Ishitsuki Port Jackson Figs

[alpineart]

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Roll me over lay me down and do it again .just not happy with the lower fig

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Time for a root prune now this is as close as you can get to the care taken to root pruning a 25kg Ishitsuki.

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Another change of the scenery has come about , but i will wait for the leaf out before posting another update .

Cheers Alpineart

[Chad]

That is amazing, ive not seen anything like it.

[Johannes]

WOW!!!! that is truly amazing

I feel like trying one myself now.

Johan.

[Andrew F]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[alpineart]

Hi Guys , glad to see its still raising eyebrows , its all about trying different things in different situations and different positions with different mediums and different idea's . Nothing wrong with being different now is there . It will look different again come Spring . .

Cheers Alpineart

[MattA]

Different

[alpineart]

Hi MattA , Certainly looks different laying down , i wonder if it should be called a horizontal landscape , don't know what the Japanese term for that is , maybe Penjing , either way is progressing nicely .

Cheers Alpine

[Shannon]

Nice work Alpine, I like the setting a lot.

[alpineart]

Hi Shannon , i look a lot better now the majority of the thick moss pads have bee removed and the spores have finally taken to the surface itself . One good day in the hot sun will kill the new moss so i will probably keep it inside for the majority of its life from here on , outing only for some natural light and rain from time to time . Its has spent the last few months inside and has done well even with un-natural heating , just a simple spray with a water bottle from time to time .

Cheers Alpine

[Barry1]

Nice work mate you certainly can't be accused of not being innovative ...did you by chance do a step by step of the making of the rock

Cheers
Barry

[bodhidharma]

I remember the setting up of this composition and it is coming along wonderfully Alps i look forward to the next ten years of this setting and then it will be a thing to behold.

[Steve Warren]

Well @#$? me, that is one of the nicest I have ever seen. You never cease to amaze me Alpine. Wonderful work mate, that is one very nice piece.

Regards

Steve Warren

[alpineart]

Nice work mate you certainly can't be accused of not being innovative ...did you by chance do a step by step of the making of the rock

Cheers
Barry

Hi Barry, mate i did it over a week so i wasn't bothered with picks as there was way too much involved .I would need 100 pics to show a step by step procedure to the construction side of the rock .

Cheers Alpine

[alpineart]

Hi Bodhi , mate i remember all to well the 50 odd hours spent making the rock and planting the first trunks on it for the 2010 Ausbonsai Native Comp . It has changed and will continue to change until i have the desired finished landscape originally planned . Progress is slow but it is Bonsai after all .

Hi Steve , thanks for the compliment . I try not to sit idle for too long or moss will grow on me . Have plenty of plans just not enough motivation at the moment , but time is something that we all seem to need more of to get a few things done . been flat out digging and replanting so designing has taken a back seat for a little while . I hope to make a few more original works , just a little out of the ordinary .

Cheers Guys Alpine

[alpineart]

After several months of preparation for the Canberra Bicentennial Comp i had to withdraw the ishitsuki due to a direct hit from a UFO "unsecured flying object" .A sheet of villa board that was left on the roof by a negligent Tradie namely me ,was picked up by a strong gust of wind and slammed into the side of the composition taking the lower fused trunk out , the side of the rock and holed the tray .

After 2 weeks of reconstruction this is the new look .

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The new lower fig is a main branch cutting taken from the top tree.

I haven't had any success locating a suitable replacement or be it i have but all 5 purchased/sent were damaged by Aussie Post having the apexes smashed out of them . This has been defoliated again and will hopefully recover before Winter sets in then it will be bought inside as a feature pot plant .

I have extended the rock at the base for more stability and a larger tray has been made to accommodate the larger base . This was finished with the new look landscape yesterday after curing of the repairs and render . I'm still a lousy photographer but thats O.K .

Cheers Alpineart