An old Japanese shimpaku

Bonsai Nut

Nuttier than your average Nut
Messages
12,416
Reaction score
27,826
Location
Charlotte area, North Carolina
USDA Zone
8a
Here's an old shimpaku being sold in Japan for about $4700. I am pretty sure this is a true yamadori, though it doesn't say in the description. I would love to see this styled by a master - it is not particularly challenging, but in one afternoon I think you would have an amazing tree. The fundamentals are all there...

shimpa1.jpg


shimpa2.jpg


shimpa3.jpg
 

Attila Soos

Omono
Messages
1,804
Reaction score
54
Location
Los Angeles (Altadena), CA
USDA Zone
9
This is a material with tremendous potential and character.

It also has huge issues to deal with. Right now, it has a terrible design, because the big problems that the tree has were not turned into assets. It is awkward and ugly - but that's all good.

This is the kind of material that a creative artist can dream of. I would pay a small fortune to see what Kimura could make out of this, in a demo (I would also pay a small fortune to have the tree for myself, and work with it .. so I need two identical ones: one to give to Kimura to style it, and the other one to style myself. Then I can compare the two:))

It has to be a Yamadori, nobody would create such an awkward material from scratch.
 
Last edited:

greerhw

Omono
Messages
1,976
Reaction score
15
Too bad it's in Japan :(

Harry
 

Bonsai Nut

Nuttier than your average Nut
Messages
12,416
Reaction score
27,826
Location
Charlotte area, North Carolina
USDA Zone
8a
It is awkward and ugly - but that's all good.

It has to be a Yamadori, nobody would create such an awkward material from scratch.

I agree with both of these statements. At the risk of starting the whole "yamadori versus nursery" discussion, I find it fascinating how some material from the wild appears so ugly on the surface, but there is a masterwork lying beneath, while some nursery material appears so perfect on the surface, and yet doesn't have the strength of character (or uniqueness, or intrigue). I don't know how to put it better. This tree has power.
 

greerhw

Omono
Messages
1,976
Reaction score
15
I agree with both of these statements. At the risk of starting the whole "yamadori versus nursery" discussion, I find it fascinating how some material from the wild appears so ugly on the surface, but there is a masterwork lying beneath, while some nursery material appears so perfect on the surface, and yet doesn't have the strength of character (or uniqueness, or intrigue). I don't know how to put it better. This tree has power.

I prefer to appreciate yamadori and nursery material on their own merits, no argument from me, BIG waste of time. Apples and oranges. I would love to turn Marco loose on this tree.
 
Top Bottom