Driftwood Style (Saramiki)
A style of tree where the trunk is mostly deadwood. This style is mostly seen on junipers and yews where the trunk is primarily dead wood with one or two live veins running up to the remaining branches.
As for the driftwood on this one, the whole tree is practically one big piece of driftwood, with a small lifeline on the very left side of the tree. Just for the record, I didn't use any lime sulphur on this one.
SHARIMIKI driftwood
TANUKI 'cheats'/form where sapling is attached to deadwood/ also known as a 'Phoenix Graft'.
HOKIDACHI broom form ...
As the twigs age they change to the colour of driftwood. George suggested that we help Nature along by spraying the debarked twigs with lime sulphur. This would preserve the twigs and fade them rapidly to driftwood tones.
Shari and Sharamiki driftwood style.
This type of style features a large piece of dead wood on the front of the trunk. Shari and Sharamiki are similar except that in Sharamiki, a larger portion of the trunk is dead.
These accents can be plants, driftwood, carvings, viewing stones or items meant to relate to the bonsai subject. The accent should blend in with, or gently contrast, the mood of the bonsai.
With the 'solution' in mind, you can take time to select and work the right piece of driftwood to make it ready
While styling and selecting, the 'fake trunk' can be refined in shape and size to be as interesting as possible. Fake roots, jins, etc.
- Split-trunk & Driftwood - Medium/deep rectangular or modern, unglazed
- Multiple Trunks - See Medium/deep rectangular, round or oval. Varies in accordance with trunk size
- Forest - Shallow oval or stone slab ...
chokkan (formal upright), moyogi (informal upright), shakan (slanting), fukinagashi (windswept), han-kengai (semi-cascade), kengai (cascade), sharimiki (driftwood), hokidachi (broom), benjingi (literati), sekijoju (root-on-rock), ...
Another angle of these cultivated in a piece of driftwood with moss. Standing alone or as an accent, the contrast between the deadwood, the mushrooms, and the lush moss makes for a pleasing visual experience.
When used for bonsai the driftwood style is popular for this "cedar" since the wood is relatively soft, nicely grained and easy to carve.
Bonsai Glossary: shari - Bleached, driftwood area of trunk, where bark has been removed.
Bonsai Glossary: shohin - A small sized bonsai tree.
Sharimiki is a dead area on the trunk and is often described as 'Driftwood style' but is not a true style, more an effect that can be applied to a number of styles.
Wire Bonsai Tree by Dale Bartlett - Large Driftwood
$425.00
Wire Bonsai Tree by Dale Bartlett - Golden Bonsai ...
This time, a new technique is used, in which the plant is growing in the soil, tucked into a crevice of a rock or driftwood, as a tree would naturally grow when survival depended on any extra protection it could get.
This concept has manifested itself in different styles, yet, the underlying idea remains the same. Here are some examples of bonsai styles: Informal Upright, Twin or Multi-Trunk, Slanting, Semi-Cascade, Cascade Literati, Driftwood.
The fibrous bark is reddish brown and peels off in narrow strips. Both wood and foliage are highly aromatic. The wood of eastern white cedar is long lasting, making the species an ideal subject for driftwood style bonsai.
 See also: Bonsai, Style, Trunk, Tree, Root
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