I came across this iconic video of Walter Pall discussing the "naturalistic" approach to styling bonsais.
I was wondering if there's some guide out there that Walter Pall has made — video or article — on how to achieve this look, a la Peter Chan perhaps, haha.
I also love Nigel Saunder's Videos on youtube. Most of his trees are grown to look natural through clip and grow.I came across this iconic video of Walter Pall discussing the "naturalistic" approach to styling bonsais.
I was wondering if there's some guide out there that Walter Pall has made — video or article — on how to achieve this look, a la Peter Chan perhaps, haha.
Most of his trees are grown to look like his hair..... or his hair look like the trees.... confusingI also love Nigel Saunder's Videos on youtube. Most of his trees are grown to look natural through clip and grow.
Yes its uncannyMost of his trees are grown to look like his hair..... or his hair look like the trees.... confusing
There's an issue of bonsai today about Walter's "naturalistic" trees. Sorry I forget which number, but the cover has his beautiful scots pine on it. His advice is to observe trees in nature and incorporate how they grow. You mentioned an exact set of guidelines which I can't give, I read the article 7 months ago, but I do remember him saying his deciduous trees have branches that first grow upward(ish) off the trunk and then droop toward the ground at the end of the branch, Because that's what he sees in nature. Hope that makes sense, google images can help there, or following him on IG. Where as strict japanese bonsai will tend toward perfectly horizontal branches coming off the trunk around 90 degrees
I think this thread is referring to the “naturalistic” style popularized by Walter Paul. Presumably the hedge pruning method. I believe OP is looking for a “manual” detailing this specific method.I'm unclear on the concept of this thread. "Naturalistic" means, "derived from real life or nature, or imitating it very closely." It is an appearance, and pretty subjective, too, so why or how can a manual exist? Every tree starts out differently, and you trim it twig-by-twig to suit yourself, so if something wouldn't look "natural" to you do it differently.
but the hedge pruning method isnt the only way to create trees that look like they grew that way naturally.I think this thread is referring to the “naturalistic” style popularized by Walter Paul. Presumably the hedge pruning method. I believe OP is looking for a “manual” detailing this specific method.
"Naturalistic" means, "derived from real life or nature, or imitating it very closely."
'make your bonsai look like a tree not like a bonsai'