A Bonsai Side Quest on Australia’s Top Natives

I’ve been warming to the idea of natives for bonsai. The argument that they grow well in your area is a compelling one. And I’ve also been warming to the idea that some trees are better for bonsai that others. So which particular natives? Fortunately, some suggestions from A Bonsai Side Quest, recorded for my future reference.

Episode	Common Names	Species Name
Episode 35	Huon pine, Macquarie pine	Lagarostrobos
35	Woolly Tea Tree	Leptospermum lanigerum
35	Coastal Tea Tree	Gaudium laevigatum
Episode 34	Strawberry Pine, Creeping Strawberry Pine	Microcachrys tetragona
34	Varnished Gum	Eucalyptus vernicosa
34	Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia	Banksia Serrata
34	Blue Mountain Pine, Dwarf Mountains pine	Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii
34	Heath-leaved Banksia, Lantern Banksia	Banksia Ericifolia
Episode 33	Tasmanian Pencil Pine	Athrotaxis cupressoides
33	Tanglefoot beech, deciduous beech	Nothofagus gunnii
33	Dwarf pine, Cheshunt pine	Diselma archeri
33	Tasmanian myrtle, myrtle beech	Nothofagus cunninghamii
33	Black She-Oak	Allocasuarina littoralis
33	Tick Bush	Kunzea Ambigua
33	Port Jackson Fig	Ficus rubiginosa

(Hmm… that’s only 15, and they promised 20. I guess there’s another episode to come. )