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Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: January 3rd, 2018, 1:02 pm
by SueBee
This one to me looks unbalanced with the smaller entry to the soil of the trunk and the heavier above- but it may just be the image of course. Keep em coming folks- so much to learn!

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: January 3rd, 2018, 1:32 pm
by Keep Calm and Ramify
Yes Sue I agree,
It does look inverted at the base - But is this clever in creating some tension for us - the viewer?
This is a tree that looks like it could shimmy up to another tree, then proceed to rip it's limbs off..... :o

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: January 3rd, 2018, 10:06 pm
by bki
I feel like I'm beginning to see beautiful trees. Please keep it coming.

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: January 4th, 2018, 10:37 am
by treeman
Keep Calm and Ramify wrote: imagine, is what it generously forces you to do. :yes:
I fear that to many people, the first thing they would see in this tree is that it is neglected, ugly, needs ''work'', is rough, unrefined, even ameturish. That's how I would have seen it only a few years ago.
Now I see it as evocative, beautiful, wild, of refined taste, masterful. I think a little neglect is what's needed to accomplish this image. To be prepared to ''look the other way'' sometimes. Something that is not easy to do for those of us who like to lavish luxury on their trees all the time!

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: January 11th, 2018, 10:23 pm
by Keep Calm and Ramify
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Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: January 12th, 2018, 7:16 am
by SueBee
Keep Calm and Ramify wrote:Yes Sue I agree,
It does look inverted at the base - But is this clever in creating some tension for us - the viewer?
This is a tree that looks like it could shimmy up to another tree, then proceed to rip it's limbs off..... :o
Oh yes I see it as true "wrestler".....maybe dancing inhis toes before the knockout? :whistle:

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 28th, 2018, 8:36 pm
by MJL
treeman wrote:How's this white pine?
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'Bloody wonderful' is the technical term that I would use.

Just browsing the forum and came upon this thread ... had to comment on this white pine. Love it

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 28th, 2018, 9:38 pm
by wrcmad
treeman wrote:This tree is not Japanese and I'm not even sure what it is but it's one of the finest deciduous trees in existence in my opinion. I don't know where to look first. Everything about it is fantastic. The asymmetry, the branch distribution, the base the ramification. Just mouth watering. The pot is totally wrong though. This tree deserves a beautiful shallow formal and rectangular Japanese pot to really set it off. I wish I had a better picture.

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This reminded me of one I have saved in my "favs" folder.
Seems our taste in some trees are not too far different. ;)
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Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 29th, 2018, 8:35 am
by melbrackstone
I found a better quality image of treemans fav...it seems to be from a site called Jardin de casa. Sadly the image appears to be there just to explain the story, with no attribution. :(
It is indeed a magnificent tree. http://elficusbonsai.blogspot.com.au/20 ... ad_23.html
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Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 29th, 2018, 12:40 pm
by treeman
wrcmad wrote: This reminded me of one I have saved in my "favs" folder.
Seems our taste in some trees are not too far different. ;)
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It's pretty special that one. (Your post) The undulations in the branches could be seen as bordering on excessive....but not quite.

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 14th, 2021, 4:07 pm
by treeman
What's not to like about the branch arrangement in this tree?
A bit more depth from a little back branch just below the crown maybe but...for me there's no contest when compared with the laser-sighted modern work. To leave the little ''untidy twigs and wayward elements which gives a tree it's naturalness is excruciatingly difficult when you are holding a pair of scissors. Try it and see!
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Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 15th, 2021, 10:39 am
by Ryceman3
treeman wrote: March 14th, 2021, 4:07 pm What's not to like about the branch arrangement in this tree?

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Since you asked...!
Firstly, I am assuming we are looking at this from a more “natural” styling viewpoint, if not the below just becomes diatribe.
The dead wood/jins etc all appear up the left side of the trunk yet the branching is positioned uniformly (perhaps if anything more on the left) which is counter intuitive to what would be expected in nature, even the apex is slightly offset to the left. I’d prefer to see the placement of the branching more weighted to the right to align with the story being told in the trunk.
Apart from that, I like the style of the tree and the way the branching is executed. It looks like one of those “umbrella” junipers with all the branching originating from the top one third of the tree, so it’s pulled down to create lower pads in place of lower branches. This is a hard thing to pull off well I think and this one is a good example of executing that for a reasonable outcome.
I like the tree, I think it makes a striking bonsai, but I wouldn’t call it natural.

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 15th, 2021, 4:45 pm
by Max
Looks like a Tanuki

Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 15th, 2021, 8:38 pm
by MJL
Hey Greg, I too would prefer things didn’t get personal - and generally, we have a respectful forum but... sometimes ... well sometimes ... you’ve just gotta grab some popcorn and watch the show ... but look carefully at the script - some strong statements get lost in translation and rarely do they start out attacking a person per se .... rather commenting on a philosophy or idea ... and then, ... anyway, grab your popcorn and choc top ...


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Re: some bonsai that I like

Posted: March 15th, 2021, 8:48 pm
by MJL
And to add... I am soon to drop some of my bonsai into trays made from wooden wine barrels ... look out... probably won’t make it into many people’s “Some bonsai that I like” category but I’ll have fun creating ...


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