This Trident maple (Acer buergerianum) is sporting a rather impressive nebari. Does it look a bit like a clown's oversized shoe? Or does it suit you just as it is? The original appears in Bonsai Today issue 70 in an article titled "Transplanting to increase the feeling of age," by Kazunori Kamiya.
Continuing our series on nebari. This one is originally from April 2009 (with a few changes today). It was titled, In Search of the Perfect Nebari 3. For some more good how-to nebari tips, take a look at our last post.
No matter how you view the nebari in the photo above, most trees look older and more stable with a flaring base and exposed surface roots
The graphics below are part of an article entitled Improving a Nebari by Oishi Kazo, that appeared in Bonsai Today issue 32 and issue 102
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At first the roots are all beneath the soil
As they thicken, you begin to see their tops...
...until you have a fully developed nebari However, example presupposes a perfect world Normally, to get this kind of development you need to begin to work on the nebari the first time you transplant
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