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18-Sep-2003
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Walter,
Very subtle changes. On "The Bear", is the change in canopy shape done to keep the eye within the composition (as shown by the arrows)? Or is there another reason? On "Akebono", was the original potting (to the right) limited by the roots or did you rethink the direction of design? Best Regards, David
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18-Sep-2003
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BTW, very impressive as usual.
David
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18-Sep-2003
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bonsai is not my hobby
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'Very subtle changes. On "The Bear", is the change in canopy shape done to keep the eye within the composition (as shown by the arrows)? Or is there another reason?
On "Akebono", was the original potting (to the right) limited by the roots or did you rethink the direction of design?' David, concerning the bear you are right, that's exactly the reason I have rearranged the foliage. The focus point of this tree is teh big mouth of the bear at the right with the long fat jin. Before, the direction of the crown was going away from it as if it were ashamed. Now it goes to it as if it likes it. Subtle is probaly the right word. Akebono was put right into the final pot after importing as raw material. I had a clear idea what to do with it eventuylly. But after a few years it turned out that there was still room for improvement. I could have planted it right away into the present container concerning the roots, but I did not have it then. But it's more fun that way anyway. This is Akebono five years ago. Hard to believe. best regards Walter Pall |
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18-Sep-2003
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Hi, Walter.
Great trees! (But you knew that already!) A nice class in refinement. Thank you very much. A question regarding the bark. Two weeks ago I was in a workshop working on Rocky Mountain Junipers with Shinji Suzuki. He had us remove all of the old bark, which broke my heart, because it was so beautiful, saying that it would allow insects and fungus to hide in our moister climate. I would appreciate your comments on this practice. I am attaching a photo of the tree before any work was done. I was disappointed not to get a tree with a curve, but fell in love with the natural taper and jins/shari on this tree. (I will be posting more photos in your "ask the expert" section) Thank you. Bart Thomas Last edited by Bart Thomas : 18-Sep-2003 at 01:07 PM. |
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18-Sep-2003
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bonsai is not my hobby
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Thomas,
yes, all Japenese who see my tree tell me that they would like them even better with the bark scrubbed off. I ask then why and they say 1) for horticultural reasons - you mentioned it 2) for artistic reasons, it makes the tree more 'beautiful' I think reaon number does not really apply. I cannot see why this should be a problem. In nature these trees have the rough bark for centuries and they have all sorts of critters, but they survive well. I do not have such problems with my junipers although I usally leave the old bark I do not think that all junipers look more beatiful when the bark is taken off. I think my big sumo Akebono is a wild boar. Do I want to change it into a house-swine? NO. It wold be castrated. Sorry for the language, but that says it exaclty, at least for a moutain boy like me. To rub off teh bark would create a transvestite for such a masculine tree. On some very fragile, feminine junipers, like most sabinas I take the bark off. It looks more beatiful in my eyes there. I mentioned this to some Japeanese. They agree that it makes sense, but they would take it off. best regards Walter Pall |
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Thanks, Walter.
I appreciate the insight you have given. In fairness to Suzuki, it should be noted that the bark along the soil line was damp. Quote:
After reading the guidelines, I put it in "Show and Tell", which is more appropriate. |
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