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Old 17-Feb-2005   #1
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Which pot?
Hello everyone,
Repotting time is near for this little neea buxifolia, and it is now time to make the decision on which pot to use. I have narrowed it down to three quality pots. I believe that the tree will be able to fit in all three pots, but after bare-rooting it, I may be wrong.

The first pot (left side) was given to me from Dale Cochoy. He handthrew this pot on a wheel, a rather difficult task given the size. The pot in the center was purchased at this year's Taikan-ten show. It has the highest monitary value of the three, but is also the smallest. It was handmade by an unknown Japanese potter who passed away many years back. The last pot (right side), a present from Ben Oki,was slip casted and hand signed by Uyematsu Tosui, a Japanese potter who works/worked for Yamaguchi, a company known for their tea ceramics. In my opinion, all three pots would work well with the tree, but I cannot decide which would be best. The tree was originally intended for the pot by Dale Cochoy, but after later aquiring the other two pots, I am completely undecided on which would be best for the tree.

I am interested in everyone's opinions on which pot I should use. Comments on the tree are also welcome.
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Old 17-Feb-2005   #2
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Old 17-Feb-2005   #3
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Oh my gosh, Charles...my initial sense of the tree's size was off by more than a factor of two. Amazing.

I sort of like pot #2, but I don't have a strong preference.

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Old 17-Feb-2005   #4
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Of those three, I'd pick pot 2 also. Man, I thought that was a pretty big tree. Nice job.

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My only concern would be the tree size vs the pot. If you think that's not a problem, I'd go with the middle pot.

They're all great!
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Old 18-Feb-2005   #6
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Like everyone else I also like the middle one, if not that one, i'd pick the 1st one (furthest to the left).. #3 just doesnt do it for me.

Thats a smalllll tree.
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Looks to me like #3 is the only one big enough for it. And I'm partial to that style.

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I agree on numero tres
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I like it as MikeP has set it up. The shape of the pot wall echoes the line of the most prominent. The colour ties in nicely and yet it has an ordered design to contrast with the exuberance of the spreading root mass.
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Good Morning Charles, I do not think the tree will fit in Dale's pot. I like it for the tree as to color and shape but feel even if the tree can be made to fit it will be too tight visually. The third pot will work for size but it isn't the best of the 3 visually.

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