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Old 3-Jul-2006   #5
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Location: Hurstbridge
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Gday Com & Co!

Thanks for the link - it's one of the better (only?) ones displaying Oz native trees as "show quality" Bonsai. But give it time...

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Originally Posted by comrvf
i think that most austrlain natives take a long time while i was looking at this site i noticed the the gum trees there were like the ones in the wild which takes a long time due to the fact that the trees are very slow growing
I have to say that Eucalypts are not 'slow growing' as a rule. On the contrary, they can display growth rates comparable to Ficus species, given the right conditions - both in the ground and in 'captivity'. The same can be said for many of the Acacias - the Varnish Wattle (Acacia verniciflua?) we planted in 2003 is possibly the fastest growing thing I know of.

Thanks.

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