Bonsai Australian Natives

The designs that i work to are designs that look like australian plants in my case rather than a japanese plant here s an example of a native bonsai.
Bonsai australian natives. â œto make a bonsai using an australian native such as a callistemon captain cook is very easy to do. Australian native plants as bonsai posted on march 17 2014 on the weekend of 15 16 march 2014 the 10th national exhibition of australian plants as bonsai was held at the australian national botanic gardens in canberra. Marcela ferreira club member and winner of this year s national arboretum s native bonsai acquisition prize used this as a starting point to disperse the myths surrounding native bonsai. The featured image above a coastal tea tree leptospermum laevigatum is one of lee s australian native bonsai.
You can pick up native bonsai stock from. The answer is a big fat yes. To make a bonsai using an australian native such as a callistemon captain cook is very easy to do. The first thing to bring out the best features of an australian native is to expose the top 3 inches of roots and branch that are usually below the soil for a lovely gnarled look.
However things have changed as this year s aabc convention australian natives breaking through the bonsai ceiling hosted by the victorian native bonsai club clearly proved. Ray nesci bonsai nursery 26 sagars rd dural bonsai world 51 watagan forest drive jilliby alternatively you can pick up good nursery natives from plants plus cumberland forest 95 castle hill rd pennant hills. â œthe next stage is to tease the roots. The first thing to bring out the best features of an australian native is to expose the top 3 inches of roots and branch that are usually below the soil for a lovely gnarled look.
This is hakea microcarpa small fruited.