Bonsai Tree Dead Wood

Creating deadwood on bonsai in the form of jin or shari can enhance the tree s character significantly. So on a bonsai as an artist you have to stay with a pattern create that story of why. Dead wood can also appear on a bonsai under cultivation for many reasons including branch die back pest infestation or disease.

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It is dead and it is wood.

Bonsai tree dead wood. For deciduous trees like maples discoloration in the foliage could be caused by continued exposure to the afternoon sun. 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. This article will not discuss the merits of deadwood or the methods by which we create it. You might see something like this and think is the branch on this bonsai tree dead it could be a sign that you re overwatering your tree and causing the roots to rot from being constantly soaked in water.

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. It can be partially or completely removed by the bonsai artist but doing so may damage the tree s overall shape or the illusion of age. It is a part of a bonsai tree often created deliberately to enhance aesthetic effects primarily by portraying that the tree is aged even if it is not.

When creating deadwood you have to remember that trees in nature don t just have random deadwood. Indeed it often forms the backbone of a great design. Deadwood also commonly referred to a drift wood is an integral part of the artistic and structural design of many bonsai trees. But in the world of bonsai it is something else more than just a wood that is dead.

There are patterns and a reason for the deadwood to be there.