Port Jackson fig

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Port Jackson fig

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I was lucky enough to purchase a port Jackson fig two years ago from one of the most experienced bonsai artists in our club and thought I would share it here.
The tree stands about 700mm tall
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Re: Port Jackson fig

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Wow that's a fantastic tree
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Lovely tree !
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Hi sreeve , mate thats a very nice purchase , could we see shot from all sides on this one , hopefully in more natural light .

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A lovely P.J. With a few years refinement it will be stunning.
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Lovely purchase steve :yes:
Time will make this quite extra ordinary

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Hi Isitangus, Mugen, Bodiharma and Ken,
Thanks very much for your kind comments. The guy who created the tree is a real wizard

Alpine, will see what I can do
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bodhidharma wrote:A lovely P.J. With a few years refinement it will be stunning.
To me it is stunning already. A great acquisition, obviously grown by a skilled hand. Ash
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Very very nice acquisition if I say so myself.

The balance and structure well who can improve on perfection. :imo:

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Awesome, natural looking tree Steve.

Grown by a true artist and purchased with a keen eye for quality!
What pot do you have it in?

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Totally missed this thread!

Beautiful tree mate, the canopy looks really natural :tu2: a great purchase!
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Beautiful tree. :hooray:
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Thanks for your comments Steven, Jason and Edward,

The bonsai artist who developed the tree is Ken Hapgood and he did a great job

Steven, you are spot on about the pot (of lack thereof) .......I took the photo as an annual update and hadn't given much thought about using the photo otherwise.
If I was a bit smarter I should have included the pot and simply cropped it before including in my history software. :o
Next year.....

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Re: Port Jackson fig

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Wow that's a ripper Steve thanks for posting.
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