Neagari
Exposed root form
--An unintended ensemble
of roots
Sometimes floods or mudslides wash away the soil around tree roots,
exposing them. When the exposed roots live on after this experience, they ...
N: Neagari - Japanese term for exposed root or octopus style
nebari - Japanese term for the exposed root base of a tree
O: Overpotting - planting a bonsai in a container that is larger than necessary to maintain it.
neagari exposed root
Roots growing up out of the ground, suspending the trunk in the air characterize this rare style of bonsai.
ikada raft ...
Neagari (Ne-Agari)
The "Exposed Root" bonsai style. Bonsai where the roots are long and visible, found often on tropical and subtropical bonsai.
Nebari ...
NEAGARI
Most of us have driven down lanes where the steep banks have been washed away to expose the roots of an ancient beech or pine, and this style is based on such cases.
Raised root - Neagari style
Many plants can grow in the raised root style, including black pine, white pine, and serissa.
Exposed Root Style (Neagari)
The roots in this style are significantly exposed, much like a mangrove trees. The top portion of tree, above the exposed root, can take any of the any of the more upright or slanting or cascade styles.
Neagari - (exposed root, like a mangrove)
Shakan Style (Slanting Style)
This style is fairly common and not too esoteric for the budding enthusiast.
Exposed root
Exposed root style, neagari, requires that there be an arrangement of roots that provide stability. The exposed roots must also have bark character resembling the trunk or the bonsai will appear newly created, figures 15 & 16.
 See also: Root, Style, Plant, Hokidachi, Kengai
|
