Malaleuca/tea tree

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » September 22nd, 2009, 6:56 pm

This is my latest little project , never bothered to much with smaller Bonsai until i was inspired by this site .Its a yamadori collected yesterday looked the goods when i clapped my eyes on it .

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Trunk is 20mm height is 70mm from the top of the soil .Maybe someone could I.D this species .Cheers

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:07 pm

i cant ID it mate but thats an awesome find. great trunk on it hey!
nice find alpine!

gnarled as, has got some good ramification from the pic?
man how come i cant find nothing like this round my place... i got 5 acres and i just aint got an eye for it.

have you picked a "front" ?? because i think this is one tree that is a 360 degree good veiw point!

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:11 pm

nice one alpine, i think its a mala of some type.

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:17 pm

Its amazing in the flesh .considering a TOORAK TRACTOR was probably responsible for the styling process as it was on an old 4x4 track .Cheers

Petra · Post by **Petra** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:20 pm

Cool, nice find. Did you just pot it today!

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:24 pm

alpineart wrote:Its amazing in the flesh .considering a TOORAK TRACTOR was probably responsible for the styling process as it was on an old 4x4 track .Cheers

isnt it amazing how tractors, cows, horses etc have such a talent in the bonsai world...

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:35 pm

Petra wrote:Cool, nice find. Did you just pot it today!

Hi Petra ,yes i potted and trimmed the shabby wood off .It was barely noticeable as it was almost covered with silt all , i spotted was the green tinge in the rock .Possibly burnt to the ground by the bush fires . Very compact root mass around 100mm round x 10mm thick so i thought i would try a native Bonsai .Cheers

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:36 pm

jamie111 wrote:
alpineart wrote:Its amazing in the flesh .considering a TOORAK TRACTOR was probably responsible for the styling process as it was on an old 4x4 track .Cheers
isnt it amazing how tractors, cows, horses etc have such a talent in the bonsai world...

My Apprentices do amazing work and they do it so naturally .

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:40 pm

are you saying it was your apprentice's driving the tractors???

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:49 pm

jamie111 wrote:are you saying it was your apprentice's driving the tractors???

No BUD , a Toorak Tractor is a 4x4 that a Melbournian drives around the tracks professing to be 4 Wheel driving . My appretices are the wild life that trim the trees or weekend 4W DRIVERS

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » September 22nd, 2009, 7:53 pm

ohhh

should of figured that one lol

Pup · Post by **Pup** » September 22nd, 2009, 9:04 pm

Alpineart, I have just been though my Bible on Melaleuca's.
There are two possibilities, based on where you live. The first one I was not sure of but it is more widespread in Victoria than first thought.
That along with it being stunted ( you lucky son of a gun) threw me. Any way the two [possibilities as I see them (I have not gone through the Leptospemum's yet )
Melaleuca parvistaminea. The distribution of this medium size rounded scrub is in moist situations. The leaves are linear.
The other being M, ericifolia. This one was my first thought.
The difference here M, parvistaminea has a longer narrower flower spike.

It grows in wet or dry soils quickly propagation is by seed or cutting's. The bark of M, parvistaminea fits your tree.
I have yet to go though the the Leptospermum's( tee tree's tea tree's )
Pup

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » September 22nd, 2009, 9:10 pm

whatever it is....i want one!!!

FlyBri · Post by **FlyBri** » September 22nd, 2009, 9:25 pm

Awesome find, AA!

Not knowing nearly as much as I should about collecting Native Yamadori, all I can do is urge you to make sure the little tree has good drainage and is watered frequently while it settles in. I have some info that points towards this, and will post tomorrow AM. (According to Dot Koreshoff, the most important thing to a native plant after repotting is the ability to get air to the roots - possibly moreso after wild collection. From memory, that is.)

Thanks and good luck!

Fly.

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » September 22nd, 2009, 9:48 pm

Pup wrote:Alpineart, I have just been though my Bible on Melaleuca's.
There are two possibilities, based on where you live. The first one I was not sure of but it is more widespread in Victoria than first thought.
That along with it being stunted ( you lucky son of a gun) threw me. Any way the two [possibilities as I see them (I have not gone through the Leptospemum's yet )
Melaleuca parvistaminea. The distribution of this medium size rounded scrub is in moist situations. The leaves are linear.
The other being M, ericifolia. This one was my first thought.
The difference here M, parvistaminea has a longer narrower flower spike.

It grows in wet or dry soils quickly propagation is by seed or cutting's. The bark of M, parvistaminea fits your tree.
I have yet to go though the the Leptospermum's( tee tree's tea tree's )
Pup

Thanks Pup i'm not into Aussie Natives as a rule . The inspration from the site has altered my thinking but i still like breaking the rules .I will do some googles now i have something to go on .The highest tree in the area would have been about 12 feet with a 6 inch base very soft foliage and leaf/needle about 4-6 mm long and 1mm wide .The trunks spiral 360 degrees in thr first 8 inches on most multi trunked tree and 12-16 on single trunks .Bark is paper tightly wrapped but very deep fissures as if 6 sticks spiraled together unlike some paperbark tea trees.Cheers

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