Big thank you to Sifu [ Adair ]

[Anthony]

Well as you guys may already know we have no direct visual link to Japan or China.

So we depend heavily on images and asking the correct questions.

But photos [ the one eye ] flattens and makes things look denser than they might be.

Came across a Chinese silk flower example of a small bonsai. The branches were few and the leaves sparse
however the positioning was such that the artificial tree looked dense.

Then along comes Sifu [ @Adair M ] and shows his Juniper, as well other folks Shimpakus especially the top.
We knew from Bjorn's videos about the sides, but never noticed the top.

Now we wonder just how dense the Zelkova really is and if we are damaging the Fustic, by making
it over dense.

Great teacher that guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again.
Good Day
Anthony

* Now we are looking more closely at all Japanese examples.
The defoliated [ eg. Punica, or Chaenomeles ] are easy to decipher, but leaves and needles are a
different matter.

 

[Adair M]

Yes... Photos can be quite deceiving!

And photos of top quality trees taken at shows especially so!

Why?

Trees look great when they're full. They photograph well when they're full. So, a tree that's going into a show or a photography session will be allowed to grow full and dense. But that's NOT how they're kept most of the time! Doing so would be detrimental to the long term health of the tree. Immediately after the show, it's taken back and thinned!

Also, trees being prepared to photograph may be wired differently. Kimura used to wire and style a tree differently if it was to be photographed vs being shown live.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

I think this is one of the coolest things I learned on the forum. Also on how some pine trees are wired normally and then for shows. The thing about pots too.