The master makes bonsai: this larch is so ugly. Fortunately, I met a real expert.

I have been watching foreigners dig stakes these days, and I haven't told the story of Graham and his old tree stump for several days. Compared to those who went up the mountain to dig piles in the past two days, I still appreciate Graham's practice of popularizing sentient beings. There is no absolutely ugly stump in the world, but no one who understands it.

The Larix gmelinii we are going to talk about today is lucky because it met Graham. Graham took it back to the garden from a forest farm two years ago and planted it in this pot, and now the roots have grown well and are ready to start. Once again, if the root system is not growing well and the plant is not healthy enough, you must not undergo major surgery, otherwise you will harvest a sherry stem.

From the picture, this larch is really ugly. The lines are not beautiful, the proportion of thickness is out of proportion, and the branches and leaves are not very luxuriant. Few people find out what it means. It is difficult to associate it with exquisite bonsai.

The same is true on the back, which is hardly a bright spot.

The surface root is not very good, and this kind of horizontal root has never been liked by people.

The dead wood at the top is thick and straight, like a chimney.

The branches of Larix gmelinii are slender, so they should be cut off too long and uncoordinated.

For this kind of old stump with the trunk as the main body, we can only make a lot of dead wood to avoid embarrassment.

Scrape off the bark

Because the proportion of this trunk is really not good, it must be done where it should be done. I won't say much about the moving picture demonstration.

The dead wood at the top is too straight, so we have to find a way to bend it.

Don't be afraid to break it a little harder, and if it breaks a little bit like this, stop.

Then bake the curved place with a lighter. At the same time, bake all the dead wood by the way to remove the burr and loose structure from the surface. Brush it after baking.

After baking it with a lighter, the curved place is basically shaped when it cools down, and there is no need to pull the rope.

Just now saw a cut with a saw, this kind of saw must not appear in the bonsai, so it is necessary to do some treatment on this saw, carving shape. Because dead wood should try its best to imitate the formation of nature, and the more realistic it is, the better.

The surface is then polished with an electric metal brush. Then brush the stone and sulfur mixture.

As a result, the dead wood is finished.

After the trunk has been treated, there is a transition in thickness, and it looks much more natural.

The process of wrapping aluminum wire to do banza is also omitted, which is very familiar to everyone.

The following picture is the final shape. It is more harmonious as a whole. The branches shrink into the whole bend and look compact and beautiful. Over time, when the branches and leaves are fuller, they should be very beautiful.

Compare it.

Before production:

It took about eight hours to do, and after production,

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