Cleaning up some trees
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Cleaning up some trees
Today was a nice sunny day so after the Seasol, I did some weeding this one had a lot of fine star weed, so it came up to the bench, while there a picture looked in order so here you are.
It is a Melaleuca linarifolia, 46cm high collected from a garden makeover 6years ago.
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It is a Melaleuca linarifolia, 46cm high collected from a garden makeover 6years ago.
Cheers Pup
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Re: Cleaning up some trees
Such a beauty
thanks for sharing Pup 


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Re: Cleaning up some trees
wow.... I love the glaze and texture on that pot. beautiful.
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Re: Cleaning up some trees
This pot is one of the last produced in China from the Coal fired Kilns. I found this out when Lindsay Farr, who we know is an avid pot collector, visited my collection a few years ago. He came to visit his son who was staying in Subiaco, so while he was there went to the football.bonsaibuddyman wrote:wow.... I love the glaze and texture on that pot. beautiful.
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Re: Cleaning up some trees
coal fired? nice! Must be that nice dirty smog colour that you can only get from china's air polluted fields ... hahaha Sseriously though, it matches the tree beautifully imho. The tree itself seems to be arching its back saying 'look at me! look at me!' Nice one pup.Pup wrote:This pot is one of the last produced in China from the Coal fired Kilns. I found this out when Lindsay Farr, who we know is an avid pot collector, visited my collection a few years ago. He came to visit his son who was staying in Subiaco, so while he was there went to the football.bonsaibuddyman wrote:wow.... I love the glaze and texture on that pot. beautiful.
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I didn't realize Melaleuca linarifolia gets such a dark trunk. Is that natural or due to something you have done?
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Re: Cleaning up some trees
bonsaibuddyman wrote: I didn't realize Melaleuca linarifolia gets such a dark trunk. Is that natural or due to something you have done?

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I am at work, so I can't see the image you have posted. But I have seen plenty of old Linarifolias without dark trunks, thus I was just curious whether its a trait they get in certain conditions or are there sub species etc etc.Jason wrote:bonsaibuddyman wrote: I didn't realize Melaleuca linarifolia gets such a dark trunk. Is that natural or due to something you have done?
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Re: Cleaning up some trees
No I have done nothing to it this sometimes happens, when they get really wet then dry out rapidly, I usually wash it off with a strong jet of water. It is nothing to worry about. I noticed this first on a bottle brush and thought it was sooty mould but it was not.bonsaibuddyman wrote:I am at work, so I can't see the image you have posted. But I have seen plenty of old Linarifolias without dark trunks, thus I was just curious whether its a trait they get in certain conditions or are there sub species etc etc.Jason wrote:bonsaibuddyman wrote: I didn't realize Melaleuca linarifolia gets such a dark trunk. Is that natural or due to something you have done?
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Re: Cleaning up some trees
Wow, that is really interesting, I had thought you'd given it the blowtorch treatment Pup (that was the picture bonsaibuddyman). I don't mind the colour at allPup wrote:No I have done nothing to it this sometimes happens, when they get really wet then dry out rapidly, I usually wash it off with a strong jet of water. It is nothing to worry about. I noticed this first on a bottle brush and thought it was sooty mould but it was not.bonsaibuddyman wrote:I am at work, so I can't see the image you have posted. But I have seen plenty of old Linarifolias without dark trunks, thus I was just curious whether its a trait they get in certain conditions or are there sub species etc etc.Jason wrote:bonsaibuddyman wrote: I didn't realize Melaleuca linarifolia gets such a dark trunk. Is that natural or due to something you have done?

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