This after photo by Juan Andrade is a very good example of a field grown bonsai that is grown and styled to look like a yamadori (bonsai collected frm the wild). Though this is a very sweet little tree that might at a glance fool someone, still, there is something about true yamadori that is impossible (almost impossible?) to mimic. Even in the hands of someone as skilled as Juan (and whoever originally grew and styled this tree).
This post picks up on Field Grown Bonsai that Look Like Yamadori from last week.
Here’s the before photo.
You don’t have to look very closely to see what time and the ravages of nature can do. There’s is simply no way to completely mimic this effect with field grown bonsai, though, if you’re really good, there is a lot you can do (stay posted). This magnificent little tree is a Bristlecone pine that was posted on facebook by Jean-Paul Polmans.
The Cedar on the cover of Nick Lenz’ classic Bonsai from the Wild is NOT field grown.