Shimpaku Juniper

[Leigh Taafe]

Hi Everyone!

In an effort to get some discussion and activity going in this forum that we all love I am going to offer up a bunch of pics for open comment.

I am open to any comment, criticism, advice, etc, etc.

You wont hurt my feelings, I am prepared for anything.

I am just happy to offer up material for discussion.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Here is the fourth one.....A Shimpaku Juniper

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[marleeney]

Fantastic juniper I must be the worst designer of these trees ever. I think lessons will be on the horizon!
Marleeney

[Bretts]

That is a great refreshing tree. I would like to see how it looks on a slab or a natural freeform type pot.

[Pup]

G,day Leigh I tend to agree with Brett here a natural slab, or a longer pot to allow more space on the right so the movement is accentuated more. Or replant it more to the left. JMHO
This has the potential to be a very nice specimen. Shimpakus are one of my favorite exotic species. Very nice Pup

[Dave54]

Hi Leigh,
nice bonsai mate, but for the sake of getting our newer members thinking....what are the thoughts on this observation.

The right hand side trees appears to be more of a windswept style than the left hand side tree, especially as the direction of flow in the dead wood is from left to right. As such, should there be more deadwood on the left tree???
Is there an argument for jinning completely the left tree, jinning all the branches on the left hand side of the left tree or reducing the whole left tree to a stubb
cheers
Dave

[Leigh Taafe]

Good thoughts there Dave. The pic is a bit crap, might not be able to tell it is just one tree - multiple trunks.

Cheers,
Leigh.

[Dave54]

Hi Leigh
quite obviously a multi trunk mate. I referred to them as trees and not trunks but you know what I mean
cheers
Dave

[stymie]

Hi Leigh,
nice bonsai mate, but for the sake of getting our newer members thinking....what are the thoughts on this observation.

The right hand side trees appears to be more of a windswept style than the left hand side tree, especially as the direction of flow in the dead wood is from left to right. As such, should there be more deadwood on the left tree???
Is there an argument for jinning completely the left tree, jinning all the branches on the left hand side of the left tree or reducing the whole left tree to a stubb
cheers
Dave

Before reading the above words from Dave, I too thought about removing or jinning the left hand parts of the thickest branch/trunk. The intention being to accentuate the feeling of windswept throughout. Planting more to the left at re-potting time is also helpful towards the same end. I would love to work on that on my bench. Glorious!

[Brad Loma]

Nice material Leigh. Lots of interesting movement with good positioned branches to work with.
B.

[ketutg]

nice multi trunk windswept! Leigh you have some great trees!

As the right hand side is more windswept i would maybe consider reducing the height of the more vertical branches on that side to put more of an emphasis on the windswept branches. Just putting my 2 cents in.

other than that i think it is great!

PS - Leigh great job on posting up your trees for discussion and stimulating the forum.

[kcpoole]

is this a Jekyll and hyde tree?

The left trunk is a nice informal upright with well defined pads of foliage, and the right one is a quite nice windswept style!
I feel they two sides are in conflict with each other and do not work at all

Ken

[BonsaiBoy]

Yeah this is a sweet bonsai. It looks like the ones I have seen in pictures growing on the mountains in asia. I like how the 2 of them grow differently. Looks natural but interesting cause its not too perfect.
Maybe some dead wood at the top of the right trunk would look good too?
BB