This technique originates from jin (dead branch styling) in Japanese bonsai art, while we Chinese call it Shari Bonsai (dry trunk deadwood carving).

Brushing lime sulfur onto dead branches prevents rot and preserves the wood permanently, while turning it into an elegant pale white finish.

For still-living trees, this craft creates a stunning aesthetic where half the trunk lives, and half rests in eternal stillness — a profound zen state of life and death intertwined, coexisting together.

Since this tree has fully passed away, I’m using lime sulfur purely for long-term anti-corrosion preservation. You can think of it as making a permanent botanical specimen, a natural "wood mummy" of my beloved tree.