Weeping Style

[Rowdy]

I have seen a few pictures of trees with foliage or flowers drooping down, and am interested is trying to do something in that style myself.
I am interested in finding out what types of trees lend themselves to that style more.
I am in Brisbane so I need to take that weather into consideration.
I really like the images of drooping wisteria flowers, and I have taken about a dozen cuttings from a tree hanging over someone’s fence down the street, but I have had no luck as they all died.

[Ash]

Leptospermum madidum is an excellent native to do this style with as it has small leaves and fine weeping shoots. You must be very careful not to let it dry out in a bonsai container though!
Ash

[Dumper]

try to get the chinese wisteria cutting stock. wont take long to flower. 2 yrs maybe? should be able to get this in any nursery. wisteria sinensis.

i have a wisteria floribunda that is around 8 yrs old and has never flower. might put it in the ground as a garden plant instead. lol

weeping maple, weeping elm. you can try that too. mostly all are grafted stock. if you dont like the graft union. best to buy older weeping maple / elm stock where the graft is most likely to heal over.

[Pup]

Agonis flexuosa, Leptospermum brachyandrum, are both natural weeping tree's, that have small white flowers and the foliage reduces .

Agonis has twisting flaky bark. Leptospermum has peeling or exfoliating bark.

[Levuccio]

You can use willow, cherry, plum, birch, beech

[bodhidharma]

Sorry Levuccio but Willow does not weep naturally in a pot..Willows only weep in nature due to the heaviness of its foliage. This cant be achieved in a pot. Acacia Howittii is also a very good Aussie Native subject.

[Gerard]

My willow was looking good 6 weeks ago, now growth is all 20cm straight up. Time to rewire again, this happens every year, lots of work for nice shape through winter.
I agree with Bodhi about acacia howittii. I cannot think of a better weeping species although I have been tempted to try another weeping acacia which I saw at B@##$gs, I think it was ticketed as "waterfall"
Acacia howittii is pictured at the top of this page next to Ausbonsai logo (blue pot)

[NaturalSelection]

Im no bonsai expert but i love AusNatives and experimenting ! =) baeckea virgata can weep well. as can 'said' leptospermum.. i have both =)

this is the Baeckea....

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((im about to write a topic asking for tips on pruning it...))

NS

[Pat093]

loropetalum, will weep over time, just i lil bit or pruning and wiring.
not natural but still i love mine, you just have to pic the right one.