Decided to try something a bit diff with these two shimpaku junipers. A future group planting of a twin trunk and a single trunk. All in the bunjin style.
The future of this composition is only refinement and correction of the twin trunk minor apex. Looking for a suitable pot also, will see how that goes.
Probably not most peoples cup of tea but I get a real sense of desertedness from this composition (at least from the finished image in my head haha) - kind of distressed.
Let me know what you think.
-Mo
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Hey Mo, is the spacing going to be closer in the pot you select? I guess it would be? Is it just going to be the trees and the pot? Or will there be stones and moss and the like?
Sorry for so many questions but this is something that I would love to put together on my bench mate, I can see some real good showable trees in the near future.
Yep, spacing will be closer in the final pot. The pot will be just soil and the trees and when I want to display the composition I will add some flat based rocks to make it look a bit more rugged along with various species of moss.
The single trunk will be spaced a bit further out than the second trunk on the main tree.
Thanks for the kind words mate.
-Mo
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Mo, I really like the idea, and I like what I see there too. Sadly I can only see one tree and a sliver of the other? More pics would be great. Excited to see this idea develop.
Hmm i think you have to right click on the pic and select "open in new window/tab" if its not displaying correctly..?
If not, I'll be repotting these guys in a couple weeks which shouldnt be hard as most of the roots will have become redundant by then. Just hoping the whether cools down by then!
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Just checked on my computer and it works fine, problem must be with iPad viewing. Now that I can see the twin trunk better I'm even more excited. Very cool idea.
Into a training pot for this one now! Id have liked them to be a little closer together but alas, i feared pruning the roots too close to the trunk at this stage. The left side tree was completely pot bound poor thing!
Refined a few pads but all in all not much has happened. They look much more balanced in reality than what the photo shows.
Let me know what you think on this one.
-Mo
There are many ways to do things, but only one "best" way.
Into a training pot for this one now! Id have liked them to be a little closer together but alas, i feared pruning the roots too close to the trunk at this stage. The left side tree was completely pot bound poor thing!
Refined a few pads but all in all not much has happened. They look much more balanced in reality than what the photo shows.
Let me know what you think on this one.
-Mo
Mo,
Looks like it may have a bright future. Only thing that concerns me at this point is that it looks like the 3 lower foliage pads are all very much on the same level. It may look odd once the trees are closer. Think about an airlayering on one of the trees to adjust the pad height if you can't get a difference by wiring.
Im not sure how clear it is, but if you can see the little amount of foliage midway up the right side trunk, that is going to be the future pad. That trunk is too tall at this stage and will be reduced in the future when the lower pad has developed enough. As for the left and centre trunks, i think there will be enough of a difference when the pads are further refined and compacted - note also that when viewing on a horizontal plane to the composition the left most pad is already higher than the back branch/middle pad of the centre trunk.
Thanks for thee feedback Andrew - something to think about for the future.
There are many ways to do things, but only one "best" way.
MoGanic wrote:Im not sure how clear it is, but if you can see the little amount of foliage midway up the right side trunk, that is going to be the future pad. That trunk is too tall at this stage and will be reduced in the future when the lower pad has developed enough. As for the left and centre trunks, i think there will be enough of a difference when the pads are further refined and compacted - note also that when viewing on a horizontal plane to the composition the left most pad is already higher than the back branch/middle pad of the centre trunk.
Thanks for thee feedback Andrew - something to think about for the future.
The joy of photographic perspective!! Sounds like you have a plan, so that's a good thing.
I have a few elm clumps going and they have also been planted not quite close enough for the same reason as yours. I look forward to getting them where they should be next season. It can sometimes be hard to resist, and in one of the plantings, I lost 2 trees because I took off too much root too late in the season.
MoGanic wrote:Im not sure how clear it is, but if you can see the little amount of foliage midway up the right side trunk, that is going to be the future pad. That trunk is too tall at this stage and will be reduced in the future when the lower pad has developed enough. As for the left and centre trunks, i think there will be enough of a difference when the pads are further refined and compacted - note also that when viewing on a horizontal plane to the composition the left most pad is already higher than the back branch/middle pad of the centre trunk.
Thanks for thee feedback Andrew - something to think about for the future.
The joy of photographic perspective!! Sounds like you have a plan, so that's a good thing.
I have a few elm clumps going and they have also been planted not quite close enough for the same reason as yours. I look forward to getting them where they should be next season. It can sometimes be hard to resist, and in one of the plantings, I lost 2 trees because I took off too much root too late in the season.
Cheers mate.
Man I know that feeling, lost an entire layer with great potential taking it off too early... took another 2 layers before I learned my lesson haha.
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