Needle Junipers "Another challenge"

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Re: Needle Junipers "Another challenge"

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Half the time I don't even know what your doing Alpine.
Your like a Bonsai mad scientist!
One of the fabulous things about growing bonsai is as you get old and decrepit your trees get old and beautiful
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Jarad wrote:Nice work Alpine!

You could almost charge people to come out to your place for a tour and tutorial/workshop!
Where do i sign! I'd pay... Just let me know when and I'll be on the big steel bird real quick.
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The amount of time and effort you put in just amazes me... :worship:[/quote]

Hi Raymond , If you put the footwork in you always get a result , be it good , bad or ugly . I put plenty of work in but don't always get the result I want , so i try again with different times , methods and approaches . There's always a challenge but it also takes a commitment or desire to do it . Sometimes actions are the result of a good opportunity .

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Jarad wrote:Nice work Alpine!

You could almost charge people to come out to your place for a tour and tutorial/workshop!
Hi Jarad , most people that venture out here get a good tour and usually leave with a 1 or 2 items , a few have filled their cars , that in itself is payment enough . I support local {Horticultural} shows where possible promoting bonsai and our club . I have done a few demo's and workshops but I don't charge for the privileged to promote the art of Bonsai even though the offer for payment is there .

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Boics wrote:Half the time I don't even know what your doing Alpine.
Your like a Bonsai mad scientist!
Hi Biocs , Bonsai mad scientist , hacker , chopper , amateur , I can live with that , but with no qualification , that let me off the hook when I kill something or it dies from neglect . Not too many wanna be's or guru's post their disasters , heck they don't have any they blame some else for that . I'm still learning how far I can push the boundaries .

If you don't understand whats happening in my topics , just ask a question , only to glad to help out if i can .

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alpineart wrote:
Jarad wrote:Nice work Alpine!

You could almost charge people to come out to your place for a tour and tutorial/workshop!
Hi Jarad , most people that venture out here get a good tour and usually leave with a 1 or 2 items , a few have filled their cars , that in itself is payment enough . I support local {Horticultural} shows where possible promoting bonsai and our club . I have done a few demo's and workshops but I don't charge for the privileged to promote the art of Bonsai even though the offer for payment is there .

Cheers Alpine
Man if WA didnt have Nazi like quarantine laws, I'd be over there with a semi trailer...
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These are growing well considering my so called reputation :tounge: of killing tree's With 99% of the approach grafts still green it should be a good outcome
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. Might be time to trim some of the needle foliage back a bit to allow some more winter sun in . The cuttings taken are a bit hit and miss but thats gardening for you .

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This was dug this morning , I picked on the biggest plant first
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, root pruned
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and potted up for a new life on the bench
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. Plenty of wire will be required to basically shape this into something of interest Several approach grafts of Shimpaku foliage have taken , this season more will be attached .

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Another hour another trunk
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Root pruned
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Potted and slotted
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Thanks to my Son for the well deserved help to sort these out .

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Re: Needle Junipers "Another challenge"

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Alpine
Mate this large stuff is hurting me looking at it and im only 40 and a gym guy. Cudos to you for tackling these. Did the second one have shimpaku grafts also ?
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Hi Matthew , mate considering the injuries I'm carrying and 57 {yep over the hill}and blessed to have made it ;) , my Sons back and arms are worse than mine , told him to toughen up a bit :lol: :lol: :lol: .

I think he was more of an on-looker rather than participant although we did man handle the potted trunks together . Noah was the gofer setting the pots up on the turntables and shoveling the mix into the pots :yes: :oops: . It would have been too bloody hard by myself that's for sure :whistle:

They all have Shimpaku grafts attached , some died along with sections of the trunks they were attached too , but that will make for good carving .

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Boics wrote:Half the time I don't even know what your doing Alpine.
Your like a Bonsai mad scientist!

+1 ... Boics - in a good way. I love this stuff... it is so far out there I feel I'm Ground Control and the amazing Alpineart is Major Tom ...."This is ground control to Major tom ..."

I can't emulate it because just one of these units would take up much of my small courtyard and I reckon my beautiful wife would just get up and leave.. actually no... she'd just ask me to exit stage door left. :shock:

I look on from a distance, admire and live vicariously through Alpine's adventures!

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Hi MJL , nothing ventured nothing gained . I would rather be playing with this type of material and creating something unique rather than styling something that has been pre grown for the purpose .

My lovely wife hasnt asked for a divvy yet :shock: , but her eyes light up when these things finally end up in pots ;) .

She absolutely loves the latest Phoenix graft I did the other day , but there are moments when she says enough is enough , Do I listen , of course I do , do i take any notice , Noooo :whistle:

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Well I didn't realize just how much Noah help yesterday until I tackled this one myself :oops:
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That's all the huge pots used so the others will be cut back even harder to fit them into pots , 3 down 3 to go :P .

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These are a couple of smaller trunks , 1 of which was split again making an extra trunk
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I think all have a least 1 shimpaku graft in place . 1 trunk to go and its all over bar the shouting .

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