some bonsai that I like

[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!

[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.....

[bki]

I feel like I'm beginning to see beautiful trees. Please keep it coming.

[treeman]

imagine, is what it generously forces you to do.

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!

[Keep Calm and Ramify]

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[SueBee]

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.....

Oh yes I see it as true "wrestler".....maybe dancing inhis toes before the knockout?

[MJL]

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

[wrcmad]

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.

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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[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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[treeman]

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.

[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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[Ryceman3]

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.

[Max]

Looks like a Tanuki

[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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[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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