Gori
Sapling
Hi everybody
I have had/seen a few bonsai books and primary topics they cover typically are: the history, purchasing, care, styles, techniques, displaying, diseases, suitable trees etc. It happened so that no books I've seen so far, cover the topic of, I would call it, bonsai design principles. By this term in this case I primarily mean the tree structure and the main "classic" proportions/ratios of each style (where applicable). I have seen some pieces of such information in different sources. For example, bonsaiempire site style page may provide some very basic information I am looking for, like for Formal upright: trunk thickness, the height at which branching begins, the tree top structure. I recall some other guidelines like having the first two biggest branches on sides and the third one should point to the back. Another one is a schema showing how the tip of the trunk, one top end of the pot and the opposite lowest end of the trunk should form a triangle. But so far I did not see a good book or other resource that would be more detailed in this area.
One book mentioned multiple times on this forum is Principles of Bonsai Design by David De Groot -- would that book have the information I am looking for? Any other resources can be suggested?
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Serge
I have had/seen a few bonsai books and primary topics they cover typically are: the history, purchasing, care, styles, techniques, displaying, diseases, suitable trees etc. It happened so that no books I've seen so far, cover the topic of, I would call it, bonsai design principles. By this term in this case I primarily mean the tree structure and the main "classic" proportions/ratios of each style (where applicable). I have seen some pieces of such information in different sources. For example, bonsaiempire site style page may provide some very basic information I am looking for, like for Formal upright: trunk thickness, the height at which branching begins, the tree top structure. I recall some other guidelines like having the first two biggest branches on sides and the third one should point to the back. Another one is a schema showing how the tip of the trunk, one top end of the pot and the opposite lowest end of the trunk should form a triangle. But so far I did not see a good book or other resource that would be more detailed in this area.
One book mentioned multiple times on this forum is Principles of Bonsai Design by David De Groot -- would that book have the information I am looking for? Any other resources can be suggested?
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Serge
