Bjorn Bjorholm Speaks Out On Hedge Pruning
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leatherback
The Treedeemer
I disagree!
Does that work?
I heard about maples on pine. But Ume on Olives?
I already did!
For what it’s worth...
Here’s a link to Bjorn’s personal garden:
I didn’t notice any trees styled in the same manner as that tree he did while an apprentice in Japan.
Ohmy222
Shohin
He clearly stated in at least two podcasts that the tree was not styled they way he liked and that he prefers a softer style. He did this because his master said so.
Leo in N E Illinois
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
How bout that new Japanese style gate?
And the pup is getting big!
Tornado!
Sorce
And the pup is getting big!
Tornado!
Sorce
It never fails to amaze me that the more we learn and develop and compete, the further away we get from what initially brought us to the art of bonsai. My view from the outside looking in was this peaceful, symbiotic relationship with nature. What it looks like from the inside as I read this thread is vehement arguments about nearly indistinguishable nuance, and competing on the ragged edge of performance. Like watching Tai Chi masters duel to the death in slow motion over a disagreement about the order of the base groups in a strand of DNA of a blade of grass.
Arlithrien
Shohin
Looks like a dang bonsai museum.
I wonder if he will mainly focus on producing higher end trees or if he will have a section of his nursery for prebonsai and beginner-oriented material.
MrWunderful
Omono
Thats what happens at the highest level of anything. Its what has to happen to subjectively grade things in a competition.
If you want to enjoy bonsai because you like nature and want it to be laid back thats fine- people more serious about it on a much higher level are going to be critical of tiny things.
A lot of the allure in bonsai for many is the tiny details and minutia. Thats what “brought me” to bonsai.
Mikecheck123
Omono
Makes me wonder... how in the world did people do bonsai before they could argue about it on the Internet?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
cheap_walmart_art
Omono
How about we make a rule that every time a member posts something argumentative about bonsai, they also have to go log at least an hour working in their own garden.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
If you guys take the time to watch all of Bjorn's videos on Youtube you will find that he has stated that he no longer designs trees with this very strict design principle. He has lightened up and loosened up in his designs. However you still see the discipline exercised in his new styles needed in the execution of the old styles.
Badly.
Dzhokar
Mame
I remember the pre-internet days with a fog-of-war opaqueness. I suppose there was a lot less arguing in general because there was less anonymity. They would argue at shows and conventions, I'm sure. I always like to think about it like martial arts. I suppose one school would host a master from another group, who would show techniques that some would question. Then, the master would gather his students, and go to the other school to do battle with the other school. Lots of defying the rules of physics, subtitles, poor English translations, etc...
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
depends on how you define "doing" bonsai
I think that hedge pruning technique has some limitations in terms of bonsai styling. With hedge pruning you can create something like this:
or this: 
But if i want to create a tree with a lot of empty space in canopy, with "clouds" of foliage on single branches, something like these two elms:
Maybe i am wrong but i don't see how hedge pruning would lead me there ...
This post is not about which of these trees look better, it's a matter of taste and personal preference, i am just asking, if you can achieve an appearance/shape of the elms below with hedge pruning method?
or this: But if i want to create a tree with a lot of empty space in canopy, with "clouds" of foliage on single branches, something like these two elms:
Maybe i am wrong but i don't see how hedge pruning would lead me there ...
This post is not about which of these trees look better, it's a matter of taste and personal preference, i am just asking, if you can achieve an appearance/shape of the elms below with hedge pruning method?
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