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View Poll Results: Which of the Cypress styles do you prefer?
Tree #1 - Formal upright style Look Here 35 63.64%
Tree #2 - Flat top literati style Look Here 11 20.00%
Tree #3 - Weeping style Look Here 9 16.36%
No opinion / No preference 0 0%
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Old 29-Nov-2002   #1
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Now THAT'S a bald cypress!
From a recent trip to the Pacific Rim collection, two very different approaches to styling a bald cypress.

Myself, I have a decided favorite. But first, I'd be interested to hear other folks' comments...

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Old 29-Nov-2002   #2
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Old 29-Nov-2002   #3
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#2

When i first discovered bonsai, i fell in love with the literati style.

the delicate curves, the minimalistic design, the extra shallow pot. It says elegance to me. man, thats a wonderful tree.


#1
Is a beautiful tree. Holy Schmoly! what a trunk! It says power and height to me.

I love #2 more because i do.
thats all...
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The first one pictured is incredible! It reminds me of trees that I saw in the Ho Rain Forest in Washington state.

For some reason though...the second one is my favorite - it's simple and has a very graceful look.

Thanks for sharing the photos!

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No. 1 gets my vote. 2 is certainly more unusual but it just doesn't fit my idea of a bald cypress. Of course, I've never seen a bald cypress in the wild--only pictures.
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No. 1 gets my vote. 2 is certainly more unusual but it just doesn't fit my idea of a bald cypress. Of course, I've never seen a bald cypress in the wild--only pictures.


At the risk of giving away my own personal preference, I think that the second tree also does a good job of capturing the essence of a bald cypress - albeit from a more distant vantage point.

Here's a classic cypress swamp:



(Photo by Paul Wilson)

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Great examples of Bald Cypress bonsai Carl!!!

Shows both masculine and feminine examples as well.

Nr 1 is my favorite for the simple reason--- the power of nature, or nature of power. Awesome tree.

Nr 2 is absolutely beautiful as well, but if I had to rank them, this is what they would be.

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I am a traditionalist and try and follow Japanese styling a lot. So my obvious favourite is No 1. Very formal upright. Rare to see such a straight trunk. Beautiful.
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Two excellent examples of bald cypress styling. Both are seen naturally in nature.. The formal upright maybe not so manicured in nature. They usually are a lot fuller, very busy throughout the branching. No. 2 has been referred to as flat top style. I believe this is a tree styled by Vaughn Banting. More delicate in its branching.
I enjoy both.
Here's an interesting one from so. fl.
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Wonder what Freud would have to say about #1.

Like them both. #2 does fit the picture of the wild version but #1 definitely says power.

Tough choice.
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