Shimpaku

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Here is another one for critique - get into it!

Dont hold back!
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I thought it was supposed to be Bonsai not Topiary!
I like the Trunk, but the top will need radical rework.
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Re: Shimpaku

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Ledanta wrote:Dont hold back!
Gday Leigh!

Well, you asked for it...
Ledanta_Shimpaku_Virt.jpg
Seriously though, this tree reminds me a lot of my Melaleuca in its early days: great movement down below, but badly in need of some thinning up top. There must be some interesting branch structures in there somewhere, and I'd love to see them!

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FlyBri wrote:
Ledanta wrote:Dont hold back!
Gday Leigh!

Well, you asked for it...
Ledanta_Shimpaku_Virt.jpg
Seriously though, this tree reminds me a lot of my Melaleuca in its early days: great movement down below, but badly in need of some thinning up top. There must be some interesting branch structures in there somewhere, and I'd love to see them!

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Post by Jamie »

leigh asked me a couple of weeks back to go through some of the old threads of his and do a few virts on the trees to spur on some discussion and thought, i seen this one and had a bit of a giggle but seen beyond the afro look to something that could be quite special.

heres the virt
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Re: Shimpaku

Post by Grant Bowie »

Leigh Taafe wrote:Here is another one for critique - get into it!

Dont hold back!
Shimpaku.jpg
GOSH. It is now an afro juniper chinensis x media "shimpaku" .

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LMAO @ the afro.
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Re: Shimpaku

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Another 2 cents. If this keeps up I'll be broke by Xmas.

Great trunk. Have you considered rotating it 90 degs to the right, and hanging it over the edge of a cliff? Take the two or three branches that make an interesting line from there and cut/jin/carve out the rest. or not. Just a thought.

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Post by Mojo Moyogi »

EEEEEK!!! I could just see Nick Lenz sitting on his porch pumping 12 Gauge rounds into this one :lol: :lol:

Not beyond repair Leigh, just a slow process.

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