Casuarina

[Craig]

Thanks Pat ,Dario , Roger, &

Harry, the landscapers are booked solid mate, they can't do the job for a few weeks

[Craig]

Give it time to settle and i'll get some nice pics

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[Craig]

The group has settled onto the slab nicely.

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[Roger]

Lovely bit of work, Craig.
The branches are bit too straight and horizontal for me, but that doesn't mean it isn't beautiful!
Roger

[Craig]

G'day Roger,

The branches are bit too straight and horizontal for me,

I know where your coming from . This is one thing i have been thinking about since i bought the group. As it cost a pretty penny to secure it, i have been fairly conservative in my approach to how i go about changing it for the better. Realistically it is a "far view" goup at looks best viewed form 4-5 meters away, but as many aren't concerned with standing back to view, it needs to have a "near view" which looks good aswell. I have been working to build sub branches so i can do away with the straight sections of primary's, i realise that some branches are out of proportion to the trunks aswell - you have given me some more thinking to do. . I think you would like to see more upwards growing branches , especially higher in the trees. Sparser amount of branches and generally a more natural casuarina feel to the group :lost:Thanks mate

[daiviet_nguyen]

Good evening Craig,

I cannot articulate it, but the change of "pot" (or rather the slap) is a very genius move on your part, it is very eye-caching and it accentuates the root base on the trunks. I am guessing also that, if the colour of pot medium was a lighter one such as diatomite, it would feel wrong too -- in the context of this slap and this setting. I am wondering if it is your intention to use such colour for the mix?

Best regards.

P.S. I forgot to say that you will need a stand too match

[Craig]

thankyou Daiviet, the colour of the mix is akadama and carnarvon river sand, and is the normal colour of my mix. Ahh yes a stand would be nice although i don't know if the group will stay on the slab of not. With this extreme heat during summer watering is a definate issue.

and on a side note with only 28 views it seems i won't show this group again here ........

[MattA]

and on a side note with only 28 views it seems i won't show this group again here ........

31 now... twice by me because I like it so much...