Tree of the Day - Tuesday April 5, 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.

Don't forget - you can nominate a TREE OF THE DAY if you send your photo by email to webmasterATbonsaitalkDOTcom. Clean backgrounds and show quality trees only, please!


Today's tree is a Larch. You can make notes with the pencil tool

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Ian_Homer

Other than the pot, which is too formal for this tree (IMO) there is little to do on this one apart from tidy up the Jin and perhaps extend the shari a little.
Bringing it down round to the front will add to the more rugged look I prefer to see with larches. A small crescent or slab, will make it look like it is clinging onto a rocky outcrop.

Looks very nice. It would be good to see in full leaf before perhaps altering anything on the branch structure.

Ian.

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Ashbarns9999

I can live with this tree but remove the upward groing shoot on first branch. I can't operate the pencil . The pot looks ok to me Ash

John Dixon

I don't see any changes that are required for this bonsai. It has a great shape and appears to be in excellent health (for dormancy). I would like to see the shari/jin bleached out a little, unless it's just the picture. I'm indifferent about the pot. It works, but I see Ian's point about other containers. I would like to see some moss on the soil as I think it compliments the fresh green growth of larch.

Very nice specimen. I would love to see it when the buds are open.

John

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Lee

Nice tree,it wouuld benefit from the left hand side having another branch grown,but that's probably a matter of taste.The real niggly bit spoiling a nice tree is the slight inverse taper,i think Ian put up a method Dan Barton had taught him maybe the way forwards.Ian is spot on with the pot,a cresent would relly suit it for me.

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mike_p

The tree seemed to me to be way overbalanced because of the long branch. So, in the virtual, I cut off the branch and changed the planting angle and pot.

Mike

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pootsie

I agree with Mike that it is overbalanced, but I like the shape and feeling in general. I would take the cascading branch back a bit and grow out the branches on the other side just a tad. I kinda like the pot.



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Ian_Homer

Pootsie,

Your Photoshop skills continue to amaze me - but how do you put a full size picture like that in the post and not the thumbnail Or is it all with html codes ?

Ian.

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weeijk

I Believe, I've seen this tree in Holland at a shohin exibit. The tree is only 15-20 cm high. I feel that Pootsie "hit the nail on the head", Dutch saying .

I like your photoshop virtual a lot, and its probably what Lee meant aswell.


Wessel