AusBonsai

Does anyone know if Chamaecyparis pisifera are grown well in australia? I'm realy eager to get hold of one if I can as I have become quite fonD of them from seeing other examples of them done as bonsai.
also has anyone done one before?

Thanks,
Hugh

I'm pretty sure they are commonly grown as nursery stock here under the name of "Boulevard"

Hi Hugh, I don't know how they would grow in your climate. Might not like the humidity too much but really theres only one way to find out.
Craig

Thanks Webos, so there commonly known as boulevard trees here. So I should go to a nursery and ask if the have boulevard trees
that's true Craig there's only one way to find out if they would grow well in my climate, thecentral coast I would say is a temperate climate so there's no knowing how they'd go.
Does anyone have experience with them?

Thanks ,
Hugh

hi hugh,

they are chamaecyparis psifira "boulevard" it is a variety of c. psi. that is commonly grown for landscape nurseries, i have had a few of them and they do fine in humidity, the only reason i lost mine was one the mother in law didnt water when we went away, and i gave the other to my little brother in law as he was interested and he didnt water it or have it in full sun ohwell, back to the drawing board, they do make nice trees though and have a lovely soft foliage, when the foliage is handle they give a nice conifer scent

Hi Hugh, I had a nice boulevard bonsai for many years then stupidly sold it and have regretted it ever since. They require lots and lots of pinching to maintain shape and may require some protection from the very hottest sun, otherwise I would say the cultivation is not to dissimilar to a juniper. There are quite a number of dwarf cultivars around I have a couple in the garden.
Craig

Well that's great then, if they'll do good in Queensland then they'll deffinetally do good down here. So do reckon then that a landscape nursery would be the best place to get largish stock. I was Looking for something around about 50-100cm or so.

craigw60 wrote:Hi Hugh, I had a nice boulevard bonsai for many years then stupidly sold it and have regretted it ever since. They require lots and lots of pinching to maintain shape and may require some protection from the very hottest sun, otherwise I would say the cultivation is not to dissimilar to a juniper. There are quite a number of dwarf cultivars around I have a couple in the garden.
Craig

do you have a picture of it of when you had it? It would be great to see one that someone else has done in aus.

Thanks,
Hugh