Wulfskaar
Omono
As an art form, bonsai generally requires older, developed trees. Taper, bark, leaf reduction, and other aspects lend to the illusion that they are large, old trees in miniature. It seems like the only time we really apply artistic license, for lack of a better term, is when the trees go into bonsai pots at later stages of development. Of course it takes artistic vision to get that far, but development is often an ugly affair, with trees sitting for years in grow boxes or nursery pots stashed in the corners of our yards.
I have a lot of under-developed seedlings that I quite enjoy watching grow. However, they are in small plastic pots or just in grow boxes or whatever, and there is no real art there. I feel like a painter waiting for the base layer of paint to dry before I can actually express myself artistically.
Do any of you have seedlings that you have showcased with some type of artistic flare? I would love to see more examples or hear about ideas regarding this.
Are there known ways of doing this without slowing the development of seedlings? I have seen some really interesting ideas before, such as the fire-ravaged forest with young seedlings growing up out of the burned ground, which I thought was a really cool idea.
Here is one that I did just to scratch that itch. I also wanted to experiment with the pot I made, the moss I used, using rocks, etc. I fully understand the Bristlecone is nowhere near ready for a bonsai pot, and that the tree doesn't actually look good or realistic here. I probably should have used the smaller Indian Pine in the first pic, but went with the Bristlecone instead.
Here are some Indian Pines I put into a bonsai training pot, just for the heck of it. I don't think Indian pines are good for bonsai, but they are pretty cool as seedlings.
I have a lot of under-developed seedlings that I quite enjoy watching grow. However, they are in small plastic pots or just in grow boxes or whatever, and there is no real art there. I feel like a painter waiting for the base layer of paint to dry before I can actually express myself artistically.
Do any of you have seedlings that you have showcased with some type of artistic flare? I would love to see more examples or hear about ideas regarding this.
Are there known ways of doing this without slowing the development of seedlings? I have seen some really interesting ideas before, such as the fire-ravaged forest with young seedlings growing up out of the burned ground, which I thought was a really cool idea.
Here is one that I did just to scratch that itch. I also wanted to experiment with the pot I made, the moss I used, using rocks, etc. I fully understand the Bristlecone is nowhere near ready for a bonsai pot, and that the tree doesn't actually look good or realistic here. I probably should have used the smaller Indian Pine in the first pic, but went with the Bristlecone instead.
Here are some Indian Pines I put into a bonsai training pot, just for the heck of it. I don't think Indian pines are good for bonsai, but they are pretty cool as seedlings.
