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just an update, i still need to remove a few branches as they are in the way of the trunks, it is slowly getting to somewhere like i want it. also the angle it is planted will be changed to this as the front. i took the pic from the angle i want to put the tree when i repot it soon.

defoliated. and top shot

hi guys, this is one of my favourite ficus i have, it has only been in my care for about 4 months. i got it as a collected tree that the bloke sold to me quite cheap. it would of been about $15US i couldnt say how old this one is, it had been cut back and regrown for years before i got it...

i have to agree with the size factor rockm, im only twenty four and pretty much restricted to small chuhin size at the moment or smaller, i fell off a ladder nearly a year ago standing at 6 feet high landed badly and have prolapsed discs in my spine, i cant lift trees of large weight because of...

i thank you for putting your thoughts in with decent responses. since posting this and and having more discussion over here in Australia we have come to a very similar conclusion, there is some blur between the sizes but generally it is about how it fits in, rock included, so measurement from...

its not about being hung up on classification, its my curiousity... it seems i have struck a nerve for some reason, why is it when a topic like this comes up there is always these sort of comments? the reason why it matters is that i have asked a question as i would like to know an answer. if...

hi people, i have just recently put an elm on a rock in the root over rock style, now the tree itself would be of mame size, but with the overall composition it would be of shohin size, after having a bit of discussion with Pup we havent been able to come up with a solution and he is as...

thats correct mate.

just going on what has been said about this one being a triple trunk, i have found this as an example, it is a maple but it has very similar thickness trunks, using this as an example to mine i just want to see your thoughts on whether this maple works as a triple trunk or not. the reason i...

ok, i think i get what you are getting at, your thoughts on it are that it is very hard to pull off a triple trunked tree convincingly?

thank you for the responses, i understand that people dont respond if they dont know the species or tropicals, thats cool with me, i just though it was an interesting tree and you guys might have found it interesting. i will definately look into planting angles and changing it so it tilts...

with the lack of interest on this tree i dont think there is a need to post the other one i was going to ask advice for, it is on a rock. i am amazed that there is 113 odd views and one person has commented, is this tree bad or just doesnt need comment or critisism? all is good i would like...

gday snobird :) i am in QLD but i wasnt the one who was posting them, but yes they are amazingly fast growers, this one is a months progress from bare stump to how it is now, just to give you an idea one shoot that got pincehd back 2 days ago has now extended 2 and a half inches long...

hi guys, dont know if you guys have this over there but this is one of my favourite trees that i have been styling and would have to be my favourite species, it is such a fast growing tree i find it amazing, what you will se in the following pics is over a month and a bit of progression after...

not sure about over there but a little tip is to hold water back for a couple of days before you do it, it will definately help :)

lovely tree for sure, i think barry is right about bringing it dawn in height by bit, there is a little reverse taper just at the 1/4 way down point, but it would make for a great sister tree next to it, a parent and sibling sort of thing. and to bring it down just slightly and rebuilding the...

gday mate, good start for tanuki, i think you need to route a channel around the front and get that whip in it and going out the back. just a thought :D jamie :D

i have found with ficus cuttings that the slightly bigger ones take easier, for me any ways about 1/2 inch is a good size. i have also had success with cuttings a bit over 2 inches. a mate of mine struck roots from a foot and a half diameter fig and it is a monster now. i generally use...

great tree mate :) as much as i liked it with that slightly longer branch to the left after the redesign i think it looks great. do you know the exact cultivar it is? jamie :)

i should of added in my explanation that the trees i am working on are about 20mm(3/4") trunk diameter, that fork out to a couple of trunks with some branching, what i was trying to explain was that as the live vein grows it adds wood and every year a little bit is cut of it adds a bit more to...

your trying to create a yamadori style tree that is completly man made, i have about 25 of these in my garden bed all wired and bent and twisted to hell and back, a couple have died off. what the technique you are describing does is the shari gives the tree a live vein where the nutrients and...

smoke, you have probably explained what i am about to ask and if so could i get a link to it, but i am interested in your "air basket" idea, the pros and cons would be great :) thanks. jamie :)

you can use things like pond baskets, big collanders and similar that will keep a tight root mass while allowing roots to go out of the basket and it will be easier to dig up as it all you need to do is spade around the basket/collander. you can also ground grow with a seedling tray as a...

i agree with the colour you have said T-Beard! and definately unglazed, i beleive that an unglazed pot suits juniper very well! i am still thinking though a nice smallish round pot with the rim curving out would work well for veiwing from 360 degrees around. but with the choice as being #3...

here ya go mate, its not much but minor details help a lot in the overall picture of things :) once it fills in a bit it will be even better :) jamie :)