03 Aug
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 3rd August 2025
The Araucaria genus comprises twenty species, now native only to the southern hemisphere, though they were once worldwide from 66 to 200 million years ago.
The Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) and Hoop or Moreton..
01 Aug
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 1st August 2025
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Family: Geraniaceae (includes Geranium and Pelargonium)
Genus: Geranium (includes the cranesbills (the true geraniums))
Botanical/Binomial Name: Geranium robertianum
Meaning o..
01 Jul
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 1st July 2025
Chinese Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.)
Family: Rhamnaceae (includes buckthorns; Rhamnaceae is also known as the buckthorn family)
Genus: Ziziphus (includes Indian Ber)
Botanical/Binomial Name: Ziziphus jujuba Mil..
25 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kelly Trevisan
First published 25th June 2025
Kel and I first “met” when she rang one afternoon from Queensland, to discuss Air-Pot bonsai containers and her new baby, a Western Australian Saltwater Paperbark (Melaleuca cuticularis). This was a week before Cyclone ..
25 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Helen Flynn
First published 25th June 2025
Following the Lone Pine article, two pals have since shared their own sightings in Victoria of this magnificent tree. How could I not do a followup and help spread the word?!
Local pal Sandra was first, seeing a tree here,..
23 Jun
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Title image above is attributed to CoolKoon [CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)]
(This article was originally published 16th April 2019 here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 23rd June 2025.
[This post] examined the chemistry behind pH, where we saw how pH..
23 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Optimate Group Pty Ltd
(This article was originally published 9th April 2019 here on our Jujube Tree Nursery site.)
First published here 23rd June 2025.
Most people have a vague concept of pH in that it has something to do with acidity and alkalinity, but what exac..
22 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Ezehelm
First published 22nd June 2025
This post is my reply to Ezehelm’s questions in Part 1, in the original inline email style.
Please note: the images in Part 1 are not of an Air-Pot®. The name ‘Air-Pot’ is a registered trademark and can only be used for Air-Po..
22 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Ezehelm
First published 22nd June 2025
This post arose from questions Ezehelm left — and tried to leave, poor thing! — under this post.
The commenting system on this blog is really not designed for mini-essays, and Ezehelm sent what he tried to post as a comment, t..
12 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 12th June 2025
Hello everyone, again keeping to the format of previous newsletters:
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Item 1: Things of Beauty
The Lone Pine descendant is both the Thing of Beauty Item as well as the Wollongong Botanic Garden feature fo..
12 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 12th June 2025
If you love alliums (of genus Allium) — onions, garlics, leeks, shallots, chives, and garlic chives — but are unfamiliar with society garlic, you may well need to become acquainted!
The name ‘society’ garlic comes..
11 Jun
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Title image above is copyright © Kristi Ellinopoullos
First published 11th June 2025
Some strong winds recently snapped at the base a bunch of canes growing at an angle out of a tall concrete pot. Decision made: it’s processing time!
Sugarcane is typically processed anywhere between twelve and eig..