Deadwood Bonsai

Jins on trees in nature are normally created.
Deadwood bonsai. When creating deadwood you have to remember that trees in nature don t just have random deadwood. Dead and rotting wood can seriously affect the appearance of a bonsai. Deadwood on bonsai jin shari and uro creating deadwood on bonsai in the form of jin or shari can enhance the tree s character significantly. Deadwood on bonsai in the form of jinor shari adds an effective feature to a design and in the case of many old pine and juniper a very realistic one as well.
This article will not discuss the merits of deadwood or the methods by which we create it. 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. Indeed it often forms the backbone of a great design. Golden arrow bonsai let yourself go wild ancient collected trees.
So on a bonsai as an artist you have to stay with a pattern create that story of why. Andrew smith 22473 alpine acres dr deadwood s d. Once deadwood on a tree is exposed to the elements it naturally starts to decay. A jin is a bare stripped part of branch and a shari is a barkless part of trunk.
Deadwood on bonsai adds interest and curiosity to your tree. Hardwoods can take a number of years to fully breakdown whereas softer woods particularly those found on tropical species can disintegrate within a year.