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8-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master
Join Date: Jul-2006
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Step by step shohin from nursery stock Part 1
Part 1
Hello everyone. I am posting this at the request of a friend. She thought that some of the information might be useful to new bonsai enthusiasts. This demonstrates what can be done with young, untrained shimpku nursery stock Here is a step by step pic sequence of a shohin literati I created. Actually, it is a literati/informal upright blend. The final measurements of the tree are 7 inches tall and about 1 1/4 inch base. There is more trunk than what you see in the pics. The pot is hiding about 1/2 to an inch in some pics. This tree was mixed in with many others at the nursery, all untrained. This was one of the smaller ones. Here are the pics of what it looked like to start with. img 2851 and 2852 I noticed that the trunk had some nice curves at the bottom. Although, small, it would make a good literati, actually the only style that the tree would be suited for would be literati. I inspected it before I bought it and already knew there was some nice branch placement deep into the interior of the tree. Originally, what I had pictured as the first branch, would of hung too low on the tree. So I opted for the next one up and made the lower one a jin. Here is the tree after the first cuts. img 2853 Here is the tree with a few branches and foliage removed. Now you can begin to see the nice branch placement. With more foliage removed, I began trimming each pad and giving it structure. Although very small and the foliage very young, It was possible to give each pad the proper structure needed for future balanced development. img 2854, 2855 and 2856 |
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8-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master
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Step by step Shohin Part 2
Part 2
I originally did not intend to wire the trunk. However, the more branches and foliage that was stripped away, the more I saw that the trunk was kind of straight as it went towards the apex. I did not have an adequate size wire, I had some that was too big and too small, So I ran 2 wires up the trunk. Was hoping I wouldn't have too because I needed as much room as possible to wire all the branches in place.Here is the tree after much wiring and almost completed. I wired the apex with one of the wires I ran up the trunk. One wire , wired the right side of the apex. The apex is actually a continuation of the trunk bent to the right. The left side of the apex is wired with the other trunk wire. So actually, it came in handy having 2 wires running up the trunk. img 2858 I ran out of room and could put no more wire on the tree. So, to wire the last back branch. I sort of guy wired the 2 back branches together. The bottom back branch was already wired so it was firm enough to hold the top back branch. Here is the completed work, for now. img 2859, 2867, img 2872 and img 2887 |
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8-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master
Join Date: Jul-2006
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ops.....sorry about the image numbering errors......anyway, the pics are in chronological sequence...
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8-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
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wow, nice little thread. Being a newbie myself, i always find it helpful to read through progressions like these and see the artists train of thought and steps taken to achieve their final goal. Thanks for sharing, i'm sure others will find this helpful as well.
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8-Apr-2008
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Very nice. Now, the instruction, as you move to the tip of the branch you will need to use smaller wire, I frequently do this too, to which I hear- "John- Take that wire off and do it again- correctly, please".
Nice job. John
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8-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master
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Thank you Cantstopsmilin. I'm glad it was helpful.
Hello Vonsgarden...Man, do I know about that line take that off and lets do it right now. Heard it in a work shop or 2 in the past... lol........I had to take one wire off this tree and redo it. I was like oh,,,looks good, then at a second look...oh crap......there was a cross over in the back. Toward the end, I had plenty of wire, but ran out of tree lol.......... I think I'll just root prune this tree in the next week and then put it in a grow pot with some good soil. It is in dirt right now, but still surprisingly healthy. I figure, a grow pot is best since there is so much wire on the tree, that the amount of wire probably out weighs the tree. Thanks for the reply..... Rob |
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8-Apr-2008
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Well done Robbie!
I'm so glad you posted this for everyone to enjoy. It's a nice little peice on a nice little tree.  That tree has no idea how good it's got it now that it's in your care.  Vic |
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9-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
Join Date: Jan-2008
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october u always post champion threads!
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9-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK neophyte
Join Date: Mar-2008
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literati bonsai
Thanks for part 1 of the tutorial and for reminding me of literati. It's been a long time since I thought about literati and now I realize I have a lot of opportunities with nursery stock (no pre-bonsai here) if I go literati. I'd been limited myself to other styles and not finding much material I wanted to worth with. I'm hitting the nurseries tomorrow.
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10-Apr-2008
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bonsaiTALK Master
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Thanks you very much Victrinia and eeiko 321. Very kind words from the both of you. I did some repotting yesterday and actually repotted this tree into a nice bonsai pot. I was going to go with a grow pot. However, the root ball reduced very well and was very strong so I felt confident that it would take well to its permanent home.
I will post some pics of the treee in its new pot tomorrow. The new pot really shows off the literati qualities of the tree becasue you can see more of the trunk now and there is actually some nebari. Quote:
Hello Karydas, glad I could remind you of the literati style. Literati is one of my favorite styles, aside from informal upright. Many trees I have encounted over the past 2-3 years have made nice literati. I am in the middle of training about 3-4 right now actually. Although it may look like an easy style, it is probably one of the more difficult styles to pull off well. One of the reasons for this is becasue a literati has to have a thin, elegant trunk, but at the same time, the tree must have some age to it. So you have to find a tree that hasn't grown much girth in the trunk, but yet has some age to it. There are some exceptions where a younger tree can make a good literati, like the smaller ones that have a nice tapering, winding trunk. Thanks again Rob |
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