Leptospermum Polygalyfolium -Woolly Tea Trea

[Dario]

Hi Alpine, nice haul!
Let us know how they grow
Cheers, Dario.

[alpineart]

Hi Dario , They come from a ver easy collection patch , bit like pulling carrots out of the ground , should be good or their fire wood .

Cheers Alpine

[craigw60]

G,day Alpine, I will be very interested to monitor the progress of these guys as like Gavin I have always understood that tea tree are a bit touchy about being moved from ground to pot. Anyway nothing tried nothing gained.
Craigw

[alpineart]

Hi Craig60, mate i pulled a few small ones last year and places them a sand tray , 80% of them grew until i decided to remove them and trim the roots in early summer .I have 2 left from the 5 collected after root pruning . Now these are collected , rough as guts in winter , so i thought i would try Winter , then if they work we all shall know , if they fail we will also know , then i will try again in spring , Then i might just have to dig like botanist and that is something i don't really have time to do unless i find a 90 yo specimen which is like trying to find gold on Mt Buffalo . I will go back and Dig like a bunny and collect in a different fashion and we will see if Winter digging is a go or not .

I don't believe all what i read unless it try it myself , I have always been one to try many methods before actually making a decision as to which way works best from me . The Pinus Nigra's and Radiata , I recently dug , were dug with a pick in less than 1 minute each , Fiveoffive was present to see this hacker and chopper "Hook in Roy" . Certain area's are easier than others , shale is good as the roots are usually compact or in a crevice , swamps are good as roots are usually close to the surface and trunks , i have been digging 100's of plants here for almost 2 decades .

I have collected Red Gums from the river beds and 80 % survive , simply pulled out of the ground . I have cut a trunk off at ground level 3 months ago and its still growing new leaves . Shibui and I spoke about collecting Red Gum trunks by cutting them off at ground level at our last Club Meeting . I gave the trunk less than 20% chance of survival, its 600mm high and 50mm thick , just a straight pole , yes its still green . I haven't read anywhere that you can cut them off above the roots and put them in water beds and they will grow , i have tried it myself and it seems to work on 1 so i will collect 20 more and give them a real test .

As with everything i do "Nothing ventured Nothing gained". You can't beat personal experience , but i do it in volume to make sure it not a fluke . My methods may be rough but if i get a result i have learned something , other can improve on .

Cheers Alpine

[leptolover]

Any updates on these? Did they survive collection?

[alpineart]

Hi Leptolover , mate like a lot of material here it was neglected and most have died , the last year has been a real struggle with the broken leg . They trunks sat in water for about 3 months and when potted up they dropped all their leaves .Still hanging onto them as they are still green under the bark , no worthy pics yet hope to get some foliage back and i will post an update . Extreme heat and radiant heat here this year has burnt a lot of foliage however tree's of all species have suffered burning to some degree .

Cheers Alpine

[leptolover]

Sorry to hear about your misfortunes, hope things get better soon for you.