Rock tray

[Jon Chown]

One day when I can work out what species to use, I would like to make a planting on this 'Mountain'

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Yours in Bonsai
Jon

[Steven]

That is one special rock! What height is it? It looks so proportioned and 'mountain' like that I have no idea of its size.

I have a bush property with cliffs overhanging the river, there are Casuarina and Wattle growing out of cracks and crevices. Looking at your Suiseki makes me want to get up there!

Regards,

Steven

[Jon Chown]

Hi Steven, Yes I loved it when I first laid eyes on it as well. It stands 35cm tall.

Jon

[anttal63]

very cool rock john. ok steven did you say bush block? when are we going collecting?

[Joey]

I wonder what species would suit a rock like that? It is interesting to look at just as a rock!

[Joel]

I would like to see some leptospermums (if they survive) and possibly rulingia or baeckeas. If you dont want natives, perhaps some cultivar of elm or Cotoneaster horizontalis? Either way, stunning rock mate! Please keep us updated as you add trees, mosses, lichen, accents etc.

JayC

[Jon Chown]

I would like to see some leptospermums (if they survive) and possibly rulingia or baeckeas. If you dont want natives, perhaps some cultivar of elm or Cotoneaster horizontalis?

Yes, thats the problem JayC I can't make up my mind either. There wouldn't be a lot of soil and I'm not sure how the Aussie natives would cope. I'm not sure that I want to use juniper or even a mix of trees. Sao to me would be my thoughts at the moment. Rest assured It will appear on this site if and when I attempt something.

Jon

[Hector Johnson]

Jon,
I'd be content to add a half inch of coarse white or cream sand and regard it as a reasonably good suiseki. It will likely look better than most greenery you can attach to a rock that size.

[Jon Chown]

You may be right Hector.

Jon

[anttal63]

great rock jon! i missed this one all together.

[Jon Chown]

i missed this one all together

We are starting to get a lot of posts now and I am finding that I often miss a couple myself. Not sure that I am in favour of the 'Recent Posts' section at the top with only the last three posts. I think that it makes me lazy and I don't always go looking for ones that have dropped off the front page.

Jon

[Jarrod]

Nice rock.

Just below the three newest posts is a link to the "new posts" that wil be everything that has bee posted sice your last visit.

My vote is to put a cultival of Elm(smallest leaf you can find.

[Lynette]

Jon,
This look like one of the rocks that Kingstons Wang makes and is a collection of small rocks joined to gether. If so I don't think it could be called a suiseki. I have a grey one

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planted in the vietnamese style with a pagoda, a small benjamina fig and a juniper. The red coloured rock certanly cry out for an Australian theme.

[Amanda]

Lynette, that is amazing. Wish the resolution was a little bigger though

Jon, Wow is all I can say. I think you have a marvellous piece there ready for something special.