Wind Swept (Fukinagashi)
Double Trunk (Sokan) - Two trunks, one root system
Triple Trunk (Sankan) - Three trunks, one root system ...
Options at this stage were wind swept or raft.
I opted for raft and prepared the tree as follows. I damaged the bark along its back, which would become the area to be buried. I prepared a tray with a mixture of grit and sand and peat.
This scene conveys the feeling of an ancient tree growing on a wind swept ledge in which the scholar has traversed to ponder the ageless philosophies of the Tao.
Ilex vomitoria ...
GAITO-KENGAI can be likened to a tree growing on a mountain top, with part of it hanging over the cliff. Almost wind swept.
 See also: Han-kengai, Pot, Tree, Cascade, Trunk
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