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Since it's a hackberry, this bonsai is at least a medium size like Matt said.

The bonsai has a very natural, powerful air about it. Styling is not so much the subject here as is "visual impact". It does this, and I don't recommend any style changes except maybe that one interior branch. I do believe a shorter or even a LONGER pot should be considered. The LONGER pot suggesting a field setting, whereas the shorter one is more traditionally linked to the height of the bonsai.

I like it, but it probably would not set of a wildfire of design enthusiasm. It is similar to an elm (zelkova?) I remember seeing in a book from Colin Lewis.

John

15-Apr-2005	#5
John Dixon Air Assault All The Way. Join Date: Mar-2004 Location: Huntersville, NC (near Charlotte) Country: USA USDA Zone: 7-8 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,731	Since it's a hackberry, this bonsai is at least a medium size like Matt said. The bonsai has a very natural, powerful air about it. Styling is not so much the subject here as is "visual impact". It does this, and I don't recommend any style changes except maybe that one interior branch. I do believe a shorter or even a LONGER pot should be considered. The LONGER pot suggesting a field setting, whereas the shorter one is more traditionally linked to the height of the bonsai. I like it, but it probably would not set of a wildfire of design enthusiasm. It is similar to an elm (zelkova?) I remember seeing in a book from Colin Lewis. John __________________ John Dixon Si vis pacem parabellum Stay off the trails of others, that's where the booby-traps are.