Matt the last time I saw Ilex serrata was about 10 years ago at Dicksonia Rare Plants in Mount Macedon. Apparently the guy who runs the nursery there is now the host of Gardening Australia.
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Mojo
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Mojo, Stephen Ryan. He got sacked from gardening australia, he knows too much about plants haha
Its now hosted by a somewhat hirsute gentleman from sbs
I think there are quite a few ilex serrata around the bonsai community in vic it would just be a matter of tracking them down, I also think you need both sexes before they will fruit, the american one ilex decidua could be a good alternative.
Corylopsis is quite common in gardens around the hills there is a big old one in Pirianda gardens just down the road from me
How about forsythia ?
Craigw
