AusBonsai

OWNED & TRAINED: Carole
HEIGHT: 53 cm
WIDTH: 49 cm
AGE: Unknown, it was collected from wild about 2004 or 5
IN TRAINING: About 6 years
LIVES IN: Queensland

History: I am not totally sure of the past history. I bought the tree in May 2006 and believe it was collected a year or so before that. Since I have owned it I have removed a lot of the branches and reduced some of the gins. The top has been totally reshaped. From memory it was twin trunk, but too busy for my liking so I removed all of the smaller trunk expect for the lowest branch, which I now use for balance.

I didn’t know these were Australian natives until it was confirmed by Jamie today so thought I would share this little chap with you.

All he asks for is to be trimmed all the time in summer, fed well and kept very moist. In fact I sit him in a shallow tray of water during summer. He responds well to regular rootpruning and if he doesn’t get it he suffers weakness and dieback of the branches.

Cheers Carole

Love the shape of this tree, looking good!

Greth wrote:Love the shape of this tree, looking good!

Thank you. I love the quote, because I have certainly killed trees.
Cheers Carole

this is awesome aswell carole great work, love it! i tend to leave mine on the slightly drier side i havent had a prob doing that or any dieback, i look forward to mine getting as ramified as this one, the ramification is great!

Jamie wrote:this is awesome aswell carole great work, love it! i tend to leave mine on the slightly drier side i havent had a prob doing that or any dieback, i look forward to mine getting as ramified as this one, the ramification is great!

Yeah I like it Jamie, it is so easy to work and as you know, it grows so fast. The pocket I live in just might be hotter than where you are. I lived in Bundaberg for a few years and the climate was 'perfect'. In the Gold Coast hinterland where we are fairly high up, we get extremely hot summers and cooler winters. Over time I have found if the cleros dry out they are in trouble but maybe it could be the different soil mixes we use. Mine is a very open mix and dries out within 24 hours.

Thanks for sharing. Carole