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derkap10
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My First 'root-over-sumpin'.

Hi y'all,

I found some little pots with a bunch of little scheffs in them last week and since I've been having a lot of fun working with the scheff I got a little while back I figgered I'd buy these and play around with them. Thought about doing root-over-rock with them but haven't really come across any rocks that looked interesting. So.....

[img]https://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/derkap10_photo/Bonsai/JetBonsai007.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i920.photobucket.com/albums/ad43/derkap10_photo/Bonsai/JetBonsai008.jpg[/img]

Still a little work to be done but for now I'm just gonna let em grow a bit and see what happens. I've got at least five or six little scheffs left and the mad scientist feeling is upon me. I'm thinking 'root-over-Mr. Potato Head'.
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tomfisher
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hahaha that looks awesome! kinda post apocalyptic like
Roots
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Very cool, I think the root over something is a really awesome look. Good luck!
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Tachigi
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Reminds me of a LOST episode :twisted:
a0c8c
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Is it a hollow plane? I have a feeling it will get crused. Can't remember the guy's name, but he has a tree growing over a stone gargoyle and it's starting to crack as the tree crushes it. Hope it doesn't crush your plane, but even then it might look even cooler.
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You're referring to Nick Lenz's Maple over Gargoyle.

[img]https://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae50/marsman61/Bonsai/Acerbuergerianumroot-over-gargoyle.jpg[/img]

Just had a workshop with Nick and asked him about the tree. He had sold it to New England Bonsai and someone had stolen it from them. :?
a0c8c
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Yup, Nick's the man. It got stolen!!! That sucks!
derkap10
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Y'all are correct! Nicks work is what inspired me to do root-over-something-besides-rock. Even if I had the talent I could never make a living as a bonsai artist. How could you bear to sell something like the 'root-over-gargoyle'? I never could.

You're right a0c8c. If them little scheffs actually started to crush the plane that would be awesome!
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mango_kush
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wow thats cool.

I'm looking for a stone buddha head to try and root a ficus religiosa over


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