This front view of a root-over-rock Trident maple is one of a whole series of views you can enjoy on the Northern Ireland Bonsai Society website.
Back in pioneering days of this blog, we posted an image of a Satsuki azalea that was taken from a site that showed it in a way that seemed unique at the time; 360 degrees of spinning bonsai splendor. We couldn’t and still can’t show that here (WordPress is pretty basic), so we showed a couple still shots, offered a link (unfortunately no longer live) and moved on.
Four and one half years later, 360° spinning bonsai is a little more common, though quality bonsai featured in the 360° mode still aren’t that easy to find, so my interest was piqued when I came across the tree shown above (it’s listed as belonging to Ian Y) and some other spinners on the Northern Ireland Bonsai Society website (thanks to Bonsai Eejit for the lead).
One advantage to 360° bonsai is that you get to enjoy views that are almost never shown in photos.
Another uncommon view.
Another spinner. This sweet, promising little Deshojo Japanese maple belongs to Stephen (no last names given).