kidsandall wrote:Ok, so what did you do differently to me then
I have collected two Melaleuca's and both have defoliated totally and not looking good
Both are swamp paperbarks. One was bare rooted the other not. Both had large roots, not many small feeder roots. Both trees are still green under the bark so I'm still hoping
You are going to have some great trees there, I am a little
I was admiring some Mels this week on the side of the road, they were twisted and gnarly, looked like they had had it tough but were healthy and seemed happy with big gnarly twisted trunks. I just wish I could collect them better with less stress to the trees. Any advice would be appreciated. Will be interested to see these trees progress.
Josh
Josh, a few mels are known as swamp paperbarks so hard to relate which tree you have. Advice? Be a forward thinker mate, try , experiment, take note on what others are having success with both with species and aftercare. Think about what you want to achieve and what you have previously tried, be it success or failure.
Most trees i collect are given a foliage reduction of around 1/3, but not all. Mels that are put into water are also put out into direct sun, this is what they need and want. The existance of fine feeder roots is not totally necessary with some Mels as alot of the time they are the roots which die off first when collected, larger roots are the ones generally needed to regrow the tree.
Dario wrote:Wowee, lovely haul there Craig!
Best of luck with all of them!
I am intersted to know why you chose to treat them all slightly differently being that they are the same species and you have had previous success with method of putting in gravel and water in an enclosed container?..(tree 1).
Are you experimenting and trying new things?...although I believe you have collected this species in the past using this method (tree 2 and 3 into the bonsai pot), before you settled on the gravel/water in a container with no holes technique.
Interested to hear your thoughts.
Cheers, Dario.
Dario, I have not collected this species of Melaleuce before, I have been concerned that they will not respond well to collecting that is one of the reasons i have not tried until now.I do not think they are totally dependant on water for survival so I only put 1 into gravel. The other 2 are in a very good bonsai medium which should suit thier needs for now.
Steve Warren wrote:Love those trees Craig, a really nice collection, especially No. 3 for me. I am curious to know how long from collection to pot and what you did to the roots while in transit.
Well done
Regards
Steve Warren
steve, I dug them out , carefully lifted into a plastic bag, tied off tightly and thats it. Collection to pot is an hour.
GavinG wrote:They're certainly very fine trunks, good movement and character in all of them. It will be good to see them progress.
A couple of questions, as always: why now? Why not wait till warmer weather? (Or doesn't matter?)
Second, have they come from swamp, and do they have a good root ball?
Third, will you be misting leaves, or are the damn things un-killable?
Thanks for posting,
Gavin
Gavin, not a swamp area but can be inundated with water when alot of rain. the soil is black dirt and the weather is warming now so this combined with the recentlt rains we have been getting is a good time for me.No special treatment for any collected tree in my house, all collected trees get the same treatment as all my other trees from day one, so no misting unless watering time. the roots on 1 and 3 are ok with bothe larger roots and some finer roots but i wouldn't call them rootballs just yet.The 2nd had basically no finer roots but some larger roots, all soil was washed from the roots and potted into the bonsai medium
Steven wrote:G'day Craig,
Great collecting mate. I'm liking the trunk on number 3! I wonder how it would go traveling to Sydney
Regards,
Steven
mate that depends how deep your pockets are
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Pup wrote:Nice haul mate you have been busy is that why you have been away?.
They will travel to Sydney with out to much trouble mate
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Bohdi should be here just waiting to hear from him.
Catch up later Pup
ahh yeah thats it, cool talk soon eh,.
Since everyone likes #3 here's some closer pics of #2. this is the tree with THE most potential.
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