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7-Jun-2006
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veteran
 Join Date: Apr-2004
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Ohi'a lehua
I ground-layered this odd metrosideros polymorpha (Ohi'a lehua) 2 years ago on my hike back from working on more "serious" trees. I didn't know what I'd ever do with it except appreciate it's wild nature. It makes a complete loop. A few months ago I layered the top off and turned it upside-down into a cascade. Did I do the right thing?
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7-Jun-2006
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Nope put it back like it was.
Just kidding you made the tree!!! Love the background in the picture, neet idea. Paul |
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7-Jun-2006
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O yes, you did the right thing! Looks nice and natural, nice pic to! I hope you don't mint, but i took off a bid off the crossing jin to open up the negative space. I think it looks just that more fluently that way. Good work,
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7-Jun-2006
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
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Not only did you do the right thing you enhanced the tree with a good match of pot and stand.
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8-Jun-2006
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Dear Bruce
Wonderfull !! Did some play-ing for You . Do the Ohi "a flower in a pot ? The big Yin going down is powerfull , exciting !! Big hug Morea |
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8-Jun-2006
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Bruce,
Very nicely done.Are these trees tropical or temperate in nature?They look like great subjects to work on. andy
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8-Jun-2006
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Thanks Paul, Sohei. Hans, good idea, I went out and broke it off after I saw your virt.
 Morea, here is the flower if younwant to play again. Andy, here are some previous posts with a little more info.http://tinyurl.com/mpjbh. http://tinyurl.com/q9rr5 http://tinyurl.com/j7hgj Hope this helps. |
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8-Jun-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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This works great as a cascade! Great move!
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8-Jun-2006
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Very nice decision. I love the look of this material. It looks so much like manzinita from the mainland. That is also a very nice pot. I would love to see both the tree and the pot more close. I would love to see the bark detail, that species is just too good!
Al
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Thanks Al It doesn't seem much like manzanita to me but it was all over where I used to live (Glen Ellen) and I wonder if it could be ground-layered. Here's more of the old Japanese pot and the hanko. Levon doesn't know the maker. Bruce Last edited by Bruce Winter : 9-Jun-2006 at 06:37 PM. |
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