... I think its about 40 million years (Eocene??) - it's in one of those references I sent on a previous email. Mic __________________________________ Do you...
Group I noticed in the Banksia study group newsletter in the artical on B brownii that it was mentioned that it was grafted onto B integrifolia by cotyledon...
I have never seen a grafted B brownii in a nursery, Mark. Do you know who is doing these grafts? I have an ungrafted plant that I am about to plant out into a...
Here's a couple of shots from our recent trip to WA of black cockatoos feasting on B menziesii. Aren't they magnificent! The cockies and the banksias! <<Black...
... I saw the grafted B brownii at bushwalk nursery near Cranbourne the other day (I know that's not much help to you Phil, Sorry). They looked fantastically...
Hi all My name is Scott from Tatura in Northern Victoria. I'm interested in whether anyone has either: * Access to genetic material of any remnant B.marginatas...
ME ... you know who is ... plant out ... that the ANBG in ... hoping! ... Wagga. At one ... sale. The ... developed a really ... high. The ... slow ... local...
Phil I am doing about 500 grafts at my nursery this year Mark ... you know who is ... plant out ... that the ANBG in ... hoping! ... Wagga. At one ... sale....
David, unfortunately the person who was doing them in Melbourne (Bruce Blackmore) has closed down his business and apparently left the nursery industry for the...
Hey Phil - the photos didn't come through.....I have left the attachments 'off' due to virus problems a while ago. Given the lack of problems for 2 years I...
Hmm. Phil, I have heard nothing about a Western Form' but sounds like a good plant to make a bonsai from! You didn't get one by any chance did you? I would be...
Scott - I have had a look at the 1988 Banksia Atlas and hadn't realised the area around you was either unexplored by banksia hunters for the atlas or none were...
Thanks Cas. I have been trying to work out why they didn't come through. Here they are. Phil <<Black cockatoo in B menziesii Wireless Hill Perth.JPG>> <<Black...
Brilliant photos Phil! Thanks for sending them. Dan ... wrote: > Thanks Cas. I have been trying to work out why they ... http://search.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo!...
I imagine it would be perfect for bonsai Cas. They were being sold by the Wagga SGAP people for $2 a tube, and they had plenty of them. I'll take a photo over...
Fantastic Mark. Are you using B integrifolia as the rootstock? What is the address of your nursery Mark? A grafted brownii would be more than enough to tempt...
Phil I am strictky a wholesale nursery. Grafted B brownii and B speciosa should be available after xams through retail outlets. I will post a notice through...
g'day phil, one of me favourite birds,we are currently trying to creat habitat for them on our rural block in queensland, we have the yellow tailed black here ...
Len, in the west there are red tails and white tailed black cockatoos (which are closely related to yellow tailed blacks). Then they discovered that the white...
Len - Actually - looked it up - it is Calyptorhynchus latirostris, also known as Carnaby's Balck Cockatoo. Know what you mean about red-tailed blacks as the...
thanks cas, my reference also calls them 'white tailed' nice birds hey the red tailed should also habitat that region. we do see a few more reds in around...
g'day cas, i see what you mean it could be a bit hard to say but we'll go with the white tailed one, take an expert to id them. but they are great pics either ...
Cas, This is the B marginata that I mentioned on Friday. It is actually labelled as B marginata Inland form, not Western form as I described it on Friday. All...
Hello everyone, Doesn't this banksia look as if it is terrified of a disaster happening soon? Or terribly frustrated in its attempts to grow taller. I think...
Hi Len, Cas is right. The two black cockatoos in WA are the Carnaby's and the Baudin's black cockatoo. I'm no expert, but the Baudin's has an unusual long bill...
Hi Cas Thanks for the reply. In case anyone is interested, I've attached a little spiel about Cussen Park. It's a bit old now but you can get the idea. ...
Cas, You know the funny thing is I've never grown marginata, and I've never seen it growing in a garden. All I know is what I've read which stated that they ...