Ficus Rubiginosa Shohin broom

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Re: Ficus Rubiginosa Shohin broom

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melbrackstone wrote:I saw Ryan Neil used long strands of wet sphagnum instead of muck in his latest slab planting.... says it doesn't crack like the clay in muck, and does everything else better than muck. He ties some wire around it initially to help it settle, but once his moss has grown, the wire can come off...
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Re: Ficus Rubiginosa Shohin broom

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wow, little ramification, no drama, plant placed at same angle as so called rock face, leaf size compared to so called tree size, companion plant taller, distance apart with no depth, placed at same height, placed against a wall with no character. Where does your eye take you? To the companion. Wow :|
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no idea wrote:wow, little ramification, no drama, plant placed at same angle as so called rock face, leaf size compared to so called tree size, companion plant taller, distance apart with no depth, placed at same height, placed against a wall with no character. Where does your eye take you? To the companion. Wow :|
Wow - little ramification? I actually thought the ramification here was pretty good?
Possibly even "Bow Chicka Wow Wow" good. :D
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Re: Ficus Rubiginosa Shohin broom

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The Munt wrote:
hugh grant wrote:I didnt think of it before but this tree would have been a good candidate for the Australian native competition! oh well next year!

Anyway this tree is due for an update, its changed a far amount in the year.

The work done here in this update was done exactly 1 year ago in March 2014. It was done in preparation for the Central Coast bonsai exhibition in which was to be the very next day after it was planted on the stone!
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That’s a great looking bonsai, may I ask what is in your muck and substrate? Do you use a totally different mix for sticking a bonsai to a rock? Total newb here but i’d Like to give it a go one day. :yes:
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Long one since I’ve updated his post !!

My answer is much like Mel’s just before. Yeah so I pot in stone using my usual substrate, higher water holding mix of course. And build walls for holding the soil back with lightly shredded soag moss and substrate, layering it. So I’ll Ann some spag then sprinkle substrate in it then spag, substrate, etc. really good way of maintaining oxygen flow through the root and soil mass and you don’t have issues with clay or Keto which will expand and retract with drying and moistening. Creates a much more sustainable surface.
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