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There is no ginseng, it is not a species, just a common nursery name for ugly. Reason I ask about growing from seed is that probably most Ficus varieties will develop tuberous roots from seed. The roots will often grow thicker than the trunk. So what is a ginseng? Most commonly Microcarpa...

Ever grown a Microcarpa from seed?

Looks like the question has been answered but i'll chime in. I, personally, could not part with that amount of money on a Ficus, let alone a pre-bonsai. The pricing seems purely based on the size of the trunk. There is no real branch work and I assume everything bar a few of those thick primary...

Great base! And I like what you kept, has a very natural feel to it

I'll go ahead and say straight out, overall, I like the 2ND photo best and I think this is the image you should continue to strive for. The vertical drop branch up near the apex is visually distracting. The thing I like is that you rewired the first right branch so that the first loop of wire is...

To my understanding, in Australia this is a common name for Shimpaku Juniper, or at the very least, another similar variety of Juniperus Chinensis. Allow it to continue growing to obtain mature foliage which should be nice and compact. You're aware of all the usual suspects at the nut, check out...

We are in storm season for the next 2-3 months, there has been tennis ball sized hail inland but it mostly fizzes out over us, more lightning than rain generally. I'm really enjoying this species and cant wait to post more pictures on the cutting. Its roughly 9 foot high right now, trying to...

The first time I've seen the name aculeatum was recently on Adam Lavigne's blog. This lead to a google search which in turn lead me to heterophyllum. It may or may not be correct but I'm closer to an ID. Everyone in Australia calls them Clerodendrum Inerme which I believe to be false. Anyhow, a...

This was a bit slow to get going this spring but is finally pushing along, canopy seems to be approaching the slightly less tall and more rounded look. A nice runner picking up steam on the right side to thicken that branch. Just need the lowest left branch to get moving and see if it can be...

This is a little pre-bonsai I purchased in 2014, I'm unsure of the species but it may be heterophyllum? I believe most would know it as Escambron? An extremely fast growing tree, back buds all over old wood, callus rolls fast, small leaves and internodes, nice flaky bark, and if you treat it...

Had a bit of time up my sleeve so this guy got a trim and wire. The lowest (bar) branch on the right is gone, along with the eye poker branch at similar height, seems to give a bit more direction rather than one big green dome. A few more seasons to fill out and ramify and I may be nearing my...

This is a really nice find. I think once you establish one of the trunks as the most dominant it will gain more flow. I like the movement in the trunks, its gnarly yet graceful or feminine. I think after you're done wiring the branches down you may be able to ditch the lowest branches on both...

Agreed, this style of tree doesn't 'require' taper. The eventual jin will offer the illusion anyway. Nice movement in the branches, great tree!

Almost 1 year on. Some branches were getting leggy and heavy, not much back budding going on. Defoliate and wire, repot most likely on the weekend and getting it moving again.

I'll keep an eye out for the thread as I'd love to contribute. I own a handful of Erin pots and the glazes are exceptional. Nice pickup:)

Minor tidy up in prep for the upcoming growing season. I think I still need to bring the left side in and a few upper branches down slightly to open up the image. Felt a few dead twigs as I was running my hands through but its hard to pick them, will wait until it buds out so I can go in and...

I've only seen a handful of mature specimens in botanical gardens so don't have any inclination to style them how they grow in their native habitat. Time will tell, they need a few more years to really bulk up and soften the angular pruning.

Finished off today with the crepe myrtle, this was a pencil thick cutting with bad roots 3 years ago. Starting to take shape, once the chop is healed it will be into a pot to begin training. I will update the thread with some figs in 2-3 months time.

Very nice bark on that olive, unreal! I am yet to see many of this calibre. Assuming the ash is angustifolia? Also plating up nicely. What else is being repotted? :D

Yep, everything is back in the ground. Partly because they need more time and partly because there's no room on my benches for them just yet lol. Most will probably end up as larger trees but I'm taking the long route, top and bottom pruning yearly to find interesting lines and strive for flat...

Thanks fellas, they are getting there slowly but surely. I do have a little more room but it's taken up mostly by Figs, and a crepe myrtle, Callistemon, clerodendrum, and a leptospermum laevigatum. Hopefully one day I will move a little further south with acreage. Would be nice to start of with...

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As we are reaching the end of Winter down under, its time to rip some trees out of the ground and pay attention to the roots. These have all been in the grow bed for 2-3 years, maybe another 3-5 years they will be ready for pots. I don't have much space so these occupy one end of a raised vegie...

Abstinence! I won't touch mine if you don't play with yours... teasing is fine though, pics to follow. Leaves are 50% yellow and falling, buds will be bursting in 3-4 weeks, long dormancy here in south east Queensland