Unusual deadwood and juniper meld.

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Unusual deadwood and juniper meld.

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Juniper and deadwood..jpg
I lost my first post! Anyway, I thought this was interesting. I got it from Peter Chan's book,
Bonsai Masterclass, p.75. He seems very expert at uprooting large trees, and creating them into bonsai. I can't do this, but could do this interesting meld. One strips the bark off the juniper on one side and tie it to the deadwood. Seems in a few years, you can't tell which is deadwood and which is a live tree. Interesting concept. Problem is I have got a suitable sapling to do this. But I suspect any conifer would suffice. So long as it hasn't any side branches as such. Any advice.

Oh and then plant them in a pot of course. :reading:
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Hi BB,
This sounds like a Tanuki (spelling?!?)...
Some look very good, others try, haha... Of corse, I may be wrong.


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Re: Unusual deadwood and juniper meld.

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Nothing unusual at all with Tanuki. ( Phoenix graft)
Reusing a piece of deadwood as a structure for a live tree.

Search the site and you will find many described and docoed here and the wiki
https://www.ausbonsai.com.au/wiki/index. ... enix_graft

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Thank you guys, but no pics on your Wiki. But not to worry I am not going to do one yet.

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Pics on the Wiki now.
One of the fabulous things about growing bonsai is as you get old and decrepit your trees get old and beautiful
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Boics wrote:Pics on the Wiki now.
Awesome thanks Boics :yes:
Also need to find some threads to link to :-)

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Re: Unusual deadwood and juniper meld.

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Here is a good video from Shley's nursery here in Florida. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5N0NbQZ2dqU
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Re: Unusual deadwood and juniper meld.

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Its not a great bonsai but he explains the technique well.
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