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Trees and Bonsai of Symmetrical Shape
I am a bit old-fashioned when it comes to art and decorating.
I prefer 
matching
sets, pairs of chairs, and symmetrically shaped trees. During my photo
safari and on-line explorations in search of the perfect tree,
I tended to photograph trees of an idealized shape. Check out these
photos and the modified images of photos. Why modifications? Sometimes,
It is only the artistry of the tree, the shape that I want--something
to use for a clipart. continued
About the Photos
Feel free to download a clipart or a photo on this page by me, just use a linkback to this page, which is included in the copyright link: © Valerie Coskrey, 2006.
Images referenced as Fotolia or Bonsai Boy are
not mine.
The Fotolia
images are available for sale as low as $1.00. Just follow the
link. Please note that the Fotolia images have been resized to fit
this page. At Fotolia you will get the original, much larger image.
Purchasing from Fotolia.com includes,
in many cases, permission to modify a photo, which is how I got the
background for the Bonsai Mini-Store. Photos
from
Bonsai
Boy of New York that
are not associated with a label and a
price are bordered in blue and link back to the product
page of the photo.
© Radu Razvan - FOTOLIA
Symmetry, continued
Notice the beautiful, perfect shape of the two sets of trees above. These trees have a bilateral symmetry. Slice the trunk in half lengthwise and both halves of the tree will be just alike. This is a classical artistry. This shape can be achieved in a bonsai.
Dwarf Golden Sawara Cypress-31"x28"x31" (chamaecyparis pisifera aurea compacta nana)
Trees and Bonsai Collected for Shape |
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Compare the natural
trees to the bonsai. (More are on the other bonsai pages; links at top or bottom of this page.) |
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 Japanese Maple variegated (acer palmatum 'variegata') - $ 175.00 From: Bonsai Boy of New York |
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Trees from Arizona and Nevada |
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Texas trees of interesting shape This tree can
be used as a bullet. Buy this image in a Template Design Set. Get this Free Sample. |
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| To get these shapes requires pruning and wiring of the bonsai. Read about this. |  |
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 Hawaiian Umbrella Tree-Large Spiraled Trunk (Arboricola Schefflera) - $ 49.95 From: Bonsai Boy of New York |
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Graceful Shape: A Nevada Flower Buy the Winter Trees of Texas Template Design Set to get the Trees of Texas image. |
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^Flowering Bonsai © Nicholas
Rjabow - FOTOLIA |
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My
Bonsai Mini-Store
Copper Watering Can - 1 Pint - $ 59.95
From: Bonsai Boy of New York
 Concave Branch Cutter - $ 23.95 This razor sharp tool is designed for cutting branches flush to the trunk. The resulting wound can then heal over quickly with very little scarring. Will keep a sharp edge indefinitely when properly used and cared for. The Concave Cutter is the single most important tool for bonsai use and for which there is no substitute. The 8" version is considered the basic size. 8" overall. Similar in appearance to above. Made in China. Shipped via UPS ground - $7.95. Click here for ....Entire Tool Set. Sale! $96.03 - Shipping for entire set is 10.95. |
Rectangle Pot Tan Color Etched Design
14" x 10.5" x 4.5"
- $ 49.95
From: Bonsai Boy of New York
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Dawn
Redwood (metasequoia glyptostrobides) - $ 250.00 Really the most exciting of the redwoods is the Dawn Redwood, a native of Manchuria China. Thought to be extinct, but rediscovered in the 1940's. The Dawn Redwood is a true redwood. Like all redwoods, they are a living fossil, an isolated "relic" species from a long time ago when there were vast forests of them. Seeds were introduced in the U.S. in 1948, and has been increasinly popular as an ornamental tree. The foliage is more lacey than our native redwood but what is very different about the Dawn Redwood is that it is deciduous. In the fall the light green sprays turn yellow, then bronze, and fall off. Only the Larches do that. Keep outdoors. 9 tree forest group - each tree 5-14 years old. 21"x21"x24". Potted in a 16" unglazed ceramic brown oval container as shown. Suitable 16"x12" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $12.95. Shipped via UPS ground - $69.95. |
 Willow Leaf Ficus - Forest (ficus nerifolia/salicafolia) - $ 3900.00 Also known as Mexicana Ficus. Elongated, light green leaves have a striking resemblance to the popular Weeping Willow tree. This tree does particularly well indoors. 11 tree group each 18" - 32" tall, 10-26 years old. Potted on a slab 52"x24". Crated and trucked - $300.00. |
Japanese Greybark Elm Seeds - $ 2.95
From: Bonsai Boy of New York
 Ligustrum-Medium (ligustrum lucidum) - $ 49.95 Native to China and Eastern Asia and now grown ornamentally in the United States. The berries are employed as a "yin" tonic in traditional Chinese medicine for a wide range of conditions, including premature aging, ringing in the ears and chronic toxicity. White flowers are attractive during late spring and early summer. Does well indoors. 7 years old 7" - 9" tall Suitable 6" x 8" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $3.50. Shipped UPS 2-3 days - $11.95. |
 Bougainvillea (bougainvillea ¦glabraª) - $ 9500.00 In 1768 Admiral Louis de Bougainville discovered the vine that bears his name. Through the ensuing years, this Brazilian beauty has assumed its rightful place as one of the most popular, spectacular and most beautiful tropical plants. The vibrant red and pink color comes not from three small white tubular flowers but rather from the three large paper-like bracts that surround each flower, hence the nickname "paper-flower". Great bonsai for indoors. 68 years old. 40" tall. Trunk diameter 9.5". Potted in a 23" ceramic blue oval container as shown. Crated and trucked - $300.00. |
 Barbados Cherry-Medium (Malpighia Pendiculata) - $ 49.95 Native to St. Croix, Trinidad and Curacao. The name Malpighia is used to honor Marcello Malpighia (1628-1693). He was a distinguished naturalist in Bologna, Italy. The natural form of the Barbados Cherry is Pendulous with weeping twigs and branches. The flowers are rose-pink, often several together in a cyme. Its fruit is small and edible. It has a weeping growth habit if the branches are allowed to elongate. The round edible fruits are borne singly or in 2s or 3s and are bright red with glossy skin. The fruit is very juicy and extremely high in ascorbic acid. Great indoor bonsai. 7 years old 7" - 9" tall Suitable 6" x 8" humidity tray is recommended. To purchase add $3.50. Shipped UPS 2-3 days - $12.95. |
Japanese Maple Seeds - $ 2.95
From: Bonsai Boy of New York
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