AusBonsai

• Species name: Juniper X Media 'Lemon Hill'
• Current height: 285mm
• Origin: Mike S from Melbourne
• Cost: $40
I purchased this one from a sales table at the AABC convention in 2012. The trunk has been grown by clipping and no work has been done on the branches other than removal of some from the trunk.

Regards,
Steven

First bit of work on this was a bit of a surprise to my class mates at The School Of Bonsai last night. Plenty of comments that defoliation wouldn't work on Junipers etc

The upper half of the tree was stripped of foliage and I then removed the bark by gently squeezing with jin pliers then peeling it off. The deadwood was wired to give it movement and a couple of branches were also wrapped around a thicker piece of wire to give them more of a rugged twisted look. I'll remove the wire in a few weeks once the deadwood has dried and set in place. It will be reduced in length when I start to refine it further.

Next step will be to choose branches and wire for shape. I'll then spend the rest of the time refining.
Regards,
Steven

Steven wrote:First bit of work on this was a bit of a surprise to my class mates at The School Of Bonsai last night. Plenty of comments that defoliation wouldn't work on Junipers etc

Good to see you finally found a club/school to go to.

Grant

Thanks Grant. I've been going to the Tuesday night advanced class for the last couple of years. I first went to the School of Bonsai back in 1982 where I was taught by Ron Flack. It's good to be back

We kept telling him that there is no point defoliating a juni, but he would not believe us
Here he his hacking away ps, This will be yet another cracker of a comp tree by Steven.
the bar is being set very high again

Ken

I note that the branches were jinned - then wired into place.

I had thought that this process might not hold the position?

My understanding was that live branches should be wired - then set - then jinned?

Boics, I have had some success using both methods, as such I'm led to believe that both work. Just depends on preference I suppose.

Jasonb

Stripped wood is going to die quicker, so the setting will take less time.

Hay all just a question were do you hold thethe classes?

Jasonb wrote:Boics, I have had some success using both methods, as such I'm led to believe that both work. Just depends on preference I suppose.

Jasonb

Or tree species
Or how fresh the jin is ...

davemc wrote:Hay all just a question were do you hold thethe classes?

The School of Bonsai
North Rocks.
http://www.schoolofbonsai.com/

Ken

Steven,
I was expecting to see at least your posts updated!

xtolord wrote:Steven,
I was expecting to see at least your posts updated!

It was only last month the update was posted, so has been done in the last 3 months. Allgood.

Ken

ken you spoil sport
can't you tell I wanna see another shot of the tree!

xtolord wrote:ken you spoil sport
can't you tell I wanna see another shot of the tree!

so do I