Craigm
Mame
It's only a couple of years into Bonsai cultivation, the stock was from a nursery maybe it was 5 or so years old before hand.cheers mate.
Western Australian peppermint tree
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It's only a couple of years into Bonsai cultivation, the stock was from a nursery maybe it was 5 or so years old before hand.cheers mate.
BunjaeKorea
Omono
Thanks for the info eh! Who knows we may just have to carry on this convo in five years
Craigm
Mame
Sweet as!Thanks for the info eh! Who knows we may just have to carry on this convo in five years
Craigm
Mame
An update on this Tree, hope u all have a Great weekeekend!
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
Thank you for posting this! Yet another species that I have wondered about. More info please!!!
Craigm
Mame
G'day Clyde, Agonis are common here in WA as Street Trees and also growing wild. They are known as Swan river pepermint trees for the strong pepermint smell when leaves are crushed.They can appear like a "weeping willow" in habit but also offer more than that.They Trunks usually as they age become "twisted" ,the Bark can be stunning containing "vein etc" depending on where they grow.
They are extremely hardy and can take defoliation if needed and leaves can reduce drastically with correct techniques.I recently aquired this small Shohin sized Agonis to work on,the Bark is a real treat ,the one below is Agonis flexuosa and the one in this thread is Agonis flexuosa"burgundy".
this is Agonis flexuosa as a street tree near my house,
They are extremely hardy and can take defoliation if needed and leaves can reduce drastically with correct techniques.I recently aquired this small Shohin sized Agonis to work on,the Bark is a real treat ,the one below is Agonis flexuosa and the one in this thread is Agonis flexuosa"burgundy".
this is Agonis flexuosa as a street tree near my house,
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
What about root work?
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
Oh, and have you ever worked with or seen the purple leaf variety?
Craigm
Mame
yes sure roots are no issue.As with alot of aussie natives early spring if weather is warming up,as new buds are ready to show themselves.If a prolonged cold start to spring then warmer weather well into Spring or early Summer is also fine.In a container they produce a finer set of roots which is great and if you are starting from seeds then you should not have issues repotting up along the way.I have really only collected 1 a few years ago and that went well also,just watch watering and all those normal issues.
sure , the purple leaf one is called "after dark" i think.Said to be a slower grower as some cultivars can be.No not worked with it at all sorry.Mine has burgundy leaves and honestly i'm not that keen on that at all,not sure if i'd go there as there are many better suited.Depends on your availabilty i guess.
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
Excellent! I have both available, so I may have to stock the regular one when I sell down a bit.
Craigm
Mame
You know when you think about it if somebody took the time to grow a pretty gnarly shohin sized looking "after dark" trunk ,combined with short dark purple foliage eventually ,i reckon that could be something pretty specialExcellent! I have both available, so I may have to stock the regular one when I sell down a bit.
BunjaeKorea
Omono
looking awesome!
Starfox
Masterpiece
What a great little tree, think I will have to put Agonis on my next seed order. It's the only way I can get some of the more quirky species over here.
Craigm
Mame
Jarrod, this one above is in the Botanical gardens ,Barcelona Spain. Definately be good to see you have a good go at them mate.
As I mentioned they grow magnificent twisted trunks and depending on location the "forms" they take on is variable.
Another pic below from wiki pages is Agonis displaying some of the Traits the trunks display,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Agonis_flexuosa_-_Jardín_Botánico_de_Barcelona_-_Barcelona,_Spain_-_DSC08965.JPG
Thankyou @BunjaeKorea
Starfox
Masterpiece
Very cool trunks, on searching I have found a couple of places who stock them, it's either this or one that is already 1.5 meters tall. http://www.medipalm.com/lang-en/shrubs/323-agonis-flexuosa--nana-.html
Shame they are not really local as I could have a field day in there. I will keep my eye out though, if they are here then one may turn up.
Shame they are not really local as I could have a field day in there. I will keep my eye out though, if they are here then one may turn up.
Craigm
Mame
They would work well for sure,if u have one sent to you, just ask them to send a nice Phat one ,u could get lucky. ;-)
Starfox
Masterpiece
Might have to ask them come spring time, I have avoided contacting them because it's all a bit of a faff with no online shop but they do have a good range of Aussies so it may be worth it.
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Craigm
Mame
would the "off" season not work out cheaper,nursery stock usually goes up in Spring when demand is picking up..
My pleasure, thankyou for commenting.
There certainly are plenty of Species with qualities adorned by Bonsai growers in Aus for sure, everyone is aware that Junipers develop "live veins" but literally there are a hundred Species in Aus that develop "better" live veins than them..Much to be explored here,
Have a great Christmas period!!
milehigh_7
Mister 500,000
Here in Las Vegas, many Australian natives do very well so keep the info coming! I am very grateful.
