[Craigg] Juniperus pingii prostrata
Posted: May 15th, 2016, 7:55 pm
This is the second tree that I will be entering into the competition. It was purchased from masters for the grand sum of $9.98 earlier this year with 4 others. MY intention with all of these trees was to play around along the lines of the really Shimpaku many have been involved with over the last 6 or more months. I bought these as I had not been able to locate Shimpaku at that point (but have found some locally now), and the three of these I have done so far I have been happy with.
Firstly the tree.
It currently stands at about 10cm in height and the longest line on it is about 20-25cm in length
The base is not that large, but the branches coming from this point are all incredibly flexible at the moment.
The plan at this stage is to wire and bend the trunk as radically as possible while maintaining some of the foliage for future development. Any branches that are not used may become deadwood but that is yet to be determined.
The challenges as I see them are to make the twists and turns believable, and to optimise the location of the foliage for future branching. I am pretty sure that the root system is great to support the tree, but is probably not good from a nebari perspective so there may be work needed there. Hopefully I can learn from the other trees from the same batch that are already wired and twisted, but that remains to be seen.
Another challenge will be the size of the tree. At the moment the height of approx 10cm is what I am aiming for as a completed height, so trying to make this interesting in such a small size may be somewhat of a challenge, but a great learning opportunity.
Firstly the tree.
It currently stands at about 10cm in height and the longest line on it is about 20-25cm in length
The base is not that large, but the branches coming from this point are all incredibly flexible at the moment.
The plan at this stage is to wire and bend the trunk as radically as possible while maintaining some of the foliage for future development. Any branches that are not used may become deadwood but that is yet to be determined.
The challenges as I see them are to make the twists and turns believable, and to optimise the location of the foliage for future branching. I am pretty sure that the root system is great to support the tree, but is probably not good from a nebari perspective so there may be work needed there. Hopefully I can learn from the other trees from the same batch that are already wired and twisted, but that remains to be seen.
Another challenge will be the size of the tree. At the moment the height of approx 10cm is what I am aiming for as a completed height, so trying to make this interesting in such a small size may be somewhat of a challenge, but a great learning opportunity.