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e are separating
the trunks into two
pieces of material:
The initial material
is a group plantingof Japanese mountain maple. Each trunk
has its good and bad points, but as a
combination group planting, there is little
variation in their thickness. This makes it
a group that lacks interest. Looking from
the side there are two distinct groups, 3
trees at the front and 2 at the back. This
was not done to create depth, but rather
so the trunks were not all on top of one
another. If it is continued just as it is, the
future prospects are poor, so something
must be done to improve it.
A boring forest is divided up and receives a fresh remake
Text and photography: Kinbon magazine, Japan
Harumi Ishii (Ueharu-En) shows us how to transform an uninteresting mountain maple forest into two stunning new
creations
5 becomes 2
What to prune is shown here as grey, not red
Harumi IshiiMountain maple: Height: 15 cm Width: 21 cm Front before workAfter unnecessary branches have been removed. There is no difference in the
thickness of the trunks and it has little interest as a group planting.Bonsai Focus SHOHIN 61