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2-Jul-2006	#1
comrvf bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: May-2006 Location: qld Country: australia Posts: 74	Australian natives as bonsai i found this site in another forum just thought i share it its all australian native plants as bonsai worth a look ther is some intersting plants http://www.anbg.gov.au/bonsai/index.html

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2-Jul-2006	#2
Jerry Meislik bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Nov-2003 Location: Whitefish Montana Country: United States USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 465	Thanks for posting this reference to some Australian native materials used for bonsai. Jerry __________________ Jerry Meislik Whitefish Montana USA Zone 4-5 http://www.bonsaihunk.us/

2-Jul-2006	#3
sauce Still Learning Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Florida Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 744	One thing I noticed is the majority of the trees pictured have very interesting and nice, old looking bark. I also did not know there were so many different types of Melaleuca. Thanks for sharing! It's nice to see what folks on the other side of the globe are growing.

2-Jul-2006	#4
comrvf bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: May-2006 Location: qld Country: australia Posts: 74	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

3-Jul-2006

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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.

Fly.

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3-Jul-2006	#6
Alasdair bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Aberystwyth Uni Country: Wales USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 0-1 Posts: 1,100	It's good to see a gallery of Aus trees that isn't filled with Ficus. As much as i love them, a bit of variety is great. Al __________________ I can feel another "I wish that was my tree" moment coming on... Currently studying BSc Plant Biology at the Universty of Wales, Aberystwyth

3-Jul-2006	#7
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	Wow. Very nice natives. Alot of things to work with down there.

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