Juniper Chinensis ?

[alpineart]

This is one of the layers collected with the monster trunks down town some time ago . I decided it was time to do another minor adjustment to the straight trunk lines on some of these layers . This one has a layered section around 70mm then forks into 2 x 40mm trunks

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and again forks off int 2 more leaders.
I used ratchet strap webbing to hold the thick 40mm bends

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and light weight poly prop' tape

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for the 25mm minus bends and braces

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. While it may not look pretty its not meant to be .

All of the 25mm and bigger trunks /branches were split horizontally and vertically , the smaller material was split horizontally only .The original trunks collected , except one are now Phoenix graft material even dead they are impressive

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.After a few hours work 13 bends were set in this particular layered section prior to starting it was 1.5 m long . I have several others which will go through the same process unfortunately they are 2 plus meters long which will require some stronger bending aids .

The only survivor is this one Pfitzeriana, with the apex being set and layered and a bit of movement placed into the new leader several months ago its growing well .Last time i said that they dropped dead . I have also set a few inarch grafts to see if the take .

Cheers Alpineart

[Neli]

I dont know much how to deal with junie...but I am glad, there is another person who plants his trees in a packet and then in the ground... Try making holes on top of the packet, 1-2 cm bellow the soil level.You will get some horizontally growing roots.

[alpineart]

Hi Neli , these were severed from the parent tree's with a chainsaw about 12 months ago.They , being the lower branches had self layered and had 600mmx400mm root masses on them when collected .

I was a little disabled , recovering with a broken leg so i just threw them in the scoria beds for safe easy keeping .Its a pity the big trunks do didn't do so well .

Cheers Alpine

[Neli]

I was talking about the trees on the last picture, planted in the ground in packets...Dont look like junipers to me.

[alpineart]

Hi Neli , i miss under stood your reply , the Planter bags contain Trident Maples that were seed grown in the ground continually trimmed , root pruned and trained for a few of seasons then planted into planter bags and dug into the grow beds . The other smaller material is still in the grow bed currently undergoing major trimming and pre styling .

Some of these trunks in the planter bags are the first batch of fused trunks plus clumps style and twin trunk configurations . I had plans to move before my bike accident so most of my bigger material was pre -prepared for the move .Can't see the move going ahead in the short term due to the long drawn out healing process.

Cheers Alpine

[Neli]

All I wanted to say is I do the same, and like it! Job well done!