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REVISION
Reinterpreting Dance of the Cobra
ORIGINAL FRONT
By Mauro Stemberger, Italy
IPhotos courtesy Italianbonsaidream.com
n November 2013 when I was invited by my friend, bonsai master Salvatore Liporace, to do an exhibition of my work at his place in Milan, Studio Botanico, I saw this Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and it was love at rst sight. e tree had been skillfully cultivated for a few years since it was harvested from the wild in France. e tree expresses a great character thanks to the sinuous curves of the trunk.
e plant had already undergone a repotting, eliminating and replacing the original soil and some work to compact the vegetation was done before it was acquired, as is evident in the photos—very compact and rich areas of branching to work on.
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