Semi Cascade Green Island Fig
Posted: February 20th, 2009, 7:54 pm
This tree was collected in December 2006 along with a few other smaller ones. I know it isnt ready for a pot yet but i just couldnt wait to use this pot. It is made by Penny Davies from Mudlark Pottery with her famous Lichen glaze. I wanted to put some moss on the soil before i posted it but it is raining so much at the moment and i couldnt wait. I want to have (eventually) a lot of different styles of trees in my collection and this is one that i am training as a semi cascade. It has had no training whatsoever yet. I will start to wire it now and get some shape into the primary branches. My goal is to create an apex at the top of the tree (well nothing new there!) and have several smaller apex's down the cascade branch/trunk. The areas where i have removed heavy branches, some i will hollow out (without creating a water vessel) and maybe burn it to finish it. I have another one that is a dummy tree so i might try burning that one first. Long ways to go but its a start.
Peter
Peter