Semi Cascade Bonsai

Semi cascade han kengai by ofbonsai magazine author rocky mountain bonsai society member stephan rausch.
Semi cascade bonsai. Dedicated to the art of bonsai and it s specific style or class designs. 1 by bonsai mirai new 10 15 2018 note. Great example of semi cascade the deadwood below the rim of the pot makes it a semi cascade. Juniper bonsai styling in this video i style semi cascade juniper.
For more instructional videos please click the link below. At the end of the video i review the thought process involved while styling the tree and how you might apply it to your own trees. This tree was grown from a cutting taken approximately 16 years ago. Berberis cascade design by ed van der reek ibc forum member new 11 07 2019.
The viewer will tend to have an unbalanced feeling if the nebari is not solid. Semi cascade bonsai resemble plants growing on a cliff face a rocky shoreline a canyon wall or a windswept hillside as is common with potentilla. This arrangement stands 11 tall. 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.
Semi cascade bonsai styles are very similar to cascade styles except for the fact that the tip of a semi cascading bonsai does not grow below the base level of the pot. The branches grow downward and outward because there is less stress at that level.