# Show me your best 'feminine' trees **URL:** \ **Category:** Design\ **Created:** [June 26, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188 "2018-06-26T13:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hierophantic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/hierophantic/32/3338_2.png) [@hierophantic](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/hierophantic)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/1 "2018-06-26T13:00:24Z")
Good morning! As I learn more about bonsai design, I’m curious about your best-looking ‘feminine’ trees. (My trees aren’t far enough along to have anything of my own to share; apologies!) ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/2 "2018-06-26T18:17:24Z")
![20180513_155103](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/0/0968dcd95ed682825bb0262fb487b0cc18895235.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![hierophantic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/hierophantic/32/3338_2.png) [@hierophantic](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/hierophantic)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/3 "2018-06-26T18:44:50Z")
Love it! I’m working on a wisteria literati too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/4 "2018-06-27T00:32:39Z")
I’m looking at another one, black dragon. Darker purple flowers. ---
**Author:** ![hierophantic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/hierophantic/32/3338_2.png) [@hierophantic](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/hierophantic)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/5 "2018-06-27T00:35:20Z")
I’d love to see it if you put it together! I’ve been daydreaming all week about an unorthodox bonsai composition: an American wisteria wrapped around a long needle pine or bald cypress; the wisteria slim with significant curves and sudden angle changes, the pine/cypress thick, formal upright. ---
**Author:** ![ThienXiang](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thienxiang/32/197_2.png) [@ThienXiang](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThienXiang)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/6 "2018-06-27T03:18:51Z")
It might work better with a deciduous tree. A flowering dogwood or cherry? ---
**Author:** ![moon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/moon/32/24444_2.png) [@moon](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/moon)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/7 "2018-06-27T03:27:26Z")
An interesting idea for sure. matching water needs will be the tricky part I think. Dogwood/Wisteria…hmmmmm…both early bloomers in the spring here in TX… ---
**Author:** ![hierophantic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/hierophantic/32/3338_2.png) [@hierophantic](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/hierophantic)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/8 "2018-06-27T12:45:09Z")
Man, I would love to try it with a cherry blossom. Dogwood’s a great idea too! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Perry](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/joe_perry/32/1466_2.png) [@Joe\_Perry](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Joe_Perry)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/9 "2018-06-27T16:47:09Z")
This Korean Hornbeam has a little dancer in it. ![33152744_10216399146672237_2058795077303533568_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/0/02626cdff1cf467c79dd2ad8f5de4858fefbb0c0.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Daniel\_BR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/74df32/32.png) [@Daniel\_BR](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Daniel_BR)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/10 "2018-11-28T21:51:10Z")
9 years from a pencil like material and a lot of bad decisions kkkkk ![IMG_20181128_193218_634](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/3/3d1db2f28310df9154f2d941e4e636266cd440e3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Modan-Bonsai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/modan-bonsai/32/2156_2.png) [@Modan-Bonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Modan-Bonsai)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/11 "2018-11-30T19:05:44Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/4/428e44e3cd9dd7fc8dd9757ef3e54dbf8c21918a.jpeg) Here’s my leggy potentilla after wiring. Will chose a good pot for it in spring. ---
**Author:** ![ThomasUrban](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thomasurban/32/5373_2.png) [@ThomasUrban](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThomasUrban)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/12 "2018-12-02T21:37:03Z")
A nursery stock Sabina juniper i just worked into its 2nd phase ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/6/69b38f85b3bfe67f01ba6a80702f05ce82892ea6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ThomasUrban](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thomasurban/32/5373_2.png) [@ThomasUrban](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThomasUrban)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2020, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/13 "2020-08-22T19:45:49Z")
Howdy, i thought itd be cool to revive this thread. This is a beech trio, nursery stock, potted up in the spring. Haven’t taken a current photo yet. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/f/fd05d8d5aaa01f199977141418a761ae8148186f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MartyWeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@MartyWeiser](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MartyWeiser)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/14 "2020-08-23T01:00:34Z")
![IMG_6813](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/7/780e83cc27fb790dd3b3f4ca8765e41bd188c475.jpeg) Scots pine. Looking at the picture made me go out and adjust the two branches at about 1/2 height on the left and front. The front branch will have to be reduced over time as it buds back, but I feel I need it to break up the trunk line a little. Please ignore the very straight second trunk in the back 😄. ---
**Author:** ![NedInTaiwan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nedintaiwan/32/29301_2.png) [@NedInTaiwan](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/NedInTaiwan)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/15 "2020-08-23T14:31:44Z")
Normally I’m worried about keeping the first portion of the trunk too straight, but this is quite elegant and natural. Minimal but complete. I dig it! ---
**Author:** ![Christoph](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/christoph/32/6503_2.png) [@Christoph](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Christoph)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/16 "2020-08-23T14:52:44Z")
I just finished the initial styling of my hinoki cypress. I tried to follow Ryan’s design suggestions from Forum Q&A 43 and I’m fairly happy with the result. ![IMG_1650](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/7/772f56fdbb84241de993c0444dbfd403e7416789.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MartyWeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@MartyWeiser](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MartyWeiser)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/17 "2020-08-23T15:06:09Z")
Thanks for the feedback on the trunk shape. The steel rod is to keep it from falling forward too much. Eventually the trunk will stiffen and I won’t need it. ---
**Author:** ![ThomasUrban](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thomasurban/32/5373_2.png) [@ThomasUrban](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThomasUrban)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/18 "2020-08-24T06:56:18Z")
Looks good, nice wiring job too! ---
**Author:** ![ThomasUrban](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thomasurban/32/5373_2.png) [@ThomasUrban](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThomasUrban)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/19 "2020-08-24T06:57:31Z")
I didnt even notice the rebar until you mentioned it 🙂 Looks good and im sure itll change entirely once you get those backbuds ---
**Author:** ![ThomasUrban](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/thomasurban/32/5373_2.png) [@ThomasUrban](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ThomasUrban)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188/20 "2020-08-24T07:01:37Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/d/d484be910f70d4606db03a9b71dbf75c8d3c1059.jpeg) Experimenting with European Ash, I re-potted it into this tiny container this year so i dont think the partial defoluation really worked. This is spring, as it started to open [Next page](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/show-me-your-best-feminine-trees/1188.md?page=2)