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Aldesair Wrote
"I think the main tree is a bit too dominating, drawing away from the forest. But that slab is wonderful, i like the way slate breaks into it's layers like that. It looks quite thick? must be rather heavy then."

Good point about the main tree. It may be that the small trees on the left are not pulling their weight and so become overpowered by the main tree. I have been thinking of removeing the two trees on the left or replaceing them with trees that are more simular to the main tree and the others on the right.

The planting is not heavy. The slate relatively thin and the planting area is actually a hollow formed from the broken pieces of the slate that are stacked up like a rock wall. The soil is not heavy since it has pumace and lava rock in it.

24-Jan-2005	#6
Jgs bonsai bonsaiTALK Adept Join Date: Mar-2004 Location: Aptos, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 215	Aldesair Wrote "I think the main tree is a bit too dominating, drawing away from the forest. But that slab is wonderful, i like the way slate breaks into it's layers like that. It looks quite thick? must be rather heavy then." Good point about the main tree. It may be that the small trees on the left are not pulling their weight and so become overpowered by the main tree. I have been thinking of removeing the two trees on the left or replaceing them with trees that are more simular to the main tree and the others on the right. The planting is not heavy. The slate relatively thin and the planting area is actually a hollow formed from the broken pieces of the slate that are stacked up like a rock wall. The soil is not heavy since it has pumace and lava rock in it.