"Jim Lewis" wrote in
:


I see from another message you are from Australia. Well, the
Genus names will be the same as in my earlier message, but
not
the species. You have 700 species of Acacia in Australia,
and
since that is one of the few parts of the world I have yet to
see, I don't know many of them. You call them "wattle"
trees.

OK. What we call wattle trees have yellow flowers, but they
are little
balls of fluff. This tree has proper flowers. Not that I would
know if
other Acacia's might not have proper flowers. Another
difference to what I
know as a wattle, is the size. This is a big tree. Maybe 3
times as tall
as the house.


Some Acacia are quite large (at least up here). Many have
puffball flowers; others don't. There is enough variation in
Acacia that if _I_ were a professional taxonomist I'd consider
creating another Genus. But then, I'm a splitter, rather than a
lumper. ;-)

However, there are almost as many Leguminosae (the pea family) as
there are Rosae (the rose and cherry family). Many, if not most,
have yellow flowers. Pinnate leaves are family indicators. And
there are numbers of odd plants and critters in Australia
(including a number that should not have been imported). If you
can find a book on Australian Legumes, I'd bet you find your
tree. Or, if there's something like an agricultural college or
forestry school in your neighborhood (or even a forestry office),
they could help.

Good luck. And where are all the Aussie bonsai experts when you
need them?

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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Dear All:
After reading the response from Jim Lewis, who ever steps into his shoes
is going to have one heckova time! I'm always amazed at the knowledge
Jim is able to know (or put his finger on the right information). THANK
YOU JIM!!!! 8-)

Carl L. Rosner

Jim Lewis wrote:

"Jim Lewis" wrote in
:



I see from another message you are from Australia. Well, the
Genus names will be the same as in my earlier message, but


not


the species. You have 700 species of Acacia in Australia,


and


since that is one of the few parts of the world I have yet to
see, I don't know many of them. You call them "wattle"


trees.


OK. What we call wattle trees have yellow flowers, but they


are little


balls of fluff. This tree has proper flowers. Not that I would


know if


other Acacia's might not have proper flowers. Another


difference to what I


know as a wattle, is the size. This is a big tree. Maybe 3


times as tall


as the house.




Some Acacia are quite large (at least up here). Many have
puffball flowers; others don't. There is enough variation in
Acacia that if _I_ were a professional taxonomist I'd consider
creating another Genus. But then, I'm a splitter, rather than a
lumper. ;-)

However, there are almost as many Leguminosae (the pea family) as
there are Rosae (the rose and cherry family). Many, if not most,
have yellow flowers. Pinnate leaves are family indicators. And
there are numbers of odd plants and critters in Australia
(including a number that should not have been imported). If you
can find a book on Australian Legumes, I'd bet you find your
tree. Or, if there's something like an agricultural college or
forestry school in your neighborhood (or even a forestry office),
they could help.

Good luck. And where are all the Aussie bonsai experts when you
need them?

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman






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