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[SOLVED] three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 17th, 2010, 7:36 pm
by mr miyagi
here are three bonsai that i have no name or background on can you crack the identity of these bonsais cheers
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Identification solved
#1 By Leigh
#2 & #3 By shannon
#1 corokia cotoneaster- New Zealand wire bush
#2 Hebe buchananii
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 17th, 2010, 7:41 pm
by Leigh Taafe
The first one is corokia cotoneaster - New Zealand wire bush
I cant be sure of the other two.
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 17th, 2010, 7:47 pm
by Shannon
Don't know the first one but the second is a variegated NZ Christmas bush "metrosideros" and the third is a Hebe I think.
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 17th, 2010, 8:02 pm
by mr miyagi
Leigh Taafe wrote:The first one is corokia cotoneaster - New Zealand wire bush
I cant be sure of the other two.
your spot on cheers for that
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 17th, 2010, 8:04 pm
by mr miyagi
Shannon wrote:Don't know the first one but the second is a variegated NZ Christmas bush "metrosideros" and the third is a Hebe I think.
yep those are the ones and they call it Hebe buchananii thanks for that shannon
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 17th, 2010, 10:33 pm
by Gerard
#3 might be "myrtus luma"
Gerard
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 18th, 2010, 5:12 am
by roka
Mate nice cotoneaster, Do you want to disclose what you paid for it? Its just that iv been after one for some time. and i really like yours.
Sorry to get off topic
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 18th, 2010, 9:40 am
by mr miyagi
roka wrote:Mate nice cotoneaster, Do you want to disclose what you paid for it? Its just that iv been after one for some time. and i really like yours.
Sorry to get off topic
hi there roka thanks for the compliment but i didnt pay for this one it was a present that i recieved a while back from a good friend overseas it took him a while to track this down also i dont know what one would be worth i havent seen 1 for sale can anyone here tell me what one might be worth much apreciated
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 18th, 2010, 9:59 am
by tr3nt29
tree #3: luma apiculata
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 18th, 2010, 10:03 am
by Mojo Moyogi
Definitely Luma apiculata for #3
Mojo
Re: three bonsai identities unknown give it a crack
Posted: May 18th, 2010, 2:15 pm
by mr miyagi
hi there roka thanks for the compliment but i didnt pay for the cottonester it was a present that i recieved a while back from a good friend overseas it took him a while to track this down also i dont know what one would be worth i havent seen 1 for sale can anyone here tell me what one might be worth much apreciated