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16-May-2008
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Rough Redwood
Here's a 21 in tall redwood I've been working on today. A little trim. A little wire.
Mike
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17-May-2008
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Bonsai Master, in my mind
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That's a jewel Mike...comming along nicely.
Pat
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17-May-2008
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that is cool mike!
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17-May-2008
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Looking smokin' hot ! IMHO I think it might be nice to see this one on a slab.
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18-May-2008
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...It's a jewel...
...It's a very nice tree... ...It is cool... ...and it's smokin hot! Not trying to be negative here, but I would appreciate some comments about what is appealing about this tree. I see no flare, no nebari, no taper and no styling. Are these just positive comments meant to encourage? Is this piece of stock something that has never been seen nor something that many could not get their hands on so that makes it good? We have been offered nothing in the way of future development of the material. What was wired? I am not sure. What was trimmed? I am not sure. Will there be massive amounts of carving? Is that a training pot or a final pot? For me the image has left a void. It is not bonsai per se, I see a redwood stump in a pot (pot not really right for the composition). If it is in training at this rudimentary stage why is it in a rather smaller bonsai pot? Any comments about this? I'm just curious, Al
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18-May-2008
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Rough Redwood yes it is rough but I am sure it will improve with time. Not knowing the growth habits of Redwood I can't comment on that.
I can however comment on the growth of dead wood!! I feel that when it is carved it is better to put some character in there. This one looks like it is giving the Finger. So when you do carve some more look at other pictures add some movement to it. Is it a collected piece? Just my HMO for what it is worth Pup
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18-May-2008
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Bonsai Master, in my mind
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"...no flare, no nebari, no taper and no styling...".
Opinion...opinion...OPINION... I, for one, am not about to suggest to Mike how he should style...most particularly without seeing it up close and personal. What I see here is "Redwood Sculpture" by Mother Nature...now a bonsai under devellopment, a work in progress. Even though there are certain expectations we look for in a bonsai, a subject by Mother Nature is generally given a pass...nebari, taper, not required. There's much more that can be said...but, I'll leave that to Mike... Did I mention...opinion? Pat
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18-May-2008
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Join Date: Jun-2006
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It is a very unconventional piece of stock. I agree with Al's comments about platitudes too. Opinion is the lifeblood of forums - you can take them or leave them but be richer about the possibilities they present.
Firstly this could be a candidate for creating a composition using the stump as a base for a mountain scene with the twigs being trained into small individual trees. Landscape on a stump .... It would need substantial growing out of a new leader to get anywhere near believable taper for an individual tree - Al's comment about nebari would also affect the overall quality of this option too. Some skilful carving would be needed on the extreme left of the trunk to correct inverse taper. Could a raft style be a possibility - flipped onto it's right side and using the existing growth to the left of the tall tip. Again not without it's difficulties - maybe thread graft some shoots onto the lower left portion of the trunk and gradually cut away the root ball. An interesting piece of raw material but not without it's problems.
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