"Anil Kaushik" wrote in message
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Hi Everybody

I have a plant which came to me as Australian Dwarf Eucalyptus and is
being trained in Informal Upright Style. I have been told that its
botanical name is Malaluca Dendron. Can anybody confirm the common name,
botanical name and of course the correct spellings, and also some
information about this plant. Please!

As others have covered botanical name, I'll try and give a few general tips
on Australian natives.
Don't feed with a hi in Phosphorous fertilser.
Generally natives don't like roots being disturbed, but that is a general
rule of thumb, but when it comes to bonsai it's possible. Roots should only
be pruned while the plants dormant. Generally here in Australia that is
toward the end of winter, but they do go into states of dormancy in the
year. One way to induce it is by cutting the watering for a while, though
this of course has it's risks.
The name is kinda false, as it's not really a Eucalyptus, but rather a
paperbark, so I won't give the details I have on Eucalypts as bonsai.
Try and keep as much soil as possible on the roots when repotting as usually
they have the nitrogen fixing nodules on them (can't remember the exact name
for that).
My guess is to keep it from sub zero temperatures.
Finally this is in general for natives, and not specific to your paperbark.
Anyway, hope this helps a little
Cheers
Andrew

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Mid North Coast
New South Wales
Australia

Anil Kaushik
Bonsai Club (India)
Chandigarh "The City Beautiful"


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