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Top left; Jay, posing with the in a fraction of the time that it took to put it together.
side he enjoyed the most. He
selected the side where the Trees were repaired and prepared to travel as it was
major rocks formed strong too cold to ship. Jay got to work with several batches of
vertical lines. the cornstarch keto-tsuchi and learned how to adjust
Top right; The other side turned it to make it stiffer to create thin sheets that are easy
out well, too. I liked the way to shape but able to hold ideal fast-draining granular
that the extended Dwarf media. He now knows how to reduce the stickiness of
Schefflera roots complimented
the landscape design’s vertical the keto-tsuchi by dusting it with fine coco-peat and
lines. pumice granules and how easy it is to attach Java and
Kyoto moss to give it a finished appearance.
Middle and Bottom; Taking Two weeks later, I got an e-mail from Jay that he’s
apart the saikei was completed already applying the lessons that he learned and is even
in a fraction of the time that it developing a modified technique that he’ll use with
took to put it together. his beautiful oval Chinese marble display tray. He’s
cut circular pieces of Plexiglas and bonded two sheets
with spacers between. He’s drilled a large number of
holes that will snuggly hold the heavy wire extensions
and this will allow him to position his rocks with a lot
more options compared to the method we used. The
first photos were great and I look forward to a burst
of innovation and progress.
Jay began quite a few years ago following traditional
temperate climate concepts. Like Jerry Meislik and
others in Michigan bonsai, Jay had begun to grow
ficus with a track-mounted, high intensity, metal
halide lamp. Since participating in our Tropical and
True Indoor Bonsai community, Jay has blossomed
and is a contributing editor of the monthly e-mail
the opportunity to contribute. I believe that his own Journal posted on the www.fukubonsai.com website.
efforts will take a giant leap forward. Jay is sculpturing I believe he has the enthusiasm and ability to make
a harder type of rock but is using an innovative other saikei innovations. Progress is being made in
“hyper-tufa” material to build a dense base that will America’s contribution to international bonsai!
allow drilling holes to grasp heavy wire to extend the
heights if desired.
Jay’s trees are still in earlier stages of training so he
got to work with some older more refined trees that will
go with him to Michigan to allow him to jump ahead
as he works on houseplant bonsai-saikei until winter
is over and he can start applying his experience to his
outdoor bonsai. Taking apart the saikei was completed

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