Bunjin with Ben
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markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Hi Ralf. Yes I’ve kind of moved away from the tubes. They leave a lot of fertilizer debris in the soil. The bags keep it all better contained.
- S
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
A bit of cleanup and some detail wireing.
I think I’ll darken the shari to make the deadwood stand out better from the bark.
S
I think I’ll darken the shari to make the deadwood stand out better from the bark.
S
Milly
Shohin
@markyscott , I've admired what you do and appreciate what you share and I've learned a lot from your posts.
So this is difficult to say, but for me this tree no longer shows the beautiful and elegant movement of the earlier pictures.
So this is difficult to say, but for me this tree no longer shows the beautiful and elegant movement of the earlier pictures.
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Agreed.
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Well said.
And with all due respect, I agree as well.
The lower section of the trunk is too straight up and down .....it looked better leaning more to the right.....also, the big movement further up the trunk is now hidden.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Very much appreciate the feedback. Looking at the picture I see what you mean. Bunjin is a tricky style for me and I appreciate feedback on the impression the tree made on you.
- Scott
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Nice tree, and a great story. I wonder if you were to define the foliage pads a bit more, it would get back that bunjin feel.
Bunjin is a tricky style for everybody!
MHBonsai
Chumono
Pardon the crappy MS paint mockup. It does seem top heavy to me....what if you lightened it up like this:
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
What happened to Jins
? Huge loss. Trees first styling was definitely high point.
? Huge loss. Trees first styling was definitely high point.
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
What happened to Jins
Eff the Jins they're gone!
That awesome trunk movement is still there......
But where?
Sorce
Velodog2
Chumono
Yes where? You seem to have found the least dynamic view possible for this tree for the front! The angle shown in post 6 is a winner.
davetree
Omono
I want to see all of the curves in the trunk.
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Lol! Message heard! No one likes my front ?. Its a tricky balance between positioning the key branch and the trunk line - looks like I leaned too far the wrong way. I’ll rethink it.
S
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Aye! The best look was that heavy tilt...so far tilted though...near impossible to pot sensibly, anytime soon anyway.
Plus you kinda get what you get with thick branch positioning....so the canopy is gonna make more sense..mmm..in a sensible way!
But you can/could/should squeeze what you can out of that wiggle
We don't dislike your front!
We love that movement!
Hell with 2d though!
Sorce
clem
Chumono
here are the pics of your tree's front from the first styling up to now. I would remove some foliage on the crown of your tree, because it would look more like an old & real tree with very few foliage on it, in good balance with the thin trunk, imo
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
As shown at the convention. I changed the front and the potting angle.
Colorado
Masterpiece
Why did you remove the jins?
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
They were extremely delicate. I tried preserving them as best as i could. However, one broke off during repotting, the other I found on the bench one morning. I thought about attempting to reattach, but, after considering their poor condition, decided instead to learn to appreciate the jinless version. Boxwoods are not junipers - Jin’s just don’t last forever.
S
