Real "live" deadwood

[clevetromba]

Ok, sorry about the pun, I saw this deadwood up close on a hike the other day at Stony Man Mountain and wanted to share it:

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• clevetromba
• Apr 8, 2015

real dead wood

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• clevetromba
• Apr 8, 2015

more real dead wood

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• clevetromba
• Apr 8, 2015

lots of dead wood

 

[jk_lewis]

Yup. And don't you wish more bonsai had simple, natural-looking deadwood like this, rather than the designed-by-mixmaster deadwood that is so Kimura trendy thee days?