Juniper

[melbrackstone]

I went to a workshop at Tony Bebb's on Saturday, and we all started with some very bushy junipers.

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[anthonyW]

Fantastic outcome Mel,going to be a very smart bonsai in no time well done.

Anthony

[Robsterios]

Good work Mel...yet, gonna be a great tree.already has great movement..

[Pearcy001]

Nice job Mel! Hard to see but looks like it has a fantastic little nebari on it too. Will you leave it 12 months or so before you post it up?

Cheers,
Pearcy.

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[melbrackstone]

Thanks Anthony, Rob and Pearcy!

These junipers are being produced with the curves already built in, I think they're around 3 years old. Makes the styling so much easier! I can see now why pre-styled bonsai starters are definitely the way of the future!

@Pearcy we potted them up on the day, over-potted, I must admit, but Tony reckons that we're coming out of the cold now, so they should be ok. Watered well, and then left to dry out a bit, in a warm spot in Brissy.. should be ok...

Mind you, we haven't had much sun since that day! Hopefully it'll happen soon... Fingers crossed!

[melbrackstone]

Here's the tree in its training pot. It's quite deep, so will need to be settled and repotted in a year or two.

[Kevin]

Hello Mel,

Lovely tree.
I like your design, well done.

Kevin

[melbrackstone]

Cheers Kevin!

Long way to go, but very happy so far!