darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
lets see pictures of the best nature collected trees or nature created bonsai. only ones you found or know for sure its natural.
collected/ Natural bonsai
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GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
If you mean trees out there in nature that have been chopped by storms or lightening I def have a great pic of aN Apple tree at Grandmothers farm that was chopped almost in half and really looks wonderful although she would argue it 
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
This will be extremely rare (or impossible to find) since even the best will probably need a trim...and no longer 100% "natural". 
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
maybe a small amount. Eventually they all will need to b trimmed
mat
Chumono
You can google "yamadori bonsai images" and see lots of examples of collected trees with various levels of work done to them by humans.
darkwaterdevil
Yamadori
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
There is no such thing as a "natural bonsai" that doesn't require some kind of refinement by a human once it's in a pot. In truth, most "natural bonsai" are unorganized, sprawling piles of ugly...The tree plucked off that ocean front rock by Daniel-san in "Karate Kid whatever" is an empty, romantic notion of where bonsai comes from and what it looks like...
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
Fully agree with you but honest at least here I see a lot of trees that if I photo correctly would "appear" to be Bonsai although they are large and uncultivated or trained. They are in the ground and therefore NOT Bonsai - they just have that appearence.
Brian Underwood
Chumono
Both collected...
Spruce; http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?9308-Engelmann-Spruce-Update
Juniper; http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?7698-Workshop-with-Ryan-Neil-February-2012
Also, every single one of the redwoods I have worked with was collected (which is about 50 of them...). If you want to see more pictures, just search my threads.
Spruce; http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?9308-Engelmann-Spruce-Update
Juniper; http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?7698-Workshop-with-Ryan-Neil-February-2012
Also, every single one of the redwoods I have worked with was collected (which is about 50 of them...). If you want to see more pictures, just search my threads.
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Tona
Shohin
Love that Juni Brian!!
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
I assume that you are aware that harvesting a tree right from the wild and putting it into a bonsai pot as a finished bonsai is only a myth for the most part. Most Yamadori are harvested for the shape and nature of their trunks. The branch structure and foliage development is a matter of time and human intervention.
daytona1911
Mame
This one still has a few years to go, but I collected it for its first foot or so from a 15 foot tall tree.
Its a Hackberry native to the southeast US. Actually the first large Hackberry I collected back in 97' This is the first wiring in a few years. Needs o grow out to widen design and thicken lower branches. Also is going to be repotted at a slightly different angle tomorrow. But every tree I've ever seen needs significant working.
Its a Hackberry native to the southeast US. Actually the first large Hackberry I collected back in 97' This is the first wiring in a few years. Needs o grow out to widen design and thicken lower branches. Also is going to be repotted at a slightly different angle tomorrow. But every tree I've ever seen needs significant working.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
I've never seen one either. In fact some of the Yamadori I have seen have left me scratching my head as to why the tree was harvested in the first place.
I think this is the Karate Kid syndrome, where we are led to believe that true bonsai can be dug from the side of a cliff and become an instant bonsai.
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