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[Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: May 14th, 2016, 9:33 am
by ben17487
Species name: Juniper Procumbens Nana
Height: 150mm
Source: Bonsai Sensation Nursery
Cost: $25
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: May 14th, 2016, 11:11 am
by kez
Nice mate,
If I could have I would have gone with a procumbens for sure!
Good luck
Kerrin
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: May 14th, 2016, 2:38 pm
by ben17487
Thanks Kerrin, Tien sure has some incredible stock and variety at his nursery.
Eager to have a crack at this comp format but I'm even more excited about what I may learn from it
All the best with your trees, can't wait to see them transform into masterpieces!
Cheers,
Ben
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: June 5th, 2016, 6:14 pm
by ben17487
Worked on my tree over the weekend and once again realized how hard it is to photograph bonsai... Haha
A pat on the back to all you talented photographers out there!
So I've gone for a semi-cascade, I wanted to avoid cascade in general but couldn't see anything else working with the trunk angle.
The trunk looks like it will need to be split at some stage as it's quite thin down low due to a shari on the right.
Will be interesting to see how it looks when it's planted at the new angle.
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: June 5th, 2016, 6:15 pm
by ben17487
Also... correct me if I'm wrong but I'm thinking this is a Squamata rather than Procumbens.. I don't really know how to tell the difference.
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: June 5th, 2016, 7:19 pm
by literati79
Really like where you are taking this one.
Looks like a J. procumbens to me. I'm sure someone who knows how to ID them properly will chime in though
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Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: June 5th, 2016, 7:57 pm
by ben17487
Thanks Literati, I spend a lot of time umm-ing and ahh-ing if I'm making the right decisions. Will be a few more years before I'm confident with what I'm doing
I'll upload an intended final image of this soon too
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: June 5th, 2016, 8:41 pm
by Jarad
ben17487 wrote:Also... correct me if I'm wrong but I'm thinking this is a Squamata rather than Procumbens.. I don't really know how to tell the difference.
I believe the main difference between the two is the bark. Over time, Squamata have a tendency to develop more textured bark, whereas procumbens keep the reddy brown, smooth bark.
But I could be wrong.
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: June 5th, 2016, 8:59 pm
by ben17487
Makes sense thanks Jarrod!
Here's a crude sketch of what I'm aiming for...
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: August 12th, 2016, 8:32 pm
by ben17487
An update on this one, I repotted the other week, not super confident with how it's looking or sitting.. Some 'rule abiding' suggestions or criticisms would be appreciated
Had had a very nice root ball, but with the angle change I've cut some areas in the hope they will form some new roots and packed with sphagnum.
It's popping some very healthy growth so all good so far
Cheers
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: August 13th, 2016, 8:13 am
by Watto
Progressing very well.
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: November 15th, 2016, 10:01 am
by ben17487
Not to much to report on this tree, a bit of new growth but I lost a couple of small branches up top.. possibly due to root pruning, seems to have slowed down now but if it continues I fear it may be an infection.
Cheers
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: November 16th, 2016, 7:39 pm
by benbonsai
Nice little tree, has some good trunk movement
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: February 5th, 2017, 12:18 pm
by ben17487
Update
A bit of new growth, unwired and doing its thing!
Cheers
Re: [Ben17487] Juniper Procumbens Nana
Posted: May 29th, 2017, 10:53 am
by ben17487
Not much to report as winter approaches. Considering a few changes though...