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13-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
 
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The Elephant, Sumo Ficus Burt Davyi Nana
I call this one the elephant for obvious reasons. I purchased it last December for a workshop with Suthin Sukosolovisit. When it is a bring your own tree workshop, I try to bring a tree that fits the artist's specialty. This tree, being a shohin sumo, fits Suthin's specialty perfectly.
The lowest right branch is probably too large for the tree, but foliage will cover most of it. Plus, growing a new branch in that spot would not be easy. As with most trees, this one is apicacally dominant, so growing a lower branch will be harder than growing a new upper one. The upper ones would already have a headsup on the new branch if I decided to replace it. Therefore, I am leaving it as is. This photo was taken before the workshop-
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13-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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This photo shows what it looked like after the workshop. I decided to leave the left hand side large branch for that time because the workshop was in December, and it needed some foliage to survive the winter.
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13-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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This photo shows the tree as of today. If the lowest left hand branch thickens up over the next year, this is a canidate for show at next year's convention. I do not want to show it too early, though.
Comments, questions, suggestions, pot suggestions?
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13-Jun-2004
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nice job!I dont know about elephant but that final photo shows it to look like a walrus with a freaky seeweed hairdo coming onto the beach!
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14-Jun-2004
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charles, nice tree. i don't so much have a pot suggestion as i do a potting suggestion. IMHO, rotate the tree counterclockwise 10 degrees and bring you soil level to where i have drawn the red line. there is something about the open space on the left side of the nebari that i just don't care for. none the less, this is a great tree and you did a wonderful job with it.
chris
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Yeah, but then you'd have to rename it "elephant buried up to the top of his trunk." (Very nice tree!) -Carl
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14-Jun-2004
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Charles Bevan
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Wow, there are too elephants in there. The one I saw was different from the one Carl mentioned. I saw the trunk as the heavy right branch and it was an elephant that was sitting down. I like Carl's idea for the elephant much better. What I plan to do to fix the holes is either place a rock underneath the hollow or plant moss to cover them and the reverse taper.
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14-Jun-2004
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Old Mister Crow
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Elephant!
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14-Jun-2004
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EQUAL OF HEAVEN!
Join Date: Apr-2004
Location: Sydney
Country: Australia
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WOW! I think Carls tree looks far more than an elephant than yours, DBZ!!
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14-Jun-2004
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
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charles, a rock would be a good idea too, i didn't even think of it. having that one root jumping out over a rock as if it had too in order to reach the ground will be a nice touch. keep us informed as to your progress.
chris
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