Carl_Bergstrom

Treenut, Tony, Al, and others,

In my previous post I tried to very clearly lay out my reasons for disliking this particular "bankon" look, or at least for why I see no need to pursue it with my own trees.

Could you return the favor? I would be interested to hear some specific reasons for why you do find this style to be attractive. In what way do you feel that root base like this contribute to the artistic form of the tree? I'd love to hear something more specific than the logical fallacy "I saw old Japanese trees with a root base like that, and old Japanese trees are bad-ass, therefore a root base like that must be a good thing to shoot for."

To be fair, Al had one thing to offer - he suggested that the base adds a "powerful weight to the composition." OK...that's a good start...and at least that's a reason. I personally think that what is gained in powerful weight costs more than its worth in terms of the distracting and unnatural base - but that's just a personal opinion.

How about the rest of you?

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