Japanese Maple Semi Cascade Bonsai

If you can picture a tree growing on the side of a cliff spilling off the mountain this is what cascade is meant to mimic.
Japanese maple semi cascade bonsai. You typically see this bonsai in a tall skinny pot that is used to raise the bonsai off the ground to give it room to cascade. Native to japan japanese maple is one of the most popular deciduous bonsai trees. The cascade style is one of the most popular bonsai styles used today. Discover the special lots in catawiki s plants bonsai auctions.
This tree really spoke to me. Leaves go through wide range of colors from green to orange to deep red as they mature. This arrangement stands 11 tall. Berberis cascade design by ed van der reek ibc forum member new 11 07 2019.
The trunk has a split bamboo support at the edge of its pot. Free my first japanese maple bonsai ebook. A semi cascade style bonsai is one in which the major cascading feature extends below the top rim of the pot but does not extend below the bottom of the pot. Dedicated to the art of bonsai and it s specific style or class designs.
Mar 24 2018 the tree has a sloping down appearance but unlike a cascade its tip does not extend below the base of its container. Japanese maple in an informal broom style by walter pall in an oval large bonsai pot. I ve attached the pic for ease of discussion. Shohin cascading pine in a round tokoname cascade drum pot.
1 by bonsai mirai new 10 15 2018 note. Semi cascade prostrata juniper bonsai some heavy work in creating a semi cascade bonsai out of a very large prostrata juniper that has been growing in a pot in my yard for the past fifteen years. Broom styles in most cases are planted in shallow oval or rectangular pots. It has flexible branches that response very well to training and wiring.
Botanical name for japanese maple bonsai is acer palmatum. Great example of semi cascade the deadwood below the rim of the pot makes it a semi cascade. Windswept bonsai look very good in shallow oval rectangular or irregular shaped pots or on stone or ceramic slabs. I am very interested in trying to grow something like this and have developed a plan to at least try and develop the trunk and general semi cascading branch structure.
This tree was grown from a cutting taken approximately 16 years ago.