Ugly juniper
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Re: Ugly juniper
Hi Pup, I would be interested to how it looks tilted to the left if you could post photos. maybe 15 degrees, maybe 25. It may flow better or be a little more dynamic, and make more sense with the trunk coming out at an angle. Then again it may not.
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gargar wrote:Hi Pup, I would be interested to how it looks tilted to the left if you could post photos. maybe 15 degrees, maybe 25. It may flow better or be a little more dynamic, and make more sense with the trunk coming out at an angle. Then again it may not.
Hi ya gargar, I will do that tomorrow as nothing is set, as to where this tree will end up. It will be later tomorrow though as I have a busy day. Nothing Bonsai till I get home, around lunch time then water the small ones.
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Here we are gargar, as promised not sure if the angles are 15 or 25 just tilted and took pictures to look see. So here they are for perusal.
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Well it is update time for the Ugly Juniper. The last Tweak was a TWEAK TOO FAR. The tree has now gone from ugly to dead, I do still have avery nice pot though.
Pup

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Posting successes, is very satisfying, but we should also show our failures. Then try to work out why it failed. I said a tweak to Far was the problem. After taking the wire and bindings off I noted that the trunk had split lengthwise, also there was some fungal deposits there so water had set up a spot for the fungus.GavinG wrote:Thanks for posting the whole progression. It was certainly worth trying.
Gavin
I feel that was part of the dying, as well, I now have some pieces of juniper wood for Tanuki.
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Well, you win some and you lose some Pup
I reckon its not your first one, but hey, your live ones more than make up for it.

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Yes and some post no pictures at allPup wrote:
Posting successes, is very satisfying, but we should also show our failures. Then try to work out why it failed.

Sorry it did not work out.
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