Eucalyptus crebra 1

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Eucalyptus crebra 1

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Eucalyptus crebra 1

This was purchased from Plants Plus in Cumberland State Forest in about 2020. I've not seen many of these grown.

This is the greatest Eucalyptus of all the Eucs. :imo:
It strongly ticks all the boxes for a Euc bonsai in my opinion:

-The leaves droop so it looks like how they often do on a hot day
-The branching weeps.
-The leaves develop like a scythe and the smaller leaves maintain that appearance not like a lot of other jeuvenile euc foliage.
-Its incredibly hardy, easily tolerates over-watering, and drought, and has no problem with myrtle rust
-Dieback is very rare, even when subjected to long periods of drought or ridiculously long wet conditions without sun.
-It constantly shoots from cutbacks.

But I would recommend growing them large, as they look much better as large bonsai.
E. crebra 1-01 18Jan2023.jpg
18Jan2023
E. crebra 1-02 14May2024.jpg
14May2024
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I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
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