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Selby Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, 2003 The Morton Bay Fig is one of the most artful trees I have every experienced - it's root system reminds me of the ocean's waves. Unlike most tree roots, which dig into the earth and raise only a few inches above ground, the roots of the Morton Bay Fig raise up to about three feet above the ground! Further, the roots form a wavy pattern, which extends some twenty, thirty or more feet from the hearty trunks of the tree!!
Morton Bay Fig and Banyan Trees from Selby Gardens and Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida constitute my first tree-photo shoot. In 2003, I, along with one of my brothers, visited my dad and step-mom in Sarasota, Florida. During that trip we visited Selby Gardens and Ringling Museum. The instant I saw the Morton Bay Fig and Banyan trees I was inspired. The joy of art was alive through them; I wanted to paint them and interact with their amazing life. However, I didn't have paints with me, yet the next day I reasoned that it would be worth the investment to buy a digital camera so I could preserve these tree images and return to them when time allowed. So, not only are the Bay Figs and Bayans grand ultimate art-trees, but they expanded my interest in art-trees and guided me to begin photographing trees.
© Gregory Hochman
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