Bonsai Idea
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Brian Underwood
Chumono
That is usually called a "slingshot" trunk, and generally frowned upon in bonsai. But if you like it, go for it.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Not really a great idea, but doable if your material is older and has character.
FWIW, not everything that nature does is all that great. Just because s tree does something in nature, doesn't really mean its worth trying to reproduce in bonsai.
Bonsai is not the simple replication of nature in miniature.
It is an artistic (man-made) creation meant to appeal to human consciousness. Sounds a bit pompous, but in other words, you're designing trees for other humans, not for deer or other trees. Humans respond to disinct visual clues-- organized foliage masses, a singular or at cohesive trunk line and other things that bring a bonsai composition to life for the human eye.
This design, while natural, is self-defeating as bonsai because it offers two separate focal points of equal interest. They compete with one another and in the end, neither wins out. Subjugating one trunk to the other, making one smaller by jinning it, shortening it etc. would provide a more successful image to the human eye, complete removal of one would probably be the best, though.
FWIW, not everything that nature does is all that great. Just because s tree does something in nature, doesn't really mean its worth trying to reproduce in bonsai.
Bonsai is not the simple replication of nature in miniature.
It is an artistic (man-made) creation meant to appeal to human consciousness. Sounds a bit pompous, but in other words, you're designing trees for other humans, not for deer or other trees. Humans respond to disinct visual clues-- organized foliage masses, a singular or at cohesive trunk line and other things that bring a bonsai composition to life for the human eye.
This design, while natural, is self-defeating as bonsai because it offers two separate focal points of equal interest. They compete with one another and in the end, neither wins out. Subjugating one trunk to the other, making one smaller by jinning it, shortening it etc. would provide a more successful image to the human eye, complete removal of one would probably be the best, though.
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
i think i agree im trying to see if i can find the picture of the tree it was a few years ago. thankyou
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