Chinese elm root over silicon metal

[Cajunrider]

Chinese elm planted over a chunk of silicon metal that is dark as onyx. The soil is mounted high now but will be removed as soon as the tree recovers.

 

[BonsaiDTLA]

Looks nifty

 

[Cajunrider]

It is interesting to note that silicon metal, while very stable chemically, does not exist in the wild. This is a chunk of crystallized silicon used in the computer chip manufacturing process. It is a memento of my past work.

The importance of the silicon chunk to me prompted the use of @vancehanna pot that I received as gift from @namnhi

 

[Michael P]

Why does this make me think "elm over meteorite"? Looking forward to the unveiling.

 

[luvinthemountains]

my past work

My dad has worked in the semiconductor industry for over 30 years, so I grew up around this kind of stuff. He doesn't care about bonsai, but he'll be interested in this!

 

[namnhi]

Beautiful Vance's pot for sure. I was picturing a gracefully Mayhaw in it but this will do as well after knowing more about the 'rock'.

 

[MSGhero]

I'm curious to see how it compares to the root-over-crystal/geode trees. Not in a "which one is better" kind of way, just that those and this look different from the norm in somewhat different ways.

 

[giventofly]

Looking for future updates