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The first thing that I want to make clear is that All aspects of a great bonsai are very important.
1. It is very importiant for a tree to have an evenly distributed well ramified root system that is close to the trunk. It is importiant for the health of the tree, for the develipment of the nebari and will allow you to work with a much wider varity of pots.
2. Nebari is the serface roots that can be seen on the top of the soil, this is very important because it strengthens the tree and gives the tree a since of great stability. Good nebari will spread the base of your tree and start your trunk line and tapor.
3. Trunk will set your style, formal (straight) informal (curved) cascaid and so on.
4. Branch placement and ramification finishes the tree and supplies the feeling, beauty and semitry that is always presant in great bonsai.

To teach or suggest that one aspect is more or less valuable than another will trap the new bonsai artest into working for years on a piece of material that will eventually be a disipointment.
By its very nature the art of Bonsai is a broad brush which encoumpases many species of plants and styles.
It is my openion that to be a good bonsai artest a person needs to be well versed in all of the aspects of bonsai from the tip's of the roots to the new bud's at the top of the tree.

Glenn

16-Feb-2003	#9
ripsgreentree bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Sep-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: U.S.A USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,260	Aspects of Bonsai. The first thing that I want to make clear is that All aspects of a great bonsai are very important. 1. It is very importiant for a tree to have an evenly distributed well ramified root system that is close to the trunk. It is importiant for the health of the tree, for the develipment of the nebari and will allow you to work with a much wider varity of pots. 2. Nebari is the serface roots that can be seen on the top of the soil, this is very important because it strengthens the tree and gives the tree a since of great stability. Good nebari will spread the base of your tree and start your trunk line and tapor. 3. Trunk will set your style, formal (straight) informal (curved) cascaid and so on. 4. Branch placement and ramification finishes the tree and supplies the feeling, beauty and semitry that is always presant in great bonsai. To teach or suggest that one aspect is more or less valuable than another will trap the new bonsai artest into working for years on a piece of material that will eventually be a disipointment. By its very nature the art of Bonsai is a broad brush which encoumpases many species of plants and styles. It is my openion that to be a good bonsai artest a person needs to be well versed in all of the aspects of bonsai from the tip's of the roots to the new bud's at the top of the tree. Glenn __________________ ripsgreentree It requires an open hand to give and to recieve.