American larch/tamarack, Larix laricina

摘要

For those of you attending the Artisans Cup, Dave created the "vacuum cleaner" tree. Dave's composition, kindly called "President Hoover" (he knows it's a Kirby~R), was conceived by accident and adventure. While visiting his long time bonsai friend, Nick Lenz, he and Nick were poking around in a field-side dump they found the vacuum cleaner carcass and somehow managed to drag it away while being accosted by a very large, red bull. Later, he carefully planted an old skinny larch in its bowels. Approximately 15 years passed, the tree's top was lopped off, deadwood was imbedded, and angles were tweaked. The tall tree's think trunk iterates the Hoover's handle; it is decrepitly paired with that of the device, foreshadows both our future doom and resilience.