What do you think of this Bonsai?

This is the bonsai that features in Robert Steven's 'Mission of Transformation'. It was first crafted by a 'sifu' of mine...

SWEET! Nice job. What's a Sifu?

Jay

Teacher or master from chinese, similar to Sensei in Japan, I think

Very creative, nice!

-dorothy

Cool tree.... Did they do anymore work on it?

-Tim

Nice. I kinda wish the picture was a bit lighter.

I really like this. it almost looks like 2 separate trees combined into one. Is this Shimpaku?

absolute master piece

Hawaiian77 wrote:Cool tree.... Did they do anymore work on it?

-Tim

Yes Tim, this bonsai has been modified several times after it changed hand but the original composition is still prominent.

Joe Hatfield wrote:I really like this. it almost looks like 2 separate trees combined into one. Is this Shimpaku?

Actually the tree is Beackea frutescens...it's a local tree..thriving mostly in the east coast of Malaysia...go to my post in 'bonsai questions' and you will know a bit about the tree..

Very nice. I like the branches: very natural-like and the flow feels natural ^^

Zaratul,

Cantik Sekali!!!

Jujur Atap is a wonderful species. In chinese it's called Sian Song. It is also known as Sapu Sapu in Indonesia.

Selamat & Sukses,

Jose Luis

Zaratul wrote:

Hawaiian77 wrote:Cool tree.... Did they do anymore work on it?

-Tim

Yes Tim, this bonsai has been modified several times after it changed hand but the original composition is still prominent.

Mahalo (Thank You) Zaratul,

I really like the way this tree looks. If by chance, can you that a picture of it the way it looks today? Just wanted to see it's progress.

-Tim

Jay Gaydosh wrote:SWEET! Nice job. What's a Sifu?

Jay

hi jay,
SHIFU means Master Teacher.
regards,
alex

Such a beautiful tree! I love the placement of the jinn.

Ume

Drooling away quite steadily I am.

Thanks to Kev the genie in the bottle for the lighten up jobby.

Mike

Wonderful looking tree!!!

Thanks for sharing!!!!
Bryan

I am actually at a loss of words having seen such a beautiful tree. It is astounding in its beauty. The appeal of the tree lies in the simple fact that it looks very very natural. Like a tree in a tropical rain forest. Have seen lots of such trees in Discovery channel NatGeo etc. It is so heartwarming that one can indeed create a bonsai designed after such inspiring trees in nature.

On a more rational basis this tree in its naturalness follows John Naka's dictum of making ones bonsai look like a tree. Being so far removed from the traditional design moulds makes it definitely special. In my quest to understand and create trees in the NATURALIST STYLE, this tree is a great lesson learnt. Thanks Zaratul for mentioning that this tree is featured in the book "Mission of transformation". I have ordered the same and am waiting for it to land at my door step in a couple of weeks. I hope the life history of this tree is discussed in the book.

Thanks again for sharing the image of such a beautiful tree and have fun owning it

Regards
Ravi