AusBonsai

This is another of my Melaleucas this was dug from a remake of a garden two years ago.
Melaleuca linarifolia

mirkwod pots suit your aussies spot on, well done pup!!

How have you been hiding all these trees for the last few years Pup.
Absolutely Australian

Absolutly gorgeous, the trunks on your trees are so perfectly balanced


Lovely

Jarrod

Awesome tree pup! awesome pot too...Do you burn the bark to get it to go slightly black? I asked you about another tree and you said it was collected from a site that had had a fire, but surely (hopefully) you don't get fires in your backyard lol.

I have a Linariifolia growing in just sand, but all the new growth keeps getting nipped off by a possum. It's nothing exciting, just a literati-ish styling (I want a rounder canopy so its sort of native looking). I will take pics sometime for advice here. Do you sit your pots in shallow trays of water in summer? Ive been advised by some pretty well known artists to do that, but im a bit skeptical....

JayC

Hi ya Jay C I do some times give a slight burn , but not for effect more for growth stimulation. I do not sit my tree in pots of water I do put pieces of carpet underlay or even carpet under them. In summer where I am situated in the Burbs we get a lot of hot winds down of the Darling scarp so after Christmas usualy I put up 50% shade cloth. I have no trouble with possums thank you very much. Spray with some chillie based insectacide. It might work. Pup

Lovely lovely tree, particularly when considering that photos don't necessarily enhance a plant. Quite impressive and so very Australian. You are a good stylist and it is a pleasure to see your trees.

Pup,

I just wanted to ask in regards to collection of linarifolias. Do you clean the roots of all the original soil at first potting or would you leave the root ball as much as you can until later repots?

I dug one up yesterday and left some of the rootball as there were finer roots in there.

AG

Pup wrote:This tree is in a Pat Kennedy pot I got it from a guy who bought from Ledanta

Thought it came from ledanta, look at all the cracks in the pot....

Bloody packaging, its hard to get good staff EH! Leigh.

Here is the tree with some flower's there are many more to open yet. Asus sounds like a typical summer's day. Oh! bugger its not summer yet

I reckon Mirkwood pots suit our natives so well because many of Pat's pots are not glazed or have a very low glaze. This 'relaxed casual' look suits our rugged trees better than a really refined or highly glazed pot.

MelaQuin wrote:I reckon Mirkwood pots suit our natives so well because many of Pat's pots are not glazed or have a very low glaze. This 'relaxed casual' look suits our rugged trees better than a really refined or highly glazed pot.

I agree, unfortunately my budget does not always stretch to one.
Cheers Pup

AGarcia wrote:Pup,

I just wanted to ask in regards to collection of linarifolias. Do you clean the roots of all the original soil at first potting or would you leave the root ball as much as you can until later repots?

I dug one up yesterday and left some of the rootball as there were finer roots in there.

AG

Albert I was just reminded of this post by Steven. Sorry for not answering sooner.
I did try to keep as much soil as possible at first, but when I was collecting some tree's the soil just fell away and left none. No ill affects to the tree were experienced so If it is easier I do get rid of all and replace it at potting time.

Cheers Pup

Hi Pup,

How big is the tree and if I were to get a smaller van do you think it would fit in?

Very nice and with flowers no less!

Grant

Hi Pup,
I really enjoy looking at this tree, especially in flower
Just wondering, a little left field but would you ever consider making this tree into 2 with a layer?
A friend has a Melaleuca with a similar trunk/branching structure, begging to be made into 2 trees!
Just looking at this one, has a nice little windswept tree and a more standard shape tree above the first right hand branch.
Hope I don't offend with this comment as I love it how it is but was just curious as to your thoughts on doubling up so to speak..
Cheers