[Craig] - Melaleuca Preissiana

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Pup wrote:It is a very nice tree, the pictures do not tell the whole story in the bark it is a wonderful little tree.
I would be proud to have on my benches.

Pup :tu:

Coming from you , i'm humbled ,thankyou :beer:
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just some pics which show actual colour :cool:
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Craig it looks great - you know what you are doing! It has not missed a beat. My that pot is bright though.

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Yeah! It is bright.... But I love the way it challenges the tree, the way a brilliant blue sky keeps drawing your attention. The strength of the tree is well balanced against the strength of the colour. The 'Asian' aesthetic of the pot styling isn't too discordant either.
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Yes it is bright it is also way over potted, so I would think that means it is being grown on in a larger pot for now.
So it can be put in the correct pot in the future.

You know part of the process, of development.

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Pup wrote: You know part of the process, of development.
Cheers Pup
Pup - can that be my excuse for having been seen wearing way oversized brightly coloured pants when I was a teenager? :lol:
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Roger wrote:Yeah! It is bright.... But I love the way it challenges the tree, the way a brilliant blue sky keeps drawing your attention. The strength of the tree is well balanced against the strength of the colour. The 'Asian' aesthetic of the pot styling isn't too discordant either.

Thanks Ash , Roger, funny cause i was looking at it last night after i saw Ash's comment and thinking the same thing. The pot attracts your eyes instantly but the tree then draws your attention .

A nice blue pot to keep the tree happy :D , if the tree's happy i'm happy.
Pup wrote:So it can be put in the correct pot in the future.
Craig wrote:i'm having a Mudlark pot made for it aswell
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If there are people who enter competitions with that sort of material and end up with that result, I don't think I have a chance at winning at all LOL. :imo:
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coocarch wrote:If there are people who enter competitions with that sort of material and end up with that result, I don't think I have a chance at winning at all LOL. :imo:

It's all about using what's in front of you. this tree already had a branch which i could use as a leader and side branch so it was planned around that. A nice simple but effective plan. Plus massive amounts of luck . Also experience,practice, research, trial and error, time, all that comes into it. A tree like this has at a cost , and that is all of the trees killed before it/paid the price .
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See I told you. The right pot is beeing made as we type :fc:

If your shorts were bright yellow like bananas why not :whistle:
Craig wrote:A nice blue pot to keep the tree happy :D , if the tree's happy i'm happy.
Pup wrote:So it can be put in the correct pot in the future.
Craig wrote:i'm having a Mudlark pot made for it aswell
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A real nice treat was getting some emailed pics of my pots and slab for this tree during the week, Penny from Mudlark has outdone herself with the task set, Thanks again for ALL the effort Penny, i can't wait :tu:
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Very nice Craig ! :clap: :tu:
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anttal63 wrote:Very nice Craig ! :clap: :tu:

thanks Antonio, much appreciated mate :wave:
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Hi Craig.
Just saw your comments. It's a long way from here to you. I won't be happy until it's safely in your hands.
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Well done Craig, the tree looks real good, the dead wood at the top gives that special look to the norm.

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