"bull oak" allocasurina stock from wills nursery!

[aaron_tas]

i got this one from the latest in nursery design in tassie, probably in oz! Will's nursery up on the mountain, in ridgeway.

superb layout and design, world class tassie native nursery. check out ISLAND BONSAI if you get a chance

notice its a bit kinky at the start, but i wanted subtle movement in this one.

i want most of the movement in the bark, check out the bark, it chunks in awesome lines up the trunk.

so in the later photo, i twisted it one full turn between the red lines, and about a half turn between the blue lines.

should be a cracker when the whole thing has barked up

bull oak tag and bark.jpg

bull oak before.jpg

bull oak after.jpg

bull oak after_edited-1.jpg

any thoughts

[Jon Chown]

Nice one Aaron, I'd probably lop it at the first red line. Haven't been convinced by many literati yet so I will watch this one with interest.

Jon

[aaron_tas]

yea, sorry about the crud photo's.

hope fully you'll see it face up one day, when it looks great.

(it's in the progression, so watch this space....)

[anttal63]

nice base aaron that bark is a cracka! i hope to collect a couple this year on a private property that belongs to a client of mine. their said to 100 yrs old+. am waitng for photos as we speak to see wether it will be worth the trip. why are they called bulloak? and do they back bud on very old wood?

[aaron_tas]

thanks antonio,

not exactly sure why THEY call them bull oak, but i have seen them absolutely smashed down here, and pop from all over the place....

in saying that though, ill let you know how they go in a pot...

im sure they'll be fine, ask pup

[anttal63]

thanks azz thats good enough for me.

[Marc]

Antonio, did you say 100 + ????????


gimmie gimmie the number?

Maaaaaate, did I tell you what a good bloke you are??

[anttal63]

Antonio, did you say 100 + ????????


gimmie gimmie the number?

Maaaaaate, did I tell you what a good bloke you are??

thats the min. age quoted marc. need to wait till the pics come through. im still waiting for that tree thats gonna put me on the map.

[Steven]

Great progression Aaron! Really nice stock and only $12.50?!?!
Please update this post periodically to show us how it is coming along.

Regards,
Steven

[aaron_tas]

sure will steve

[anttal63]

$12.50

that is a great price!!!

[MelaQuin]

Hey Jon, is the advice to lop at the 'first red line' the top line ... or the bottom. Sorry, couldn't help myself...

Aaron, LOVE the bark... what a winner. Your initial styling is great.

[aaron_tas]

thanks lee

[Dario]

Het aaron_tas,
have you updated this one in a diff thread?
If not, would like to see where it is currently at.
Thanks, Dario.

[Waltron]

Hi, love the bark!
Regarding the indentification, I thought Allocasuarina littoralis is called Black she-oak and Bull-oak was Allocasuarina luehmannii.
Can anyone confirm this?

EDIT: A quick internet search seems to confirm this.