Native Australian Bonsai

Lee has been successfully growing australian native bonsai for many years and spoke at a recent scbc meeting.

Native australian bonsai. Previous attempts to grow this species as a cascade have failed but hopefully this one will survive. Marcela ferreira club member and winner of this year s national arboretum s native bonsai acquisition prize used this as a starting point to disperse the myths surrounding native bonsai. Aussie natives make fantastic rewarding bonsai as long as they are treated the way aussie natives like to be treated. This tree was obtained as young nursery stock in 2002 and grown in the ground for four years with some cutting back during this time.

The first thing to bring out the best features of an australian native is to expose the top 3 inches of roots and branch that are usually below the soil for a lovely gnarled look. Common names are sometims a bit misleading and this one is no exception. B marginata is native to southeastern australia and is the most frost hardy banksia. The next stage is to tease the roots.

More will be featured at later dates. Melaleuca styphelioides as bonsai this is of course just one of the great diversity of melaleuca species native to many parts of australia. Only approximately four years old this kunsea badja carpet goes to show that native australian material can become a convincing bonsai in a short period of time. Welcome to the ausbonsai forums australia s online bonsai community and knowlegebase.

This semi cascade style bonsai was purchased as a starter plant in 2004 from the wariapendi native nursery near yerrinbool. The tree was potted into a bonsai container in 2006. To make a bonsai using an australian native such as a callistemon captain cook is very easy to do. Tino meets a gardener creating dinki di bonsai tino s visiting will fletcher who s spent the last 18 years honing his skills in the art of bonsai but there s something that sets his apart.

Leaves are also variable. The featured image above a coastal tea tree leptospermum laevigatum is one of lee s australian native bonsai. 2008 november australian plants as bonsai 2008. Others of this genus vary widely in their growth habits leaf shapes bark characteristics and most of these other species are also readily grown as bonsai.

Its growth form varies from dense compact shrubs in lowland regions to small trees in mountain areas. Australian native species a place to post and chat about australian native species as bonsai. These are all native plants tino. Exhibition held at the australian national botanic gardens.

The botanical name is callistris endicheri and is about 12 years of age. 2007 november australian plants as bonsai 2007. The tree has flowered each year. You are currently viewing ausbonsai as a guest therefore will not be able to view pictures contribute ask questions or experience some features.