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nobody- posted:Something I've been wondering as I'm seeing acorns falling to the ground everywhere -- why aren't oak trees popular bonsai specimens? Do their leaves tend to be too big, or do they not tolerate the pruning and root trimming well? I think its because they take a billion years to grow. Im going to be attempting to grow some Australian Natives into bonsai soon, after seeing these  River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)  Narrow leaf Peppermint (Eucalyptus nicholli)  Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis) The biggest issue with playing with Aussie natives is that they HATE their roots being touched and can quite often just turn up their feet and die after a re-pot!
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So I just bought a dwarf banksia. This should be a nice challenge before stepping up to Eucalypts
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Well my Eucalyptus are in their pots. This should be interesting to see how it goes, considering the line of thought on Bonsai of Eucalyptus is "You do it when you've bonsai'd every other species in existence and want a challenge"
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Holy poo poo! My eucalyptus are all growing! Thats not meant to happen according to the internet!
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A human heart posted:Eucalypts basically grow all year round, they don't really have a dormant period like most trees. Jamming one of these  Into a 6" pot isn't meant to work out as well as it is!
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