Mame-Japanese Maple Showing Ramification

20-Dec-2002	#21
ROBOKU bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: MELB Country: AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,183	wow 11 years "i wish i started that long ago" good pot choice regards ROBOKU

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20-Dec-2002	#22
bonsaiweb bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Dec-2002 Location: Santa Monica, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: Zone 10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 29	I like this pot better, but the main problem I see is its width. The pot shouldn't be as wide as the tree, more like 2/3 the width. Maybe a little more shallow when the roots allow it and less wide. I also agree that one of the two first branches needs to go. The ramification is really nice! Doug __________________ http://www.bonsaiweb.com

20-Dec-2002	#23
salix bonsaiTALK Expert Join Date: Sep-2002 Location: Pacific NW Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 165	I'll second that. A smaller pot just shows off the size of mame better. I would err on the side of smallness, if I were choosing a pot...

20-Dec-2002	#24
Thomas_J. bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2002 Location: North Central Texas Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,000	Hey guys, Don't forget, what you see today is not what you will be seeing six months from now. Once the new leaves push out, they will extend beyond the pot enough to hang over both ends I'm sure. If I were to go smaller now I think The tree would really be out of proportion with the pot when in leaf. As for the branches, I'm trying to let this tree imitate one in nature, and not so much the bonsai look. Thomas J.

20-Dec-2002

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Originally posted by Thomas_J.
I'm trying to let this tree imitate one in nature, and not so much the bonsai look.
Thomas J.

In that case you may want to stay away from a glazed oval pot altogether. I have seen some marvelous plantings in long, flat pots, with a tree placed to the side which were very similar to what you are describing.

I think John Naka may actually have an illustration in BT I or II.

I think that putting it in a glazed oval just invites people to think it is "following the rules of bonsai."

Doug

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