AusBonsai

Hi,
I went to the red dragon bonsai farm today and while they had some very nice raw stock i still found it to be a little out of my price range.
I would like to aquire myself a couple of willow leaf figs and maybe a couple of qld small leaf figs but dont know where else to look for them other than a bonsai nursery.
Do you guys know of anywhere i would find these trees.

Cheers
Owen

as for qld small leaf may be try shannon he has a heap willow leafs are hard to get decent at a god price ausbonsai grower at parkridge has some about a nikko thickness for about $39 or try bonsai place nerangba she has some figs my pic is shannon

I hate to say it, but one of my first plants was a willow leaf in a nice pot which I got from Bunnings and which originally came from Bonsai Environment in Sydney. I think it was around $25.

All my figs have come from Australian bonsai grower. i went there when on holidays.

if you want QLD small leaf go to shannon for sure. as for willow leaf your best bet is to keep looking around but also try online, even a wanted add here stating what ya after and your price range

what size are you after ???


jamie

Just took this pic on my desk so it's not the best. The label dates it at 2005.

Going to keep a close eye on it as we go into Autumn/Winter here:

ron, depending on what you want from that tree i would wire it up now before it gets to heavy to move, if you want movement, i would also consider putting it in a grow box for two years or so to get it going, you could still go back into that size pot eventually but you will probably have different ideas in two years aswell


jamie

Hi Owen
Propagating would be your best bet. I was lucky enough to get a 2m high Benjamin fig and a 1.5m QSL in big pots from a job. They actually wanted me to dump them I regulary take air layers from the Benjamin and have just started on the QSL. If you don't come across anything buy some that you can layer off to create more trees. I bought a 3 tree group of Benjamin figs from Bonsai Place for $28 in a styro box and will get about 10 small trees from them for a forest tray I want to do.


Tony

thats not a bad idea either tony

i was just thinking to mate i will have some ready to go in a few months too


jamie

edit- willow leaf and QLD small leaf

I'll have some cuttings ready soon aswell, they take to easy up here, the bigger the better

Regan wrote:I'll have some cuttings ready soon aswell, they take to easy up here, the bigger the better

Regan, tannum sands isent to far off rockhampton. about 1.5hrs if i remember. You might try to get in touch with the bonsai club up there as a couple of them have willow leafs they may sell or propagate for you. I was treasurer untill a few weeks ago when i moved to victoria and had a few i sold off.

Ron, willow leafs can be touchy in a cold climate especially if you live in frost areas, mine will be going into my hothouse for a 6month B&B soon i think My boug also will join them

noah78 wrote:

Regan wrote:...Ron, willow leafs can be touchy in a cold climate especially if you live in frost areas, mine will be going into my hothouse for a 6month B&B soon i think My boug also will join them

You just reminded me, Noah, that I have to get out and assemble my Bunnings mini-hothouses this weekend. Although high 20s temps are forecast today and tomorrow, the weather bureau says this'll probably be the last hot weekend until Spring.

I guess I should put my small 'smartypants' boug I got a couple of weeks ago in the 'B&B' too.

Hey thanks for all the replies guys, i do travel to rocky very regularly does anyone have the contact details for the club??

I was after some advanced stock but if i cant find any i'll just poke em in the ground for a few seasons and get them going that way.


Cheers
Owen

How advanced were you after mate

Little Fig,

My father has plenty of QSL fig for sale if your interested, varying sizes. PM me if your keen.

Thanks Dayne and Jamie for the recommendation dad would appreciate it.