Aimu Cliff-style Bonsai: From the green peaks above the ground, a thousand tiers of cliffs

All trees can be used as material for cliff-style tree bonsai. Cliff-style bonsai is just one bonsai form in the classification method by tree shape, and in fact it is not absolutely tied to tree species. So-called cliff-style tree bonsai mainly means the trunk droops down, with most branches and leaves extending beyond the surface of the pot, like trees hanging upside down growing on cliffs. Commonly used tree species include five-needle pine, black pine, Podocarpus macrophyllus, creeping juniper, elm, Campsis grandiflora, Sageretia thea, boxwood, Serissa japonica, winter jasmine, and so on.

Cliff-style tree stump is a general term. It is further divided into large cliff, semi-cliff, upside-down raised-head cliff, probing-branch cliff, hook cliff, double-trunk cliff, three-trunk floating-branch semi-cliff, downwind floating-branch cliff, wall-hanging cliff, and moon-scooping cliff. They share common features and also have their own characteristics.

All trees can be used as material for cliff-style tree bonsai. Cliff-style bonsai is just one bonsai form in the classification method by tree shape, and in fact it is not absolutely tied to tree species. So-called cliff-style tree bonsai mainly means the trunk droops down, with most branches and leaves extending beyond the surface of the pot, like trees hanging upside down growing on cliffs. Commonly used tree species include five-needle pine, black pine, Podocarpus macrophyllus, creeping juniper, elm, Campsis grandiflora, Sageretia thea, boxwood, Serissa japonica, winter jasmine, and so on.

Cliff-style tree stump is a general term. It is further divided into large cliff, semi-cliff, upside-down raised-head cliff, probing-branch cliff, hook cliff, double-trunk cliff, three-trunk floating-branch semi-cliff, downwind floating-branch cliff, wall-hanging cliff, and moon-scooping cliff. They share common features and also have their own characteristics.

For the positioning of cliff-style bonsai, take an ordinary cliff (left-hanging or right-hanging) as an example: the trunk trend is slanting upright--twisting--dropping down.

The difference between a large cliff tree stump and a semi-cliff tree stump lies in whether the tip of the trunk extends beyond the bottom of the pot. In terms of trunk momentum, the trunk of a large cliff tree stump bends downward and then plunges sharply, with flowing momentum and steepness. The trunk of a semi-cliff tree stump bends and droops, then drifts steadily sideways, with rises and falls that are less intense than those of a large cliff tree stump.

In shaping, both place special emphasis on developing the first branch at the bent and drooping part of the root, with the main vein raised upward as the highest point of the whole stump, playing the role of the crown, while the secondary vein follows the trunk and extends sideways, and at times may also take a contrary direction to strengthen the sense of movement and variation. Because of the plant's phototropism, after the trunk drifts and droops to a certain low position, the tip must finally turn upward following sunlight in order to conform to the laws of growth. Therefore, for large cliff tree stumps and semi-cliff tree stumps, the lowest point of the branch tips is not the tip, but the side branch developed as the key branch.

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