Its considered bad form to display your bonsai with moss on the trunk. Attempts to remove the moss almost always results in precious old bark being dislodged. I live in the cold wet north of the UK and moss on trees is inevitable, these photos are from near where I live – so if we are to present our bonsai as true to the region we live should I have moss on my trees, what do you think?
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Il muschio sul tronco di un bonsai molto vecchio suscita emozioni, ma danneggia la corteccia. Mentre sono d’accordo per delle tracce di licheni che indicano età venerabile della pianta.
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I love moss, and it doesn’t generally bother me on bonsai. I can see the point made above about possibly creating a mismatch of scale.
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on big size bonsai to
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I would say…. that depends….. on the tree, and the composition.
De ja vue….. determents if it’s natural.
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Tony… I vote for the moss.
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I would prefer to see old bark. You can remove moss with a small pressure washer without damaging bark.
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With the following caveat: When done artistically and logically as when portraying a tree overhanging a river. However, moss can destroy the illusion of size and perspective so I would be very cautious keeping moss on smaller size bonsai.
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I totally agree with you.
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