I've just finished pruning and wiring out this tree so I decided to look back on it's progress over the last four years.
2019 I purchased from a nursery. Worked on restoring health and progressively cutting back to pull growth in closer to trunk. Eventually cut out the middle of the three forked trunk and started styling. 2022 went into bonsai pot for first time. It was a fair squeeze so it was potted up quite high. 2023 repotted back into same pot and lowered to sit better. I also tilted the tree slightly so the main trunk isn't coming dead straight out of the ground. I've now meticulously wired almost every small branch to have movement and kept a "full" look. This will probably be the last time it is fully wired like this as it will be near on impossible to get my hands in there.
This tree is currently 28cm from top of pot to apex, and 28cm at widest point of canopy.
It's a very well suited species to bonsai cultivation, especially small trees as the leaves have excellent small proportion. It will look great when it flowers now that I'm not needing to prune it so hard anymore.
Cheers, Patrick
July 2019 as purchased from nursery
2019 first cutback
Jan 2020 getting healthier and bushier
2021 cutting the centre fork and styling begins
2022 starting to take shape
2022 potted into first bonsai pot a bit high. Mossed to protect surface roots.
Repot July 2023 roots
Repot July 2023 root prune
After repot July 2023. You can see the lovely weeping habit of this species.
After a light prune and full wiring July 2023
Branch structure
Hand for scale
Melaleuca Incana Nana - Dwarf Grey Honey Myrtle
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Re: Melaleuca Incana Nana - Dwarf Grey Honey Myrtle
Only this week have I discovered the Grey Honey-Myrtle, such a lovely species and a great result/inspiration! I've picked up a few, though mine are much younger/thinner. If in 8 years I have half your tree, would be super excited!!!
Nice work!
Nice work!
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Re: Melaleuca Incana Nana - Dwarf Grey Honey Myrtle
Great work.
I would have totally rejected the tree as it was originally. But, in a short time and with a bit of vision and skill, you’ve turned it into something really nice.
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I would have totally rejected the tree as it was originally. But, in a short time and with a bit of vision and skill, you’ve turned it into something really nice.
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Re: Melaleuca Incana Nana - Dwarf Grey Honey Myrtle
Just gave this a spring clean. It was getting very dense so the interior was weakening.
Before
After
Before
After
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