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22-Jul-2006
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Looking for opinions about this BC
This is a Taxodium distichum, AKA Bald Cypress that was on display at Epcot Center last year along with Charle Bevans beautiful Bouganvillea. http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/epcot_2005_secondary.htm Please scroll down to the Taxodium presented by Mr. Ed Trout. I am curious to know what feelings and opinions this tree generates. Even though this is obviously an old and well cared for tree it is, in my opinion a poor representation of a BC. I tend to like trees that imitate nature to a certain degree and this one doesn't come close to any that I have seen. I also don't like what looks like wood rot at the base since once again I have never seen this in nature because BC grow naturally in water and don't normally rot or have die off at the base or roots.The style IMO seems more fitting for a willow tree. What are your feelings about this tree?
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22-Jul-2006
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
Join Date: Jan-2004
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Country: U.S.A.
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Sauce,
I'm not too keen on this particular tree.The things that you mention don't bother me as much as the fact that there is no apex.It's just a big branch bent over in the weeping style and looks unfinished.Not natural OR artisticly sound to my eyes.If this tree were "finished" ...I think I would like it very much. BTW...and I want to stress this....I consider Mr. Trout to be one of the foremost and most skilled artists in Florida.I just don't care for this particular tree.He has styled another cypress in this style....I have the same complaint about that one.You can see it at the miami tropical bonsai site. andy
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22-Jul-2006
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mudmantoo
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yes, it has major faults, but, it was selected by Epcot for their pavillion , you can't just display a tree there at convenience, it has to be chosen from among many submitted entries, and somebody at Disney must have liked it.
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22-Jul-2006
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bonsaiTALK ArchMaster
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"also don't like what looks like wood rot at the base since once again I have never seen this in nature because BC grow naturally in water and don't normally rot or have die off at the base or roots>"
Sure they do. Very very old BC are sometime completely hollow. Several of the state record holding BC for size are completely hollow--with enough room in the base to hold almost a dozen people. Dead trunks aren't uncommon either with this species, either. I don't care for the weeping style on this tree, but Fla. collected BC usually have long lanky "pond cypress" foliage that is hard to arrange in "typical" BC style. This is a very powerful trunk and would lose alot if it was allowed to be too tall. Shortening it emphasizes the age in the base... If you want to see some striking examples of the huge variation in how this species can grow, get the book "Bald Cypress-The tree unique, the wood eternal." It will change your mind about alot of things you thought you knew about this species. |
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