A multi-trunk or clump-form bonsai has three or more odd-numbered trunks growing from the same root base.
Or Clump Style as it is sometimes called, the trunks seem to sprout out quite randomly from the root base or clump. Often found in nature with Quinces, Spirea and other shrubs or shrub like trees that has been constantly cut down as in hedges.
A small clump of moss.
Mosses are found chiefly in areas of low light and dampness. Mosses are common in wooded areas and at the edges of streams. Mosses are also found in cracks between paving stones in damp city streets.
Bonsai style - "Clump". More crowded in appearance than a group planting as the trunks all grow from the same point on the root mass.
Kan rei sha
Cloth used for frost protection in winter as well as sun protection in summer.
Bonsai Tree Styles: Clump - several trunks grow from the roots of one tree, creating a small woodland effect
Bonsai Tree Styles: Raft - tree lying on its side with branches growing from the trunk to form a group of trees ...
A traditional Japanese bonsai style; also called clump. Where the trees'
trunks all grow from the same point on the root mass and are more
crowded in appearance than a regular group planting.
Kengai ...
Less than five and it looks too much like a clump style bonsai. For the most part these remind me more of a tropical island with coconut trees on it than a forest.
More than nine trees must be done with great care.
Today most topsoil is run through a screener to remove the clumps, rocks, roots, and sticks. There is nothing wrong with buying unscreened topsoil, especially if you've visually inspected it, and have found it to be of good quality.
Finally, you may notice large clumps of wood attached to the trunks of Juniper specimens. This extra wood is not usually a part of the tree, but is added to aid aesthetics, and from time to time, the growth of the tree.
K: Kabaduchi - Japanese term for clump style bonsai
kengai - Japanese term for cascade style. See also han-kengai
L: Lava
layering - a method of propagating a tree by ring-girdling the trunk and inducing roots to grow from the wound.
Styling: Informal upright, slanting, clump, group and forest. I have never grown A. rubrum as a cascade or root-over-rock, since neither represents its "natural" growing habitat. This is not to say they cannot be grown that way.
I used Yaupon Holly and Fukien Tea for the trees accented with clumps of mondo grass and liverwort, the rocks are fresh water corals found in a local river which have a texture similar to volcanic rock.
DWARF BLACK MONDO GRASS. The plant only grows to about 2 inches, forms clumps and grows for me in a saucer with a large drainage hole.
Mike Fletcher from zone 3, Calgary, AB, Canada, says : ...
The horticultural advantage of using a clump rather than separate plants is that the 'trees' do not compete for water and nutrients.
He won two Prime Minister Awards at Sakufu-ten (professional entry only, bonsai exhibit) for Informal Upright, Japanese Five-Needle Pine in 1994; and for a Clump of Japanese Five-Needle Pine ("Zuisho") in 2002. In 1998, Mr.
Due to the conditions under which they are transported and sold, they are often inadequately watered and are kept in poor soil, usually a clump of sphagnum moss or the aforementioned clay with a layer of gravel glued to the top, ...
Wrightias are formed into upright, hollow trunk, forest, rock planted and every other conceivable style. The natural growth pattern of Wrightias is to produce many basal shoots so sprout, raft , and clump styles are quite logical and easily designed.
 See also: Plant, Bonsai, Growing, Trunk, Tree
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