Itoigawa on rock

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Started this project this year.
I made the rock myself from aluminum cement. Found a nice pot at bonsai plaza.
And started planting the bottom, in spring i will plant the other tree's. Have to do some root pruning on those.

Hope you like it.

 

[discusmike]

That rock looks fantastic,very hard to tell its artificial

 

[discusmike]

What zone are you located?

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

The netherlands, europa

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice rock, and good start. You could stand to plant another few junipers in those pockets.
http://bonsaibark.com/2015/08/19/kimura-rocks/
https://japanesebonsaipots.net/2013/11/25/nihon-de-hajimete-part-8-kimuras-garden/

 

[sorce]

On the third day God made rocks.....

On the fourth day @Ruben Bouwmeester was like....

Fuuuuuck no!
This is how you do it!

Nice!

How about a full pic!

Sorce

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Nice rock, and good start. You could stand to plant another few junipers in those pockets.
http://bonsaibark.com/2015/08/19/kimura-rocks/
https://japanesebonsaipots.net/2013/11/25/nihon-de-hajimete-part-8-kimuras-garden/

This are the examples i like and get the inspiration from. And of course this movie.

@sorce thanks. I'm still want too improve myself.

I will start planting the other ones when our ugly winter is over, more change of succes in spring with planting. Then i make a full pic with good background.

 

[Dav4]

Wonderful job on creating the stone, as well as the planting. I'm wondering on how tall the stone is, as well as its weight.

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Thanks, its about 32 inch and weight is around 50 lb.

 

[barrosinc]

Wow!

Please make a video on how to do these!!

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Wow!

Please make a video on how to do these!!

Sorry i wil not do that. I spent over 100 uur too figure things out and that also wasn't for free. Hope you understand.

 

[Ingvill]

Very nice!

 

[Djtommy]

That looks nicely made.
Do you know what the ph value is for this material?

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

That looks nicely made.
Do you know what the ph value is for this material?

No idea, but it isn't a problem. The moss is already growing on the cement.

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

i could not wait............

 

[leatherback]

Your rocks & pots have come a long way Ruben. Very well-done! Should get a pot from you one of these days. NOw to find a suitable tree.. Hm.. Nope. Don't have one yet.

Iwas there when the Kimura video was shot. one of the main things he let us know was one trick: He uses airlayers for the junipers. That is how he gets the very small rootballs. Also see http://www.growingbonsai.net/opening-of-world-bonsai-convention-saitama/

In his garden he had a range of these rock plantings:



Jelle.

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

Your rocks & pots have come a long way Ruben. Very well-done! Should get a pot from you one of these days. NOw to find a suitable tree.. Hm.. Nope. Don't have one yet.

Iwas there when the Kimura video was shot. one of the main things he let us know was one trick: He uses airlayers for the junipers. That is how he gets the very small rootballs. Also see http://www.growingbonsai.net/opening-of-world-bonsai-convention-saitama/

Jelle.

Cool you where there jelle and thanks. I saw that on the movie about the airlayers, the ones i have are from Gijs Meboer. He trained them for rock planting only he had to cut them back earlier.
Let me know when you find a tree for a slab or rock!

 

[Vindeezy]

Started this project this year.
I made the rock myself from aluminum cement. Found a nice pot at bonsai plaza.
And started planting the bottom, in spring i will plant the other tree's. Have to do some root pruning on those.

Hope you like it.
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Wow that is Kick Ass !!! Great job would love a tread on how you made that.

 

[Beanwagon]

Love it

 

[Ruben Bouwmeester]

The top one past away, so i had to find a new one.