finishing another day. had my camera handy took some random pictures of trees scattered about. some worked on, some not. sorry for the poor quality of the photos. pictures taken in situ; no prep.
best wishes, sam
best wishes, sam
Sam...as always...you never fail to share amazing pieces. Bougainvillea hands down you know has my admiration. But these three really stood out as to no clue what the foliage variety this one was. And the cascade goodness love the movement. Though honestly each has something that just looks gnarly.
You have me wanting to scour the countryside in hopes to locating something so unique. Thanks for sharing Sam...once again...I enjoyed the photos you shared.
long screws through the living trunk pinning it to the back of the deadwood.
best wishes, sam
Two trees...that you put together in one pot Sam? That one with the reddish stain you either added or is the color of the actual tree is stunning! Can you explain what I am seeing in more detail as to what you've done?
the third premna is one of my favorites. the stained deadwood is all natural and highlights the thin live vein. I have the main structure done. needed now are secondary and tertiary branches to fill the negative spaces once I have the twigs, the focus will be on the foliage. regular pruning of microphylla leaves reduces leaf size from the size of an adult hand down to the size of the nail on your pinkie. imagine this tree with a layered top comprised of tight tiny leaf pads
Once the canopy fills in and the tree is in an appropriate pot it's going to be a show stopper! About three quarters the way up the trunk it looks like there's a live vein coming off the trunk toward the left. There must be something keeping it alive yet I can't see any foliage.