European Larch #10

Crawforde

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I like the tree and the story.
And I find it credible.
To me those upward Jin died long ago, in or before a struggle. The survivors are bowed down by the weight of survival, but have the will to continue.
And that slab suits it amazingly!
It is a Beautiful composition.
 

Forsoothe!

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Walter, Larch is the archetype of trees that lack definition if the foliage is not plucked so that obscuring foliage does not extend below on the lower side of the branch. That is what makes it possible to make space for the birdies to fly through. They look like a giant fuzzball otherwise. Do you prefer the fuzzball look? That is very un-Walter like. Who are you and what have you done with Walter?
 

Walter Pall

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Walter, Larch is the archetype of trees that lack definition if the foliage is not plucked so that obscuring foliage does not extend below on the lower side of the branch. That is what makes it possible to make space for the birdies to fly through. They look like a giant fuzzball otherwise. Do you prefer the fuzzball look? That is very un-Walter like. Who are you and what have you done with Walter?

This is a tree and not a bonsai! Trees have no idea about bonsai rules. They are free and don't care what people think aobut them.
 

Waldo

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Fantastic tree ! I appreciate the ruggedness of the latest pot.
 

StoneCloud

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@Walter Pall I don't understand the envious bickering about the deadwood going up and branches down.

This is perfectly natural.

Tree grows tall and regardless of the reason lost the top. Mountain tree branches point down due to the weight of snow on them acting like the wires we use to bend them.

This tree makes PERFECT sense.
 

Bonsai Forest

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Considering the diameter/density of the deadwood, I tend to think that no amount of snowfall would weigh it down or bend it. Apparent anomalies exist in nature, so why not in Bonsai?

The fact remains: that branch is visibly and physiologically larger than the rest. Upon acquiring the tree, I assume the branch was that size to begin with? Something caused it, right? Does that not translate to scale in nature?

I like your tree and composition. It is beautiful.
 
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