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by John BoycePieces of Bonsai - September 2005
Aug 20th: If you drive up to the high Sierras and walk around in the forest, you will see natural jin and shari on many of the trees. These are caused by natural events and can look spectacular. By natural events I mean disease, insects, wind, rain, snow, landslides & snow pack. All of these things leave a rough piece of damage that does not heal over nicely. The result is jin and shari.You will also see jin and shari on the seashore where the winds are very strong and kill the living trees by desiccation and perhaps make them more vulnerable to disease...  read more »