Bonsai tree: Near Perfect in Every Regard…

 
We get so used to looking at exception bonsai that sometimes we stop really looking. For me, this bunjin style Japanese while pine bonsai (seven tree clump) on a slab, is near perfect in every regard. If you just look for a while, free from ideas about what it is or should be, then it has the power to transport you to someplace natural and free.
 
I doubt if these shears have the same power to transport you as the bonsai above, but they will help you style your own trees.


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Bonsai tree: America’s Oldest Bonsai Collection

Two trees from one at The Larz Anderson Collection. I borrowed this image from Colin Lewis’ Bonsai Art website in the Larz Anderson section. Here’s what Colin has to say about this photo: Known as “Mother and daughter,” these two trees were originally one, until a lower branch, with its own set of roots, became separated from the main trunk in 1969.
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