AusBonsai

Thanks Booga.

Dario it has only had a couple of fruit so far. As you say concentrating on the foliage and branching.

Ken

Hello All,

I was fortunate enough to go to Peter Adam's Workshop on July 4th, last year up at the Nesci's nursery.....

The funny thing is....when I recieved the artwork from Peter of what my Zelcova would look like, it was rather embarassing....My tree was a bunch of sticks compared to the stylised version of what it should look like!!!
I was that ashamed I went with my branch cutter on the weekend & went to town....I'm back to the trunk!!! Time to start again!

Cheers
Ripley

Wow amazing tree. Love it, such a powerful trunk.

Thanks Mugen.
it is even more special now that Peter is no longer with us.

Ken

kcpoole wrote:Thanks Mugen.
it is even more special now that Peter is no longer with us.

Ken

After reading your thread on the workshop, you really can see what an amazing person he was

Cannot agree more Jason?
We are poorer now that he has gone

Ken

He has planted many useful ideas in minds around the world. Few people get to leave such a legacy.

Gavin

Any merit is a thread where we post his individual artworks?

soda wrote:Any merit is a thread where we post his individual artworks?

Nice Idea Soda
Ken

Snapped a few updated pics today.
just quickies, but show the amount of foliage development it has achieved in the last few years.

Now need to just refine it I reckon

I prefer the back side of the trunk, but the tallest of the multiple trunks is on the other side and this late in the game means that side needs to be the front.

Ken

Hey Ken,

I reckon that the 'back side', i.e. picture 2 has it all over the other side i.e. picture 2 for a display front. It is much harder to create that lovely fluted trunk than it is it to do something with the upper branches and apex. Besides you can always make it a 3D tree.

cheers

Ash

Ash wrote:Hey Ken,

I reckon that the 'back side', i.e. picture 2 has it all over the other side i.e. picture 2 for a display front. It is much harder to create that lovely fluted trunk than it is it to do something with the upper branches and apex. Besides you can always make it a 3D tree.

cheers

Ash

I think the original front and back (from the first page) were mixed up...

Jarad wrote:

Ash wrote:Hey Ken,

I reckon that the 'back side', i.e. picture 2 has it all over the other side i.e. picture 2 for a display front. It is much harder to create that lovely fluted trunk than it is it to do something with the upper branches and apex. Besides you can always make it a 3D tree.

cheers

Ash

I think the original front and back (from the first page) were mixed up...

Yes it has been rotated several times in it its gestation.

@ Ash. that may well happen as i really like the back as the front

Ken

I prefer the original front. As per Peter's sketch. Very Nice tree Ken. They are wonderful in full bloom, the fragrance will knock you out. I can't decide on the pot though, something about it doesn't jell
Cheers
Kirky

KIRKY wrote:I prefer the original front. As per Peter's sketch. Very Nice tree Ken. They are wonderful in full bloom, the fragrance will knock you out. I can't decide on the pot though, something about it doesn't jell
Cheers
Kirky

The pot that Peter originally drew it in is IMHO much too shallow, and is quite a hard masculine pot. It is currently in a deeper unglazed fluted oval which i like as it much softer on the eye.

Ken