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Old 11-Jan-2006   #5
JohnQuinn
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No need to go all the way to Africa! ;-)
Mature bald cypress do tend to assume a 'flat top' appearance, and this style of bald or pond cypress bonsai is frequently associated with Vaughn Banting, one of the founders of the Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society. In fact, he authored an AV presentation on flat top cypress which is available on the BCI site.
Here's a pic of a big pond cypress that I have had for a few years...
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