The Dancer by Mauro Stemberger. Mauro's caption reads: Never give up!!!! Swedish Scots pine "The Dancer." You can see that Mauro is planning a new planting angle and most likely a new pot. You might imagine a bunjin type pot; shallow, round, maybe a little rough...
Today I set out to put together a post on some rock plantings that were created during Mauro Stemberger’s recent (on-going?) trip to India. However, time wasn’t on my side, so I decided to wait until I could do a little more research. Meanwhile, to set the tone we’ll borrow this one from our achives (January, 2015). It’s was titled ‘Scots Pine: One Artist, Four Trees.’
Good Scots pine bonsai (Pinus sylvestris) are abundant in our Bonsai world. Here are four very good examples that belong to Mauro Stemberger.
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The snake. Here's Mauro's caption from facebook: Finally the snake for BCI magazine....... Pinus sylvestris 75cm (30"). Snake seems like a perfect name, given the way it lifts its head above its coil on the ground. And then there's the way pot is designed to accommodates the tree.
A loop
This is what can happen when a top-notch tree receives a top-notch trimming and wiring. Mauro's facebook caption says: Spanish Scots pine, 65 cm (26") in Tokoname pot. Before......and after five kilometers of wire :)"
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