Bejzu Sapling Messages 48 Reaction score 36 Location Malta Mar 19, 2025 #1 This is my attempt at a windswept Portalucaria Afra. Suggestions and feedback going forward would greatly be appreciated. Attachments IMG20250319072433.jpg 243.6 KB · Views: 33 IMG20250319072449.jpg 236.5 KB · Views: 26 IMG20250319072510.jpg 295.9 KB · Views: 24 IMG20250319074203.jpg 286.3 KB · Views: 31
This is my attempt at a windswept Portalucaria Afra. Suggestions and feedback going forward would greatly be appreciated.
Ruddigger Omono Messages 1,505 Reaction score 6,826 Location Montclair, Ca USDA Zone 10a Mar 19, 2025 #2 Ya ever thought about making it a raft style? I have a few Afra rafts, yours seems better suited to that than a windswept.
Ya ever thought about making it a raft style? I have a few Afra rafts, yours seems better suited to that than a windswept.
Bejzu Sapling Messages 48 Reaction score 36 Location Malta Mar 19, 2025 #3 Ruddigger said: Ya ever thought about making it a raft style? I have a few Afra rafts, yours seems better suited to that than a windswept. Click to expand... Any pictures?
Ruddigger said: Ya ever thought about making it a raft style? I have a few Afra rafts, yours seems better suited to that than a windswept. Click to expand... Any pictures?
S Srt8madness Omono Messages 1,421 Reaction score 1,665 Location Houston, Tx USDA Zone 9a Mar 19, 2025 #4 Think about a windswept tree in nature. Typically the trunk leans in the same way as the foliage. When the trunks point opposite the branches it looks artificially pruned, like trees grown too close to power lines.
Think about a windswept tree in nature. Typically the trunk leans in the same way as the foliage. When the trunks point opposite the branches it looks artificially pruned, like trees grown too close to power lines.
S Srt8madness Omono Messages 1,421 Reaction score 1,665 Location Houston, Tx USDA Zone 9a Mar 19, 2025 #5 The main trunk has a nice bend in it. I personally like the "mother and child" style of twin trunk. Attachments 20250319_111149.jpg 144.2 KB · Views: 24