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783 Fake Landscapes green podocarpus

The phrase ‘full perm, eight from 10’ probably doesn’t mean a lot these days, but it did when football pools were all the rage. In a tenuous link, this tree uses the podocarpus leaves from #777, attached to the dark trunk of #775. It’s pretty spiky low down, so not really suitable for a house with small children. 783

782 Fake landscapes handbuilt 4m tree Curtain Hotel

This probably belongs in the ‘large trees’ section as well as it’s around four metres tall, but the interesting part (for us, anyway…) is that we’ve grafted the upper sections onto a dead olive trunk so it’s really chunky at the base. This is in an hotel in Shoreditch, and why the top of the tree isn’t in shot is a mystery. 782

781 fake landscapes 90 cm tall red acer bonsai 1080DEF

One of our classic 80cm (-ish, they vary) classic hand-built bonsai, this time using our miniature Acer leaf, which also comes in green. The trunk is made from bits of ancient vines that have gone past their wine-producing prime, and which we season for years. These are pretty popular items which often end up in a study or a boardroom, so we normally have a few ready-to-go. 781

780 better 2017 PVS Ruscus 2

Following on from the previous ilex picture (assuming you’re scrolling forward…) this 2+m high ‘widescreen’ tree is made from exactly the same leaf and exactly the same wood! The canopy is also about 2m wide, but only extends about 60cm into the space, as it’s located on (very hip!) concreted walkway between two buildings hence the dappled sunlight. That’s quite a tall pot, so the whole thing ends up a whisker under 3 metres high. 780

779 a turki ilex crop

Takes the idea of an umbrella tree to a nice conclusion! This is bonsai-sized, around 70cm tall, with a nest set of tiny trunks and a canopy of ilex leaves that are only about a centimetre across. Nice pot and stand from the designer, this is part of a larger project in a bank in Saudi Arabia. 779

778 fake landscapes handbuilt 210cm spring chestnut tree

Here’s a nice oddity – it’s a completely unstructured tree built on flexible trunks and looks like the sort of sapling you see in woodland in springtime. That’s why we call it a spring tree… It’s in a sort of modern-formal room here, but looks just as good in a steampunk industrial setting. 778

777 podo pool 30 nov 1080

Bonsai alert, with added ‘cloud tree’ elements, and a decent 180cm tall. There’s probably a Japanese word for ‘Big Bonsai’ (how about ‘Big Bonsai’? Ed.) This is with a podocarpus leaf, built on a steel plate so it appears to grow from the ground - and one of a pair going between the pool and the changing rooms, as you do! 777

776 fake landscapes handbuilt umbrella camellia tree 195cm

Probably our most popular hand-built tree, you’ll see the camellia being used on a much grander scale in the large trees section. This shows the umbrella shape we favour for nicely, plus a funky pot. As no live tree grows that neatly at that height, you can probably guess we’ve added all the smaller branches. Add ‘fine joinery’ to skill-set we use to make these! 776

775 fake landscapes handbuilt red acer 225cm

Our large red Acer leaf on a nearly black one-piece trunk on which we’ve left the wild bits of wood untrimmed. There are actually two trees in the picture, that’s another one on the far side of the column so the foliage goes all the way round. Nice house and nice lighting, too. 775

675 fake landscapes liana 4m FR cam for el Pastor production sample

We don’t show many workshop pictures, preferring ones in the final location. This was a really pretty 4m camellia that ended up in a bar-restaurant in the hip part of King’s Cross (isn’t it all nowadays?!) and got lost among the aluminium ventilation tubes and hanging giant lightbulbs… 675

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