[Mojo Moyogi] WITHDRAWN Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii' #2

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Sargent Juniper - Juniperus chinensis 'Sargentii'
Sourced from: A-Z Bonsai in 2007
Cost: $15
Current height: 250mm
Current width: 200mm

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Note: One of a consignment of small potted trees that still remain untrained, that needs to change, as does the soil, I have never re-potted this tree!

Cheers,
Mojo

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I finally had some spare time to do a bit of work on this under-loved Shimpaku. My intention with this little tree is to illustrate what can be done with fairly ordinary and undeveloped stock in a short time.

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After a bit of late night head scratching, I was able to commit to a preferred front that got away from the dead straight main trunk, while still allowing a suitable angle to utilise the low branch on the left as a second trunk.

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The tree 45mins later with the primary and secondary trunks wired and movement put into a previously bland tree. Despite the relatively thin trunk, it was a little resistant to bending, so went a little harder until I heard it crack a couple of times.

Now that the tree is basically laid out structurally, I plan to use the the remaining styling time refining the branches and enhancing the image of the tree. I expect that I will be able to get a decent amount of definition and a full canopy on this tree over the next 18 months. In the next week or so I will pot the tree into a more free draining media, I'm not sure of what container yet. I will most likely re-pot this tree twice before the competition ends, perhaps waiting as late as Sept 2014 for the tree to go into it's final pot.

That's all for now.

Cheers,
Mojo

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An update of sorts.

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Not much has changed with this tree except a change of colour for winter. The tree is doing fine following the initial wiring and styling despite being root bound in this pot since at least 2005! I may slip pot into a free draining mix and container if the weather turns very wet before spring.

Cheers,
Mojo

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Withdrawn. Will continue to develop in time period allocated outside of the competition. Dropped this into a cut down nursery pot in July to allow better drainage through winter, colour has gradually returned to green indicating root activity. Will re-pot in the next 2 weeks, this should be a quite presentable little Juniper that would have been competitive.

Cheers,
Mojo