Towering tree or a very strong bonsai? It’s from our $100 Photo Art Contest and it’s by Christian Hansen. It didn’t finish in the money, but I wonder if it might have, had people known it’s a bonsai (a very large bonsai). I didn’t realize it was until Christian sent me the photo below. It’s one of only two photos that were actually of bonsai, even though the whole name of the contest was: $100 Bonsai Photo Art Contest.
From top to bottom. I think it’s a Chinese elm. It’s a very powerful tree and there’s a lot to like about it, but does it need but do you think those two lowest small branches should be removed?