Semi Cascade Bonsai

Shimpaku juniper bonsai wire trained into a semi cascade style in a japanese unglazed pot measuring 5 1 2 square at the top lip and 5 1 4 tall.

Semi cascade bonsai. 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. 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. When styling semi cascade style be sure to balance the visual weight of the tree and the pot. Great example of semi cascade the deadwood below the rim of the pot makes it a semi cascade.

This tree was grown from a cutting taken approximately 16 years ago. Juniper bonsai styling in this video i style semi cascade juniper. 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.

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. Semi cascade han kengai by ofbonsai magazine author rocky mountain bonsai society member stephan rausch. Dedicated to the art of bonsai and it s specific style or class designs. For more instructional videos please click the link below.

The viewer will tend to have an unbalanced feeling if the nebari is not solid. 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.