AusBonsai

I read that the she in sheoak is the sound the wind makes when it blows through the branches. On a windy day this one 'shees' too.

I collected this in as a root growing over a path near the beach. Now it might be an island in a river with trees beaten down by floods or perhaps a windy headland.

It has just been pruned for spring, leaving pairs of thin hairy branches long to thicken. Cheers,
Symon

Love that tree Symon.

Not sure about she being the noise. I was told that 'she' was a derogatory english term so Sheoak is something like oak but not as good (referring to the wood)

Every thing is great about this . I like your version of the whispering winds .In my mind I can hear the wind blow .

Awesome Symon ,great vision and great skills well done. John.

I also heard it is called sheoak due to being inferior timber to oak. I prefer to call the casuarina now because of that. Although I like your story better. I grew up amongst almost pure stands of Casuarina on a point in the middle of a lake so nearly always wind blowing through them. I didn't really appreciate it at the time, probably due to my dad considering them a pest as they made a "mess" and were forever sending up suckers in the lawn and deforming the driveway. Definitely appreciate them now.

As for you composition, I love it. Whats the slab its planted on?

Love the idea of the "floating" rock. Looks great

Thanks people. It has been years in the making and lots of fun. I was quite pleased to pull off the floating 'rock', which is actually a piece of wood.

dansai wrote: ↑August 25th, 2022, 7:22 am As for you composition, I love it. Whats the slab its planted on?

I think the slab is turpentine, Syncarpia, it litters the forest floor from when this way was logged 30-50+ years ago. I have stabilised it with an acrylic resin that museums use for fossils. The tree has sat in the slab for about a year. I will do a repot in summer to see if there is any rot.
Cheers,
Symon

Very nice, I love the elevated base.