Kurrajong, is it literati?

[Jan]

I have been working with a Kurrajong for some years now. It is has it's foliage on the top 1/3 of the plant and it certainly has shades of the look of a venerable old warrior/scholar.

I’ve been considering this plant as a possibility for the aged stock class in the Literati competition. It fits the style category of “Exposed Root” on first glance but is it also Literati?

2009-11-15_Kurrajong.jpg

I thought I’d post it here and ask your opinion,

Jan

[Pup]

I have been working with a Kurrajong for some years now. It is has it's foliage on the top 1/3 of the plant and it certainly has shades of the look of a venerable old warrior/scholar.

I’ve been considering this plant as a possibility for the aged stock class in the Literati competition. It fits the style category of “Exposed Root” on first glance but is it also Literati?

2009-11-15_Kurrajong.jpg

I thought I’d post it here and ask your opinion,

Jan

Jan I would suggest you look up what a Literati (Bunjingi ) is before you enter this one in any division. Bunjingi, require a slender not necessarily tapering trunk. As well as foliage in the top two thirds of the trunk.

Cheers Pup

[stymie]

A quaint tree Jan but I'm sorry, its not Literati.

[Jan]

Thanks Pup and Stymie. I knew it wasn't a classical literati, but after reading the definition of literati in Deb Koreshoff's book I thought that it might have some of the characteristics required; now I know, thanks to you both.

I am interested in learning more about all aspects of bonsai and it is a great forum to access knowlegable opinions.

Thanks, Stymie, I hope that it will eventually be a tree and not just have potential. I have been battling with this one to try to build finer branching, it looks like this pruning has produced some shoots with potential. I'll have to go back to Len Webb's book to see where to go from here.

Jan