I like the movement on this tree, with its sudden changes of direction. I also like the way the moss and lichen are growing up the base of the trunk. I wonder if it’s a Scot’s pine.
Robert at the Crespi Cup
The photos here were culled out from a large selection that was taken by our old friend Robert Steven at the 2012 Crespi Cup in Italy. I’ve cropped and otherwise fiddled a bit, but mostly they are pretty close to how I found them. Some don’t have any identification and some do.
Speaking of Robert, it has been a while since we reminded you about his two benchmark bonsai books.
Bunjin wannabe? The trunk is way thick for a bunjin and there’s more foliage than what you might find on most bunjin. But still, it does have some bunjin qualities. And then there’s the story of abuse that the bark and shari and sudden turn of the trunk tells. Robert’s caption on this one say ‘with Mario Pavone.‘
What a great trunk (would you forgive me if I said that it’s a picture of lyrical grace?)! However, the foliage is a little denser than you find on most bunjin (or, at least Japanese bunjin).