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Coast Banksias
Posted: January 28th, 2017, 1:38 pm
by treeman
A walk through the Balnarring Banksia forest was full of inspirational trees. One tree was over 12 feet in circumference. Enough to make me take another look at bonsai potential? Yes!
Nature is always the best teacher!
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Re: Coast Banksias
Posted: January 29th, 2017, 9:17 am
by Lane
My daughter was born in Manly hospital a few weeks ago and these are growing all around the grounds, I grabbed a few seedlings sprouting up underneath them as a memento.
Re: Coast Banksias
Posted: January 29th, 2017, 1:17 pm
by GavinG
Thanks for posting Mike. When all else fails, there's always reality to check in on. I like the angles in photo 3 - very interesting.
Gavin
Re: Coast Banksias
Posted: January 29th, 2017, 2:10 pm
by Rory
Get into 'em Mike.
I have seen some really beautiful specimens at Grants place in Canberra. I would strive to get material a fraction as good as his.
Re: Coast Banksias
Posted: January 29th, 2017, 6:20 pm
by treeman
Rory wrote:Get into 'em Mike.
I have seen some really beautiful specimens at Grants place in Canberra. I would strive to get material a fraction as good as his.
I collected some seed..
They're not little shrubs round these parts!
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Re: Coast Banksias
Posted: January 29th, 2017, 9:49 pm
by orpy
Beautiful Mike and good timing...I took the fam to Pt Leo for a dip y'day for the first time in a long time and thoroughly enjoyed admiring the the Banksias along the Flinders Frankston Rd and foreshore around Pt Leo, Balnarring & Merricks. Just beautiful trees. None as big as in your photos. Next time maybe.
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