GerhardG
Mame
Hi All
I know there are some Aussies here
, hope you can help...
There was a small local bonsai exhibit recently, and there were a few Melaleuca bonsai that really caught my eye.
There are a few growing around town, I always liked their look but could never identify them, now I know they work for bonsai.....
And then on Saturday I found some in a nursery.....
To be frank, I out of money, out of pots, and out of space....but I still want more.
Before (if) I buy, I would like to find out specifically about their roots:
1) Can they be bare rooted?
2) How well do they handle root pruning?
The nursery trees are little over 1m tall with and pruned in lollipop style
, I could see they back-bud, and there were a few with lovely trunks - just need to know what I can manage with the roots.
There was also "flowering crab apples" in the same row, one had an amazing base, but 1xMalus$$$=2xMelaleuca$$$
, and in recent threads the tendancy toward pests on Malus makes it easier to ignore it and go for the Melaleuca.
I recently killed the best part of 10 nursery trees, I've never been that bad before, and I need to end this streak.......
Thanks in advance...
Gerhard
PS: The exhibit was by the local club, please don't ask why I didn't ask them, and why I'm not a member. I tried, I failed, and I thank my lucky stars quite frankly - I'm allergic to politics, especially outside government.
I know there are some Aussies here
, hope you can help...There was a small local bonsai exhibit recently, and there were a few Melaleuca bonsai that really caught my eye.
There are a few growing around town, I always liked their look but could never identify them, now I know they work for bonsai.....
And then on Saturday I found some in a nursery.....
To be frank, I out of money, out of pots, and out of space....but I still want more.
Before (if) I buy, I would like to find out specifically about their roots:
1) Can they be bare rooted?
2) How well do they handle root pruning?
The nursery trees are little over 1m tall with and pruned in lollipop style
, I could see they back-bud, and there were a few with lovely trunks - just need to know what I can manage with the roots.There was also "flowering crab apples" in the same row, one had an amazing base, but 1xMalus$$$=2xMelaleuca$$$
, and in recent threads the tendancy toward pests on Malus makes it easier to ignore it and go for the Melaleuca.I recently killed the best part of 10 nursery trees, I've never been that bad before, and I need to end this streak.......
Thanks in advance...
Gerhard
PS: The exhibit was by the local club, please don't ask why I didn't ask them, and why I'm not a member. I tried, I failed, and I thank my lucky stars quite frankly - I'm allergic to politics, especially outside government.
