AusBonsai

hi, this was hiding behind some bigger natives at bunnings and the dude there didn't know what it was. he said it was dead which as why there was no tag or price. after examining the roots and noticing one, yes one white tipped root. i thought maybe it will live and there weren't any more around and he gave it to me. i think its a casuarina cunninghamiana. it now (7 days later) has several white tipped roots and looks greener.
any suggestions on how to increase its survival rate would be sweet . after reading some threads, soaking it in seasol might be a good start. Yes? No? Or even telling me, "its dead, your an idiot", would be a huge help. thanks, and i love this site (ausbonsai).

Identification solved

by kunzea

casuarina cunninghamiana

Doess not look too dead to me !

Keep moist ( but not wet) and daily Seasol till shows new growth. nice score

Ken

gday ken. good score is right. thanks for the confirmation with the csol. do you think its a cas. cun? woody

Hi woody
Cas cun looks possible. It looks alive. What it needs most is 'WATER', but don't drown it; just keep it moist/damp.

I don't think it needs csol daily, just follow the bottle's recs. Ken certainy recommends the daily dose and probably has done it successfully - or at least his trees haven't complained. My cas have been happy with occassional doses.

good luck
K

hi Kunzea, thanks for the input and ID. i would hate to kill it so i've done the csol this morning, i'll wait a couple of days, monitor and re-do. thanks heaps.
woody