2000 Ben Oki International Design Award Entry

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Ficus microcarpa by Jose O. Rivera,
Bayamon, Puerto Rico, USA.

Jose acquired the tree by picking up from the groundm in 1984, a small branch
which had come from a tree being worked on in a pruning workshop.
The branch was planted into a hole in a rock and over time, the
roots completely surrounded the rock. The tree is 22 inches tall
and 39 inches wide.