City - Mount Uludag State - BURSA Country - Turkey
About
Dedicated to Stan Hill,and Brigitte. R. The direct inspiration for bonsai is found in nature. Trees that grow in rocky crevices of high mountains, or that overhang cliffs, remain dwarfed and gnarled throughout their existence. The Japanese prize in bonsai an aged appearance of the trunk and branches and a weathered character in the exposed upper roots. These aesthetic qualities are seen to embody the philosophical concept of the mutability of all things. Bonsai specimens are ordinary trees and shrubs, not hereditary dwarfs; they are dwarfed by a system of pruning roots and branches and training branches by tying with wire. The art originated in China, where, perhaps over 1,000 years ago, trees were cultivated in trays, wooden containers, and earthenware pots and trained in naturalistic shapes. Bonsai, however, has been pursued and developed primarily by the Japanese. The first Japanese record of dwarfed potted trees is in the Kasuga-gongen-genki, a picture scroll by Takashina Takakane (1309). Bonsai may live for a century or more, and be handed down from one generation to another as valued family possessions. Aesthetics of scale call for short needles on conifers and relatively small leaves on deciduous trees. Small-flowered, small-fruited varieties of trees are favoured. Open space between branches and between masses of foliage are also important aesthetically. In diminutive forests the lower portions of the trunks should be bare. I have found this full aged and fully grown Bonsai at the top of mountain Uludag,about 3000m hight,
you are most welcomed my friend,it was the seeds,it is a mature one,this land is to be covered by snow for about eight month a year,this is why this tree is miniaturized,I found a line of about twenty one of them,the best bonsai is the natural one,it is made by the mother nature,my best regards, Saad.
Thanks Saad. Is this a juniper, it looks like it has berrys on it? Nice POV and color on this. I appreciate the dedication and the great about with the information. Glad that we share the love of nature and it's endless marvels. I will keep my eye out for some more in my travels as well. Be well, Stan
Hi Harry,it appears that it is less than that,I know you are found of wikipedia ,so I have spared you the effort,here is what it says :
Uludağ, the ancient Mysian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an altitude of 2,543 m (8,343 ft). It is a favorite center of winter sports, including skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna. Summer activities, such as trekking and camping, also are popular.
In Turkish, Uludağ means "Great Mountain", but in colloquial Turkish, the older name Keşiş Dağı, "Mountain of Monks," is still used. In ancient times the range of which it is a part, extending along the southern edge of Bithynia, was known as Olympos in Greek and Olympus in Latin, the western extremity being known as the Mysian Olympus and the eastern as the Bithynian Olympus,[1] and the city of Bursa was known as Prusa ad Olympum from its position near the mountain.[2] Throughout the Middle Ages, it contained hermitages and monasteries: "The rise of this monastic centre in the 8th c. and its prestige up to the 11th are linked to the resistance of numerous monks to the policy of the iconoclast emperors and then to a latent opposition to the urban, Constantinopolitan monasticism of the Studites."[3]
Mt. Uludağ is the highest mountain of the Marmara region. Its highest peak is Kartaltepe at 2,543 m (8,343 ft). To the north are high plateaus: Sarıalan, Kirazlıyayla, Kadıyayla, and Sobra.
Thank you Saad for posting this and for the dedication, although I think it is more for Stan and the sister to this lovely natural bonzai. The image is very crisp and clear, with beautiful colors and the dof is just perfect. I could almost smell the scent of fresh pine from the needles. Wonderful "about" also.
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