English Oak colour

This Oak stands 750mm ( 30" )

Peter

Nice tree - but why fall color now?

Because on one side of the earth it's autumn.

Lovely tree mate, great bark, was this a collected tree? Why country are you in?

excellent tree Peter !
what soil mix do you use ?

Jarrod wrote:Because on one side of the earth it's autumn.

Lovely tree mate, great bark, was this a collected tree? Why country are you in?

I know that I thought Peter was from the UK and that side of the world is in spring.

From Australia I believe. Only he can tell us for definite.

Peterh: Are you out there or outback?

Hello,

I live in Canberra, Australia. This was collected but I am not sure when. I think it was around 2000 as I bought it from a member as a stock tree at our annual show in 2002.
The mix is an Australian native mix with Zeolite added..

Peter

Nice taper and very well balanced nice one.

Beautiful Tree Peter.

Why are you using the native mix on a non native tree ??

Deemon

I thinkthe native mix is used as it doesn't contain water saving crystals, that's the reason I use it. But Peter might have a different reason. Terrific tree.

very nice, thank you for sharing. it is not often to see good old oak like this

Up here in North America,I have always wondered something about Australia.Does it get cold enough for a good dormant period? Has anybody ever gotten a bonsai,epecially a deciduous one down there,from the nortern hemisphere,and had it live?

As I mentioned I live in Canberra, Australia’s capital. The location is about 800Metres above sea level. Our temperature will range from about minus 7 deg C in winter to about 40+ deg C during summer.

Deciduous trees from the northern hem have been imported in the past and do survive. It is very difficult to import due to quarantine laws.

I use the mix because I have a lot of natives and it is a good base for my exotics as well. It is neutral PH, no water crystals and is an open mix.

Thank you for the comments.

Peter

I Live in the dandenong ranges outside Melbourne and we get a couple of dumps of snow a year and yes I have seen some trident and japanese maples come in from Japan and thrive. It takes them a little while to settle in to the seasonal change. We definitely get a nice long dormancy here. Great to see such a beautiful Australian tree on this site.
Craig.