:45 pm
by craigw60
:lol: :lol: :lol: Yes Pup I have one the same its supposed to be a white which has the best perfume but who knows I sure don't. It has such a lovely old trunk I am loath to part with it

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:02 pm
by dayne
sure you want a maple in biloela they might strugle well actually they will id say

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:30 pm
by Jamie
dayne wrote:sure you want a maple in biloela they might strugle well actually they will id say
yea that was a concern of mine aswell, but you guys on the sunny coast can grow T.maples sweet as were me, Rod and Tony they just sit stagnant.

if you were to get a japanese maple it would require good protection all round from sun, wind and weather in general all year round, the J. maples arent as strong as tridents.


jamie :D

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:40 pm
by dayne
even tridents sulk and youll never have much nice leaf on them down here may be in a shade house but then the humidity gets em their doable but gotta know what your doing

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:48 pm
by Jamie
at least you guys get the cooler times, up here that is just un thought of, we are lucky to get one night that gets down to below twenty.

shannons tridents seem to be going alright when i seen it.

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:56 pm
by craigw60
Its so much better to tailor your collection to suit your climate. You can spend years fussing over trees outside their climate zone when the effort could be put into plants that flourish. The long term results are so much better.
Craig

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Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:59 pm
by Jamie
craigw60 wrote:Its so much better to tailor your collection to suit your climate. You can spend years fussing over trees outside their climate zone when the effort could be put into plants that flourish. The long term results are so much better.
Craig
i agree completly there mate :D ;) a lot of my trees are fig which love it up here, clero aswell, i may be stepping out of the trees comfort zones with JBP when i get one but from what i have seen they thrive pretty well!

i have given up on maples altogether.

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Posted: March 24th, 2010, 2:21 pm
by BonsaiFish
G'day magb

Don't know if you're still after a wisteria or what size tree. If you're after a large wisteria, then I've got one up for grabs. Depends on your budget.

Been estimated at 30 - 35+ years old.

Personally the flowering isn't critical to me....I'm into their trunks. But ftr mine last flowered in Jan this year (sporadic). I've decided it's too big for me. I can lift it in its styro box but not if its in a Bonsai pot (never had it in a pot).

The tree needs development....it's a trunk with lots of branching.

I'm after 4 figures or close if you're interested.

Cheers,
Russell