[Steven] Juniper X Media 'Lemon Hill'

Post by **Steven** » March 14th, 2013, 10:43 am

• Species name: Juniper X Media 'Lemon Hill'
• Current height: 285mm
• Origin: Mike S from Melbourne
• Cost: $40

2013 March (a).jpg

2013 March (b).jpg

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

Post by **Steven** » May 29th, 2013, 1:52 pm

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.

2013 May (a).jpg

Regards,
Steven

Grant Bowie · Post by **Grant Bowie** » May 29th, 2013, 3:01 pm

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

Post by **Steven** » May 29th, 2013, 3:45 pm

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

Post by **kcpoole** » May 29th, 2013, 6:19 pm

We kept telling him that there is no point defoliating a juni, but he would not believe us

Here he his hacking away

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ps, This will be yet another cracker of a comp tree by Steven.
the bar is being set very high again

Ken

Boics · Post by **Boics** » May 31st, 2013, 9:51 am

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?

Jasonb · Post by **Jasonb** » May 31st, 2013, 12:06 pm

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

Pup · Post by **Pup** » May 31st, 2013, 12:15 pm

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

davemc · Post by **davemc** » May 31st, 2013, 4:54 pm

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

xtolord · Post by **xtolord** » May 31st, 2013, 5:18 pm

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 ...

Post by **kcpoole** » May 31st, 2013, 5:45 pm

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

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

Ken

xtolord · Post by **xtolord** » June 28th, 2013, 4:19 pm

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

Post by **kcpoole** » June 28th, 2013, 10:27 pm

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

xtolord · Post by **xtolord** » June 29th, 2013, 1:57 am

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

Post by **kcpoole** » June 29th, 2013, 11:11 am

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

so do I

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