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One important element in a Bonsai tree planter’s work is observing wild trees in their natural environment, because an experienced planter will quickly notice the beautiful looking trees among others. In order to stimulate your experience regarding the previous sense of beauty, you should make sketches and take pictures of the trees you like and you should keep all of these in a personal archive, so that you may have a personal collection of good ideas for your Bonsai trees.
Remember that a Bonsai tree is a full grown and mature tree, with all the details of a wild tree: strong branches, rough bark, a powerful trunk with healthy roots. The final goal is achieving a beautiful and healthy shape, especially with the most exquisite styles. Remember that the Bonsai trees may be artificially aged through some special techniques.
When you look at a wild tree, ask yourself these questions: is the trunk straight, crooked, bent or skewed? Do the branches form a balanced shape?
All these questions may prove to be useful in times coming. More, you have to analyze the material at your disposal to shape. The looks of an old spruce fir may be achieved using a Juniper tree. A field maple with small leaves may be shaped and styled to look like a plane tree.
More, the wild natural environment shapes the trees in different ways: planes, hills or mountains. The trees will then look straight, bent, skewed or even crooked. In the hills, the trees usually grow more horizontal, on the sea shore they are usually windswept and in the mountains the trees grow compact, with a powerful conical shaped trunk.
In the end, the choice is entirely yours. Look around, pick your model and create your own Bonsai trees.
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