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Craig's work with the roots of his trees shows
above ground also. Plenty of healthand vigour.
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His Australian native trees are well known and
respected.
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Craig's theory: Roots before all else
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A hornbeam.
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Some of Craig's display trees
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This trident was in for a root pruning
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Craig's goal was maximum fine rootage
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He achieved this in a couple of years simply with
careful pruning of the larger roots
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This trident will go back into a large pot and
be grown on. Eventually, all the branches will cut off and news ones
seleted.
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A good audience of 56 for a cold Wintery, Melbourne
night.
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For the uninitiated, t's great to see root pruning
at first hand. Not so scary when you have to do it yourself.
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The flare of the trunk and the fine roots are very
pleasing.
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His trees showed great health.
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And excellent design skills.
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Craig owns and runs the Gentiana Nursery in Melbournes
Dandenong Ranges, which satisfies his other passion of Alpine plants.
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From our display tables. Crowded display tables
showed some great trees. This was a Mugho pine.
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A small group of Junipers
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A Trident Maple
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A very large Japanese Maple
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Olive and Ficus
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This magnolia was just starting to come into flower.
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It had hundreds of buds.
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A Maple Group with lots of movement
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New member Adam talks about his trees with Craig.
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Peter, David & Bev took no encouragement for
a photo!
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Irene and Brad. Brad put down the camera for a
moment and it was grabbed instantly!
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