Walter Pall just put this Oriental Hornbeam up on his Bonsai Adventures blog yesterday. I’m not so sure Walter would say the tree is as developed as he’d like, but it is at least well on its way. Especially considering it is one of his ‘Fairy Tale’ bonsai. A style that tends to have a wild almost primeval look.
Walter Pall is nothing if not inventive. Don’t believe me (though I don’t know why you wouldn’t)? Here, here and here are a some pieces of evidence from posts found right here on Bonsai Bark. If you want more evidence, you can take a quick trip to Walter’s Bonsai Adventures blog (maybe not so quick once you get there; he’s at least as prolific as he is inventive).
This post is our second on Walter’s Fairy Tale Bonsai (here’s the first). The name is his invention. He attributes the style to the Chinese, though to my eye his results are somewhat distinctive. You may or may not like what you see, but you must admit that he’s not afraid to push the imaginary envelope.
All the photos below are from a post titled The Fairy Tale Bonsai Style that Walter put up last year.
All the photos in the this post are borrowed from Walter Pall.