Need bad bonsai pics

[Chad D]

I'm giving a powerpoint presentation at our local club meeting this coming week on the Fundamentals of Bonsai.

I need some pictures of trees that violate the rules (and thus are not aesthetically pleasing) for the presentation.

Anyone have any images that they have saved over the years for bad examples? plz also list the 'rule' it breaks for all of us to learn from as well

Thanks !

 

[amcoffeegirl]

You can have this one.
No branching. Growth to far away from base.
Bad wiring on a bad tree

 

[Vin]

Is this one bad enough for you? The wiring might be to good though

 

[Arcto]

Bad bonsai or bad pics? I feel I'm quite talented to provide you with both.

 

[Chad D]

Bad bonsai or bad pics? I feel I'm quite talented to provide you with both.

Just keep it PG-13. I have no time to go to therapy. lol.

 

[Smoke]

In all my almost twenty years on bonsai forums, I have now heard a request that should be easy to fulfill. Pictures of bad bonsai!

 

[Vin]

In all my almost twenty years on bonsai forums, I have now heard a request that should be easy to fulfill. Pictures of bad bonsai!

Come on then, show us what you got

 

[Smoke]

Four trunks?

 

[jk_lewis]

Err, when I retired 15 years ago, I swore I'd never sit through another PowerPoint presentation. I've kept that promise.

And since you are several states away from me, I suspect I can continue to keep it.

 

[Chad D]

Err, when I retired 15 years ago, I swore I'd never sit through another PowerPoint presentation. I've kept that promise.

And since you are several states away from me, I suspect I can continue to keep it.

I'm just impressed you know what a PowerPoint is as an old codger. lol . I kid

 

[Vin]

I'm just impressed you know what a PowerPoint is as an old codger. lol . I kid

A long stick with a black rubber tip and a chalk board, right?

 

[amcoffeegirl]

Is there some specific things your looking for? Why not just grab examples online? Overpotted, bar branching, heavy branches on top of thin branches, crossing roots. There are many examples right now on ebay of poor tree styling.

 

[Arcto]

An excellent example of where to place a tree in a pot. Please call your therapist immediately.

 

[Chad D]

Is there some specific things your looking for? Why not just grab examples online? Overpotted, bar branching, heavy branches on top of thin branches, crossing roots. There are many examples right now on ebay of poor tree styling.

yes. thanks all those. crossing branches, reverse taper, etc as well. I looked on google images but didn't think about eBay.

 

[michaelj]

You can get some great ones from the old Sunset books on bonsai. Most of the trees that were offered in those books as examples of bonsai would currently get a noob laughed out of any online forum.

 

[Alain]

Sorry, I just have incredibly awesome magnificent pieces

 

[Alain]

Sorry, I just have incredibly awesome magnificent pieces

Just kidding, the thing is: I don't have any bonsai Just pre-bonsai and trees in training.

However here is a pic from a friend's tree(s).
I don't think she'll mind sharing it with you and I guess you could find there a real deal in term of 'what not to do':
- ugly nebari,
- 2 different species in the same pot,
- trunk too long with no interest whatsoever,
- branches, well, you know...
You name it!

Ah, and for the 2nd tree (the small one, I don' really know what it is):
- no nebari,
- no taper,
- branches all going toward the sky like in the song 'I believe I can fly'
At least

 

[Djtommy]

Four trunks?

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there may be 4 trunks but this is still aesthetically pleasing, perhaps this is 2+2 style, 2 is ok

 

[Chad D]

Sorry, I just have incredibly awesome magnificent pieces

Does not have to be your own trees. Can be ones you have seen in shows or online.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Here you go. My first Japanese Maple; tough to find in Ames, IA in 1994.
1. Dead portion at base of tree. This should be avoided with deciduous trees; it will take a long time for it to look like a natural element of the tree, and presents rot problems.
2. Chop scar in the middle of the trunk, resulting in a slingshot split.
3. Horrible scar along the right branch, right at the front.
4. Wire scars, and making use of long, taperless shoots. These shoots should have been allowed to grow long, and be cut back short.