Funny Little Port Jackson

[MelaQuin]

I've been eyeing off this sale tree in a friend's collection for some months and finally bit the bullet. What I saw was not what I wanted but nothing like a sharp pair of sidecutters to start the ball rolling - or the branches flying...

It is ugly as hell now but once it starts budding and gets some balance and the tree becomes visually stronger than the pot it will improve. I KNOW I should take it out of this pot and put it in a larger training pot until it develops more but I am hoping it will suit the pot as it is the size ratio I want.

Fig PJ semi 2009-11 1.jpg

Fig PJ semi 2009-11 2.jpg

And the real joy of this pot with a fig in it is that the pot has a slight lip and it is going to be hell removing the fig when repotting comes around. But what the hell.. a challenge is always good in life. At the moment it looks somewhat like the dog sitting on the Tucker Box ....

[Chris H]

Love it.

[Jarrod]

It does look like the dog on the tucker box.

How far are you taking the cascade?

[Jamie]

im wondering mel whether or not you should of been going up with the new leader and not down??? i could see a nice little sumo style in that stump there.

i am sure whichever way you go with it you will make it work


jamie

[anttal63]

nice one lee i like it. i look forward to where you take it.

[aaron_tas]

that's cool as

looks like you JUST fit it in, i like your style...

[MelaQuin]

I've bit the bullet and put it in a larger grow on pot. The main [only] branch is growing downward and to bring it up will be difficult. I'll play with the tree and see about changing direction but I just have a cascade feel about this tree... and not a terribly long cascade or maybe just a semi-cascade. I want to keep it small and able to be potted back into the rust semi-cascade pot next year. Let's say cascade or semi enough to stop looking like You Know Who on You Know What.

[Jester]

I'll just add to the post by saying I love what you did with the fig and I absolutely love the pot. I'm not a fig lover but one cannot help but admire this one.

[Petra]

[quote="Jarrod"]It does look like the dog on the tucker box.





More like a turkey with his head on the block. i agree with Jamie the new leader would look better up. but id have it more of a broom style.