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94 Top trees for bonsai

Dramatic effects

Many varieties used in bonsai occur naturally in the harshest

environments and some of the finest specimens have been collected
from the wild to exploit the age and characteristics imbued by a
tough existence. Successfully combining the great character found
in an established trunk with man-made styling of branches

and foliage pads is the bonsai artist’s ultimate challenge.

Material collected from the wild is known where it grows. Excessive, illegal
as yamadori, and it is the source of a vast collection combined with poor
number of masterpiece bonsai across the survival rates due to lack
world. The ethics of collecting are left of aftercare are a huge
to the individual but it should never be seen problem, so if you long to
as an unlimited source of free material and own one of these very
trees must only be taken at the correct time special trees, it is
of year to ensure success. It goes without recommended that you
saying that in most countries you cannot just buy collected material
go out and dig up material: trees must be from a reputable
legal to collect, and permission must always bonsai nursery.
be obtained first; there may be powerful
environmental reasons for leaving a tree

This tree has only
been wired once since
collection; foliage pads
and branches are yet
to be refined

Cascading nature of tree starts
with the roots and finishes in
the well-balanced foliage pad