AusBonsai

On the way home from camping by the the Goulburn River near Kevington i managed to pick this up from a nursery, really like wiring out these malelucas

I like what you have done there.

Certainly made a good tree from what you had and I think the styling is pretty cool.

I do think that a more compact and refined design will bode well in the future..
It does seem a fraction large and "thin" right now..

Great work nonetheless.

I like the style too, really mimics the style of full grown mels, a good representation of an aussie bush.

G'day Ben,

Like the styling so far mate. I agree with the compaction comments though.

I'm no expert but this might be a place to start... Maybe M. Biconvexa or variant.

will need some more knowledgeable people to chime in though.

cheers,

Ces.

Contrary to other opinions, I like it open and thin. Tight clipped pads and formal patterns don't go well on natives for me, and there's a wild looseness in the shape already. It's up to you of course, and there's a wide variety of opinion on this. As in nature - there are a lot of densely-foliage Eucs and Mels out there, and others that are wide open. For me, it's important to harmonise the foliage masses with the style of the trunk. It's a very nice start.

Gavin

I'm the worst id person on this forum when it comes to natives, Myrtaceae in particular, so feel free to all slap me upside the bonce as I wimper ......bracteata.



Cheers,
Mojo

Give the man a ceegar, it is Melaleuca Bracteata, ( not a paperbark ) fissured bark. It is the parent tree of Golden gem revolution green and gold.
Very hardy tree will shoot back on old wood.


Cheers Pup

pup and mojo

look forward to progressions

Hey Guys

Thanks for all the input, dont think it's a bracteata, looks very different to this one, it has a very light bark and not as hardened as the bracteata, it almost looks like Maleluca snow in summer, cant remember the scientific name. btw pup when do you recommended repots for maleluca's?

Cheers Ben

If I remember correctly, snow in summer can refer to a couple different types. But I can tell you that the M. linariifolia I just got looks pretty similar and was definitely also called snow in summer. I'm definitely no expert though, I would trust Pup. He has tons of them and seems to know them really well. Pictures can be tricky too though. Either way, looks like you've made a good start.

Yeah that what it looks like i guess i wont know until it flowers, oh well, pics are of the Goulburn and the canopy my inspiration of style.

Melaleuca linarifolia has very papery bark which yours doe not. It has fissured bark. It is also referd to as Narrow leafed paperbark. M, bracteata is also refered to as the Black tea tree.

Common names can cause a lot of confusion, as there are several Melaleucas refered to as Swamp Paper barks.

For instance Melaleuca ericifolia,( I was once told, that this one is the official common name is the swamp paperbark, when I refered the other one) which is Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, another tree refered to as the black tea tree is, Melaleuca lanceolata.

So you see common names can be very confusing.

Cheers Pup

Ps for what is worth most Melaleucas have white or of white flowers.

Hi Pup

Probably not worth dragging out this thing of what type pf Maleluca it is!!!! but then again i dont want to look like an idiot to fellow club members telling one thing and it is on fact another but im certain it is not a bracteata only reason i say this is the foliage is very different to each other i will post a macro photo and show the difference but to me the foliage looks like linarilifolia.

cheers Ben

Here's the photos with a macro lense, i did a white balance to the photo to get a true reflection of colors, theres a significant difference as the other one has a reddish tinge to it compared to the bracteata it probably clarifies alot, the thing is i still dont know what type it is, but if i had a guess its would be a linarilifolia.

The description for the M,bracteata, is A variable species,forming a rounded scrub to 2 metres, or a medium tree to 15metres.
The bark is hard,dark in colour and fissured. The young branches and leaves may be hairy or rarely smooth.

Here is a picture of a M,linarifolia and one of M,Linarifolia Claret tops. Cheers Pup