A few Australian Natives...

Mapleminx · Apr 5, 2022

Shibui said:
There's a guy in Sweden growing one for a year or so indoors. Casuarina may just be more adaptable than we realize.

Ok I am sold, I am giving it a try just for curiosities sake

. No telling if the seeds I’ll get are any good but I can say I gave it a go.

Ryceman3 · Apr 26, 2022

The Melaleuca from Post #9 almost exactly 1 year on… happy with the development!

Taste · Apr 26, 2022

Seems like every species I see an Aussie post is just jaw dropping to me.

Beanwagon · Apr 26, 2022

Great stuff!

Gustavo Martins · Apr 26, 2022

Seriously cool stuff
I got a melaleuca myself but still growing the trunk.

Beanwagon · Apr 26, 2022

I have access to a lot of cool Australian natives. Sadly I've procrastinated for years about getting into natives.

Cajunrider · Apr 26, 2022

Ryceman3 said:
The Melaleuca from Post #9 almost exactly 1 year on… happy with the development!

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Excellent!

Gustavo Martins · Apr 27, 2022

By the way, the Melaleuca I got is M. armilaris. Do you have any experience with these?

Ryceman3 · Apr 27, 2022

Gustavo Martins said:
By the way, the Melaleuca I got is M. armilaris. Do you have any experience with these?

There are literally hundreds of Mels so lots to experiment with. I have no direct experience with Armillaris, but it is very similar to M.Ericifolia (post #38) both in aesthetics and care I believe. I have seen one or two M. Armilaris that have been made into bonsai… they look great, a worthy bonsai candidate!

Shibui · Apr 27, 2022

M. armillaris is equally tough. It should tolerate anything you want to do to it.

Ryceman3 · Dec 16, 2022

Here’s a recent repot of a Callistemon (bottlebrush) from about a month ago. It needed a rethink and a change of angle too. A lot of Aussie natives seem to prefer being repotted in the warmer months, which means that they don’t compete for attention at traditional repot times… very handy!

RJG2 · Dec 16, 2022

We need more southern hemisphere folks on here, so I have awesome stuff to look at (get jealous of) during the winter!

Pixar · Dec 16, 2022

Thanks for posting ,I'll search here in New Zealand for the same trees

Ryceman3 · Feb 11, 2023

Update after a repot for one of my Mel’s today (last seen in post #37)…
starting to fill in pretty well.

Shibui · Feb 11, 2023

Great to see some of the wonderful Southern species. Not traditionally used as bonsai but some of the southern species have all the attributes to make great bonsai.

Ryceman3 · Feb 11, 2023

Here’s another update from today‘s work… another Melaleuca linariifolia.

Ryceman3 · Feb 18, 2023

Another couple of repots from this weekend…both Melaleuca ericifolia. In terms of material for bonsai, I think this species rates as very promising at worst.
The first one had a change of pot, the second back into the same one and hoping for a bit more growth on the left before I jin that trunk and start to develop the final image I have in mind for it. Next repot for it will be positioned more to the left also with any luck.

Ryceman3 · Sep 14, 2023

Updates on the first 2 trees in the original post after some work in the last couple of days ... so this is them 2.5 years later!!
I broke the pot on the first tree, so it's back in plastic until I get something else I like...