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Omono
Bought this Chamaecyparis thyoides around fall 2014 in the early 'mass-acquiring' days. Hadn't got a clue where to take it, so in june 2015 I took it to a workshop for some tips. No work was done on that day to the cami, as I had less clues about how to butcher up a juniper.
So, I was a Juni cascade and a bunch of ideas richer, and at home, a few weeks of pondering later, I barerooted it, pinched it, cut it, wired it and styled it.
Guess what.... Motherf*ucker is still alive!
Sadly, the pre-abuse photos are hiding pretty damn well!
Took it to the sequel (2016) workshop, to get some extra ideas and feedback. The apexes (apexi?) of both mommy and daughter were cut off, so shit looks way better now. I got this reaallly nice pot from Henk Steneker, into which I directly put the tree the day after.
The Sweet Yummy Pot:
Making walls:
Walls finished:
The fugly blue pot was its previous home. Thanks to Henk it ain't anymore!
Now, detailwiring is on the planning, Those branches on the left have got to be sorted out, more moss has got to be applied to the 'walls' and the empty hole would like to get stuffed. Betcha ass that's not the first time you hear that
Thinking of putting some small ferns/cotoneaster in the empty hole. Ducky pond is also an option!
See? First left branch on the 'main trunk' gets all messed up with some backbranch.
The branch stubs are to be left on, as I like 'em. Are all over the place in pine forests around here.
Comments and suggestions more than welcome!
So, I was a Juni cascade and a bunch of ideas richer, and at home, a few weeks of pondering later, I barerooted it, pinched it, cut it, wired it and styled it.
Guess what.... Motherf*ucker is still alive!
Sadly, the pre-abuse photos are hiding pretty damn well!
Took it to the sequel (2016) workshop, to get some extra ideas and feedback. The apexes (apexi?) of both mommy and daughter were cut off, so shit looks way better now. I got this reaallly nice pot from Henk Steneker, into which I directly put the tree the day after.
The Sweet Yummy Pot:
Making walls:
Walls finished:
The fugly blue pot was its previous home. Thanks to Henk it ain't anymore!
Now, detailwiring is on the planning, Those branches on the left have got to be sorted out, more moss has got to be applied to the 'walls' and the empty hole would like to get stuffed. Betcha ass that's not the first time you hear that
Thinking of putting some small ferns/cotoneaster in the empty hole. Ducky pond is also an option!
See? First left branch on the 'main trunk' gets all messed up with some backbranch.
The branch stubs are to be left on, as I like 'em. Are all over the place in pine forests around here.
Comments and suggestions more than welcome!