Hey all
So over the last 4 or so years I have been working on a couple of shohin shimpaku I picked up as somewhat twisted whips
Here's a photo I took of one of them about 6 months after I picked them up,
I initially got some very heavy wire, squashed them down, compressed them as much as possible and left them for about 3 years
Here's the same tree after the next bit of work
Wire removed, shari and deadwood work started, trunkline selected. What I expect now is the tree to shoot back, but also to push more compact growth where there is already green. Another year and I will be ready for step 2
Here's the second of the tree, for reference I think it's about 10cm tall
I did the same work as above a bout a year ago as I had much tighter bends in this one and I thought the above tree could thicken a touch more. Previously this tree had the heavy wire removed, Shari work started, along with removal of unnecessary branches and a rough trunkline chosen.
The last few days saw me re wire the tree, remove the further unwanted branches, add movement into what I chose for the trunkline and a rough structure set
I will probably drop the cascade altogether, as I don't think it really adds much, but I'm keeping it now for health
Here's a couple of the shots to show the movement I have got into this tree so far
I still have a way to go with these trees, but it's nice to see some progress and hopefully they will turn into some great shohin in the future
a long and winding road to shimpaku
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a long and winding road to shimpaku
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Re: a long and winding road to shimpaku
Nice Kez - Going the long, short game!
Looking really good so far.
I've got a pretty boring Shimpaku that I think needs some similar treatment as well.
I'll have to take to mine with some raffia though me thinks.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Looking really good so far.
I've got a pretty boring Shimpaku that I think needs some similar treatment as well.
I'll have to take to mine with some raffia though me thinks.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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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Re: a long and winding road to shimpaku
Cool Kez. DavidN recently re-surfaced a historical Shimpaku thread where everyone was bending and twisting trunks like a 60’s dance move. Tough units those shimpaku’s (and some of those dance moves!). Inspiring stuff. I might get some whips and play catch up.
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Tending bonsai teaches me patience.