Bunjin CJ

[markyscott]

Trees styling development seems "by the rules traditional" has idea of Literati gone out of the window?

This is a progression of rough stock collected material. Other than the major branch placement, the tree has not been styled.

S

 

[Potawatomi13]

Aah.

 

[thatguy]

Really glad to have stumbled across this thread! Great progression so far. Can't wait to see your wiring this winter and as the foliage comes into focus a bit more. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Sae Nguyen]

Don't know if I missed it, but what substrate did you end up with after the "wettish" lava?

 

[markyscott]

Don't know if I missed it, but what substrate did you end up with after the "wettish" lava?

Lava is fine, it was just unsieved. Although it seemed to work fine in LA where there’s only 15” of rainfall each year, in Houston, we generally get over 80” and can have long stretches where it rains every day. It just stays soaking wet all the time under those conditions. I generally use a mix of lava, pumice and akadama in equal proportions, seived to remove anything smaller than 1/4” and anything larger than a bit over 3/8”. I put extra pumice in with these - I’d guess it’s more like 50% pumice and 25% each lava and akadama.

- S

 

[markyscott]

Second styling. Before and after.

 

[chicago1980]

Second styling. Before and after.
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nice, enjoy the new growth and front

 

[Pitoon]

Second styling. Before and after.
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@markyscott How's it looking now? I really like this tree.

 

[markyscott]

Just remembered this thread. This is a tree that has undergone some changes, lol.

 

[pandacular]

Okay...don't leave us hangin, how the hell did you do that??

It looks like maybe you separated the life line and bent it back a bit to get it over the edge of the pot?

 

[markyscott]

Okay...don't leave us hangin, how the hell did you do that??

It looks like maybe you separated the life line and bent it back a bit to get it over the edge of the pot?

The deadwood had a natural bend in it which is what gave me the idea to turn it into a cascade. In the past, I used the bend to create the impression of a nebari, but it started to rot where it was in contact with the soil. I did need to separate some of the roots from the deadwood, but it was pretty minor really. This orientation puts most of the live vein and the root mass into the soil, and keeps the deadwood out of the ground. I build a stand out of an old walnut branch and that’s where it stays in the garden. This log has to do on the bench in the high tunnel because the benches aren’t high tall enough to accommodate the cascade. If I ever show it, I’ll have to think of a stand design for it.

- S