After. Almost twice as tall (the before photo is below). So tall that there’s barely room in the photo for the top of the tree (that’s a bad joke, but the photo is a little cramped). Shimpaku juniper, height 28″ (71cm). From The Magician, The Bonsai Art of Kimura 2.
For expediences sake
There’s a lot going on here right now, so for expediences sake I’ve decided to resurrect a post from two years ago. It was titled That’s A Stretch, but for the sake of originality, we’ll call it Stretching a Shimpaku from Kimura’s Bag of Tricks this time. BTW: we’re on a bit of a Kimura roll these days. Here’s one we posted just last week and here’s one we posted last month that is similar in some ways to today’s post.
From 15″ to 28″ tall
You’ve seen plenty of bonsai reduced in height, but how many have you seen that are almost doubled in height? Granted, in this case, about half of that increase comes from changing the planting angle, but how about the other half?
How did he do that?
Rebar, bamboo sticks and a little creative genius are a big part of Kimura’s bag of tricks. For a detailed exposition of just how these trick are employed, check out The Magician, The Bonsai Art of Kimura 2.
Before. Not a bad tree, but could be much better. Height 15″ (38 cm).
This’ll give you some idea of at least a part of the process. That’s the Master, Masahiko Kimura holding the rebar.
The Magician: is full of magical bonsai transformations…
…and it’s below half price at Stone Lantern (retail 29.95, our low price 11.95).