Trees Are Ugly

FlyBri

"Trees in nature for the most part are ugly. It's not until you get to tree line and deadwood, or swamps with over size buttressed trees, or windswept coastlines that you start to see trees like those we try and emulate in our bonsai. Who wants to make a tree like a lollipop[?] Thats what most of the trees in the park look like."

-- bonsaial1 (AKA Al Keppler), bonsaiTALK, February 2007.

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calliemichelle

I think trees are beautiful, even the ugly ones. I haven't seen many lollipop trees where I live.


have a happy, beautiful tree day

Callie

calliemichelle

oops sorry, I shouldnt have replied to a quote lol I might go hug a tree sorry

Mcspeed

I am thinking that this is due to the nominated quote of Chris J's, in another thread, that was showing on the home page yesterday. Fli, are you stirring the pot?


Hmm, do you need to follow the rules, to create good bonsai? That was a good read. But lets remember it's a discussion, and there are lots of opines.

FlyBri

Gday Mcspeed & Callie!

No pot stirring here - I genuinely believe this to be an interesting quotation. I'm not entirely sure that I agree with it, but it raises a number of questions about perception and our relationship with the natural world. I'll get back to you when I've worked it out.

Fly.

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Mcspeed

Fly, I agree it's an interesting one at that. There are a lot of great examples for both camps, I think a lot of it is what happens to be trendy at the time ( seems a shame to even put that in to the discussion, but I think it's part of it today.) That rough and tumbled image is what is strived for today, but look at tree ten to fifteen years ago and there is a different approach. Not for better or worse more of what floats your boat.

Besides that same idea can be twisted into - do diciduous tree make convincing "pine/juniper" stlye bonsai, if not why do so many try?

mike_p

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FlyBri

Is that Haiku there?

I think it may be Haiku,

But what do I know?

Fly.

PS: Thanks for the insight, Mike.

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bonsaial1

Well OK....I did say that...but not in the context it is being used for now. This quote had to do with feelings about trees that are not otherwise good examples for us to emulate for bonsai.

I may wish to make a Bald Cypress bonsai which picture do I use for inspiration? All the photo's are of Bald Cypress.

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