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While I have the attention of a few of you I thought I would pose another question. So all right I ran out of things to do, got bored, and thought I would come and bother the members of Bonsaitalk some more. ;o)
Here is a pretty common thing that one sees. Jin and shari on a juniper. For the most part it looks pretty good but IMHO it is a bit over done. Especially the apex. Just about every juniper and a lot of the pines have that spike sticking out of the top.
While I do like the looks of it I sometimes wished that there were more of them without that spike. If for no other reason than a bit of variety.
Is that top piece of shari really necessary. Does it have greater artistic effect than a apex with foliage on it. Could it be that it is just the easy way out. Is it easier to spike the top than learn how to make a proper apex.
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16-Oct-2004	#14
RonMartin(deceased) Bonsai nare-do-well Join Date: Jan-2003 Location: Summerville SC Country: USA USDA Zone: 8A AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 4,653	While I have the attention of a few of you I thought I would pose another question. So all right I ran out of things to do, got bored, and thought I would come and bother the members of Bonsaitalk some more. ;o) Here is a pretty common thing that one sees. Jin and shari on a juniper. For the most part it looks pretty good but IMHO it is a bit over done. Especially the apex. Just about every juniper and a lot of the pines have that spike sticking out of the top. While I do like the looks of it I sometimes wished that there were more of them without that spike. If for no other reason than a bit of variety. Is that top piece of shari really necessary. Does it have greater artistic effect than a apex with foliage on it. Could it be that it is just the easy way out. Is it easier to spike the top than learn how to make a proper apex. Opinions