Bonsai Deadwood Tree

Planted in a plastic nursery pot.

Bonsai deadwood tree. So on a bonsai as an artist you have to stay with a pattern create that story of why. Deadwood bonsai techniques are methods in the japanese art of bonsai cultivation of miniature trees in containers that create shape and preserve dead wood on a living bonsai tree. The deadwood will usually run up the trunk of the tree creating the most amazing appearance. In nature deadwood is created when a tree is hit by lightning exposed to sustained periods of drought or when branches snap due to ice stress wind or weight of snow.

A jin is that dead part of a branch including the tip or an entire branch. Shari is found on the main trunk. Deadwood on bonsai adds interest and curiosity to your tree. This article will not discuss the merits of deadwood or the methods by which we create it.

Interesting ones consist of continuous strips that somewhat twist around the trunk from base to upper part of the tree side by side with live bark. In driftwood style of bonsai a major part of the tree consists of deadwood. There are patterns and a reason for the deadwood to be there. A beautiful old craggy yamadori bonsai a very unusual style for elm with good branch structure nice natural deadwood and great bark 17 tall overall.

Shari is the technique of creating areas of deadwood on the trunk of the bonsai tree. It can really add to the character of a bonsai tree as in nature this process can only be caused by very traumatic events such as lightning. When creating deadwood you have to remember that trees in nature don t just have random deadwood. Andrew smith 22473 alpine acres dr deadwood s d.

Creating deadwood on bonsai in the form of jin or shari can enhance the tree s character significantly. Deadwood story october 2 2009 by jonas dupuich in nature animals insects rocks wind snow and self sacrifice expose heartwood to the elements creating the oftentimes beautiful shapes and patterns we recognize as deadwood in bonsai. Deadwood also commonly referred to a drift wood is an integral part of the artistic and structural design of many bonsai trees. Deadwood always suggests a story the cause of the trauma to a tree that killed part of it off.

Indeed it often forms the backbone of a great design.