Tree of the Day - Tuesday April 12, 2005

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This forum is an experiment that has evolved out of some of the activities on the bonsaischool program.

I'm going to select a bonsai each day to spark group discussion.

• Trees of the day don't belong to anyone you're likely to know, so there is very little chance that you're going to hurt anyone's feelings with your honest opinions, critique and suggestions. This is key.
• However, if you recognize the tree, please keep it to yourself until at least the next day.
• If you have a tree-of-the-day you'd like to submit, you can start a new thread (not a new post) in this forum. It won't appear immediately.

Some questions to ask about the tree of the day

1. What are the tree's strengths?
2. What are its weaknesses?
3. How could the tree be improved?
4. Does the tree have a message you could define in words?
5. How would you arrange the tree with other elements to create an interesting two or three-point display?

You can respond right here.

THIS SPACE FOR RENT - This area used to contain a request for TOD material. However, after month of TODs, we never received a tree for review by this cadre of reviewers!


ABOUT TODAY'S TREE: Today's tree is a Needle Juniper. You can make notes with the pencil tool underneath the attachment.

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Ian_Homer

Superb Tree.
Not much I would do to this one apart from pinch back some of the foliage to create better definition in the "clouds".

The pot is a little overpowering because on the depth, but guess this may be because of restraints in the root system.

If it can be eventually teased into a shallower slightly wider version, that would be my main aim at the next re-pot.

The twisting of the deadwood is great.

A strong powerful image supported by a strong outlined pot.
Very nice combination.

Ian.

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John Dixon

Obviously a great bonsai. Very little needed on this. I would like to see fuller pads and a little of the lowest jin, immediately underneath the first branch on the right, removed. A little bleaching out of the highest shari to make it contrast with the green foliage.

I like the pot and the placement. It appears that the bonsai is on a pedestal and the rectangular stand does not appeal to me. In a formal presentation I would prefer to see this bonsai on a very thin cut piece of redwood or similar material with an irregular pattern.

Great stuff.

John

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John Dixon

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Stay off the trails of others, that's where the booby-traps are.

Bart Thomas(deceased)

John:

Your comment is interesting, particularly about the stand. It appears to be stone, on a pedestal, as you mentioned.

A couple of years ago I was at a critique by Shinji Suzuki. According to him, a pot on stone was a no-no. (Stone on Stone). (That doesn't stop me from using it in my gallery, but that's the bench!)

I like your idea of a thin slab of wood. Anything more would accentuate the bulk of the pot, which is heavy, probably for cultivational reasons, as has been pointed out.

Arnie

I've done this very quicky in my lunchbreak and I'm being hassled with work!, so I could be way off the mark.

My thinking was to get more emphasis on that georgeous deadwood.
I really dont like that lower right branch, it interupts the flow from the live vein into the crown. I'd also tilt the tree to the right a tad.

Arnie

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waltr

I thought that the lower right branch/folage should not be in front of the jin.
I would thin/raise/flatten that folage some but not remove it. I think it needs that lower branch.

walt

Arnie

Heres an alternative keeping the lower right branch

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Lesley

Magnificient Tree! The rounded foliage and curving trunkline is very feminine. The downward sweeping branches and the shari suggest great age. The pot is masculine and I might change it except that the size and natural shape of the trunk in this tree requires a heavy pot. This tree has suffered and survived adversity and great weather changes in my mind's eye! Beautiful! Is it a twin trunk or foliage meeting jin on the right? I might define that area better or not to keep the viewer wondering!?

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BonsaiGreenhorn

I like many of the virtuals done thus far. Here a rough virtual with my thoughts on something to do if not any of the other greats.

-Evan

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