{"id":1897,"date":"2019-12-16T21:05:40","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T10:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2020-06-20T20:40:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T10:40:14","slug":"tree-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibuibonsai.com.au\/?p=1897","title":{"rendered":"Tree house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last Sunday I moved a Japanese red pine in preparation for decandling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese Red pine (root over rock style) before decandling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

When I went back with the shears to start work a female fairy wren started scolding. She was soon joined by her mate and both proceeded to give me the evil eye and a good telling off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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male superb fairywren sitting in the waterswept callistemon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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female Superb fairywren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I soon found the reason for their agitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A nest among the branches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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nest entry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wrens build a ball shaped nest with a side entry. Usually only a metre or so from the ground among dense vegetation. This red pine was obviously just right for this year’s home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was interesting to note that the parents had been able to find the nest when I’d moved the tree about 10 metres from the growing area to where I was working. After decandling the tree I moved it back to the bench and the parents have continued to feed the chick(s?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These guys are quite welcome in my garden. The males provide a welcome splash of colour for most of the year and they consume quite a lot of insects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t forget that new Shibui Bonsai catalogues are now available – Trident maples, Root over Rock trident maples and Chinese elms. Email neil@shibuibonsai.com.au if you’d like to see what we have available this year. Younger starter trees for bonsai are always available – many different species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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