bodhidharma wrote:It looks like it will be humdinger of a show. Have never heard of a Bunjingi before. Can you describe the requirements for that to me please Pup. Ta
Bunjingi is the Japanese term for Literati.
The Guide lines for creating Bunjingi ( Literati) are.
The trunk should be thin with minimal taper, withe very few branches. The style usually has has Ochieda ( a long hanging branch ) with strong down ward movement
and steps or layers of foliage. Bunjingi Looks Better with a slightly slanting trunk. There are few branches in the lower parts of the trunk line. If however one is needed
for balance or to improve the styling OK. Only a very small branch is used though.
They are usually potted in shallow round pot's the soil can be mounded. The traditional Bunjingi pots were the lids of food storage jar's.
Free style pots are excellent for Bunjingi. There are no sub classification's of the style. It is Bunjingi.
However there are some who will say , this is a formal upright, or cascade or slanting or any of the other styles. That is wrong it is Bunjingi ( Literati ) full stop.
I hope this has explained it Bohdi so when the comp starts you and all others will know my view's on the style.
A very happy but tired Pup won two raffle prizes at the show. Both were to monogramed Glasses and two bottles of Plonk hic hic

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