AusBonsai

noah78 wrote:

anttal63 wrote:Does any body defoliate these??? if so when? and how often in a season?

ant ,

up here 2-3 a year no problem, down south maybe talk to Grant Bowie or leigh from ledanta they have had some real nice ones over time.

Hi,

Never thought of defoliating Taxodium distichum as it is so vigorous but the leaves never get large. They bud back freely on old wood and anywhere you cut them as well.

We had 4 days over 40 degrees last year and no damage to mine, although it is in slight shade but not growing in water. I haven't done that for 10 years or more as it is just too big to move around casually and, although it is one of my water weeds, it has never dried out or suffered all the time I have grown it; around 30 years or so.

Grant

My stick in a pot "isa growen" cant' catch that one YET but look out Ant . Veeery nice specimen, what ever you take off pot up , most will take as cuttings , just keep there feet wet .Cheers

Great info Grant thankyou! I guess that makes sense on the defoliation. And hense Noah reccomending a tip prune. All the inside leaves are tiny. Oh well here starts another journey i guess.

One other thing.

I did carve out the front of the trunk about 28 years ago and it is never treated and it never rots.
This tree is currently having a rest in a bigger pot(or bathtub ) but will go down into a smaller pot if I can find one just right.

Grant

Nice tree Grant! Thanks again for sharing. That is amazing that the wood doesn't rot!

No more issues above ground! Once again inspired by Craigs talk last night at BNW. I will regrow new branches and apex, with continuity and finesse, in a bonsai pot and however long it takes it takes. Now just have to wait a few more months to see whats underneath.

Now thats a real stick in a pot , mine is a little bit better as it has 1 season up on yours .Cheers

Nice material. I thought these trees grew in the southern states of the USA. If I am correct they should cope with the heat as long as you keep up the humidity. That part of the world is almost tropical in summer and very cold in the winter.
Craig

Well done Ant. Took guts mate! But it will be a better tree! Love it.

alpineart wrote:Now thats a real stick in a pot , mine is a little bit better as it has 1 season up on yours .Cheers

Yeah but my stick is one season behind yours!

craigw60 wrote:Nice material. I thought these trees grew in the southern states of the USA. If I am correct they should cope with the heat as long as you keep up the humidity. That part of the world is almost tropical in summer and very cold in the winter.
Craig

Thanks Craig! The nebari does look good from what i can see but all will be revealed soon enough. They do very well here as long as you keep the water up. Many parks around Melb and even new estates have had them planted out.

Jarrod wrote:Well done Ant. Took guts mate! But it will be a better tree! Love it.

Jezz It was either this or back on the smokes

By far the lesser of two evils

remember to work the branches early, show quality branches in 3 years. As long as the nebari is good.

No worries here mate, this was no bargain.

I knew then and i know now even more so, this will be a far better tree in the very near future. The nebari turned out to be a cracka and the branching is heading in the right direction. Some more growing,carving and tweaking, show ready before you know it ! Ken and fish this one's for you guys...