AusBonsai

This little project came from a cutting when I was re styling one of my larger bottle brush. It was struck as a cutting on 17=01=2009.

Here are some progression shots of the process. Now the tree today 18=03=2010 14 months later.
Roots are coming out of the bottom of the pot it will need re potting next bud burst.
Which will be about 3 weeks from now. Will post it being done.

I hope you like it it still has some way to go but is getting there pretty quick.

beautiful movement pup, it will fill in nice, are you going for a full looking tree?


jamie

Beautiful work as always pup. I wouldnt have thought a cutting as mature as this would have taken. Gives me more ideas for the future.

Matt

G,day Matt yes they are one of the trees that work well from cuttings and quickly. The tops of the Bottle brush is very dominant so you have to take it off sometimes to keep the tree neat
Here is one I took off the top of the tree in Canberra's collection, it is 4 years old notice the foliage is also reducing as well. No I have not defoliated it is just natural attrition as I prune it.
I cant find my double a battery for size comparison. So give them a try larger cuttings that is not Battery's

Up date of one of the Shohin bottlebrush cuttings this one was taken on the 19th of March 2010.

This is it today I will take another when in full flower soon.

Cheers Pup

Pup, great tree mate, i like the pot

Awesome Pup, they look amazing. It looks like when you prepare the cutting you leave a stub of wood protruding down lower than the bark (not cut flat across the bottom) is that correct?

I just bought a little bottom heated propagation matt so I am trying to do a few fatter cuttings and hopefully make some little mame if they take

Thanks for the look

neal.

Hi Pup

That is great work, i love small natives.
And questions on how easy bottle brushes take? Do they require any major care when trying to stike them? and how fat can you go?
I have never really herd of natives getten taken from a cutting?

Cheers

Pat;
I think most of that is covered in this thread, which I found helpful:
viewtopic.php?f=55&t=2641&start=0

Gday Mr Pup!

They're some great looking little Callistemons you have there! I don't know how I missed this thread the first time around, but I'm really glad I caught it this time.

You have me inspired to take some cuttings now - like I need more little trees to neglect...

Thanks!

Fly.

Pat093 wrote:And questions on how easy bottle brushes take? Do they require any major care when trying to stike them? and how fat can you go?
I have never really herd of natives getten taken from a cutting?

G'day Pat, You might also like to check out Pup's post Propagation by cuttings (and use the site search function )

Must be just about in bloom by now Pup, any chance on an updated pic or 2?

Regards,
Steven

Steven wrote:

Pat093 wrote:And questions on how easy bottle brushes take? Do they require any major care when trying to stike them? and how fat can you go?
I have never really herd of natives getten taken from a cutting?

G'day Pat, You might also like to check out Pup's post Propagation by cuttings (and use the site search function )

Must be just about in bloom by now Pup, any chance on an updated pic or 2?

Regards,
Steven

Still not in flower we have had some cooldays and quite a bit of rain lately so it has slowed it down a bit, about another week or two.
Cheers Pup