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Callistemon Hichinbrook "dwarf"

Posted: February 19th, 2011, 10:23 am
by Bretts
After reading about a Callistemon in Bonsai Focus(5/2007) where they took a young tree that had been wrapped around a bamboo stake and made a nice little tree. I noticed it had the fatter stubby leaves that I have seen around but not noticed anyone doing as bonsai.
Stopped in at a Forestry nursery to see if they had any tube stock which they didn't and they had no idea which callistemon I was talking about.
It was quite funny in the end because I spotted something like it but it took me some time to drag them back saying it looks like this one back there what is that. It was a dwarf callistemon called Hinchinbrook, not tube stock but close enough.
I have trimmed it down and wired as much shape into the trunk as possible following the idea in bonsai Focus it should make a nice little tree in a few years if I don't kill it.
Here is a link to a picture of the species
http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/phtml?pc ... 569&size=3
Has anyone been using any other dwarf Callistemon?

Re: Callistemon Hichinbrook "dwarf"

Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 9:08 am
by Roger
Callistemon 'Little John' is a fairly 'dwarf' cultivar that is being grown by quite a few people as bonsai. Seems to be going OK. In the ground they reach about 1.5m or so, but also grow relatively slowly compared to others.

Re: Callistemon Hichinbrook "dwarf"

Posted: February 22nd, 2011, 12:06 pm
by Bretts
Thanks Roger I will have to keep a look out for them.