Chinese Elm- Sullivan Rock
This has been the major project for the last 3 years. One of the trees that grew from seed. two years ago I got a Rock from Sullivan Rock ( from one of the photo shoots at night)that I thought it would look good planted on(in). First drill a hole 25mm in the granite to put the trunk into and the tap root out the bottom. The rest of them over the rock so it looks like it grew there and soil washed away.
For the last few year it has been growing in a large plastic pot. This was done today with a lot of delicacy(help for my wife) as I did not want to cut the roots, just wash the soil away and re-spread out under the rock on the soil. It is not quite as I want it but its a start gives me thinking time over the next 3 years.
I did not 100% like the one tree so I put one of the small untrained trees at the back to add some depth as well. the moss came from our swamp and covers the whole surface after much patch work quilt style.
This is no longer a pot I can lift on my own it is 650mm long and the tree is 600mm height just the rock alone weighing at 15 kg as well as the pot. Not quite the right pot but I did not want to buy a new pot so this will do. Now it grows and its twin and gets shaped my vision is in front of you just as I had conceived it in my mind.
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Taken on Tuesday July 23, 2019
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Posted on Tuesday July 23, 2019
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Peter_Private_Box said:
The rocks in the pot really put this in perspective!!!
I like it!
Best Wishes, and a good weekend
Peter
Steve Paxton replied to Peter_Private_Box:
The "Rocks" is in fact one big rock I had to carry out in a back pack some 400mm long by 250 high and deep. I chose it as it had two high points the tree could be made to sit in and look quite natural. it has been a worthy project now its the shaping part that needs to happen as it is let to grow.
as yet this set of trees have yet to wake up fully as we are close to the beach is not cold enough for all leaves to fall but some remain as green. the leaf buds show some swelling so it is not far off.
You will see this further as it grows glad that you like the idea.
Steve
Herb Riddle said:
Steve Paxton replied to Herb Riddle:
far from the start, this is the first real start as a bonsai we all know not just a tree in a plastic pot. once I get my computer back I will put up some of the early shots so the planning can be seen. glad you like the shot
Peter Chet said:
Looks like it is well established now , and would be great to see it in a few years time.
I considered starting some of my own, even went to the effort of reading up on the subject, but in the end decided I would not have the patience for it.
If you had a fence around I could give you a HFF as well....
Have a happy weekend instead, Peter
Steve Paxton replied to Peter Chet:
the first step is the hardest but one I can only say is worth the taking.