Shohin Juniper..

JayP · Post by **JayP** » November 7th, 2009, 7:47 pm

here's a little juniper i played around with the other day, it's around 5 1/2 inches tall and has some interesting deadwood that still needs carving. i wired a cuouple of branches to give you an idea of the overall outline i'm going for, however i reduced the amount of foliage by about 3/4 so it has minimal foliage on it and i will need to wait for it to become a bit more dense before i can do any more wiring and work the apex down, so a bit of a feed plenty of water and a nice cool spot away from the qld. sun, plus a little patience on my behalf of course and i think this should be a nice little tree!! What do you think??

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » November 7th, 2009, 7:50 pm

wicked start mate! and welcome to the forum!

where in QLD are ya? cos i wanna know where you get shohin stock like this!!!

it looks like squamata? yes?

and is the dead wood off the tree or is that a phoenix graft????

jamie

Shannon · Post by **Shannon** » November 7th, 2009, 8:51 pm

G'day JayP .
you in the Sunshine coast society??

Pup · Post by **Pup** » November 7th, 2009, 10:10 pm

Nice start JayP

I would like to see it in 12 months.

Cheers

Pup

JayP · Post by **JayP** » November 8th, 2009, 4:58 am

jamie111 wrote:wicked start mate! and welcome to the forum!

where in QLD are ya? cos i wanna know where you get shohin stock like this!!!

it looks like squamata? yes?

and is the dead wood off the tree or is that a phoenix graft????

jamie

thanks for the welcome jamie111, i am on the sunshine coast but got this stock from tess at 'bonsai nursery northside' in morayfield she has fantastic stock at great prices and this lil one cost me $12.50, it is indeed a squamata and the dead wood is natural.

JayP · Post by **JayP** » November 8th, 2009, 5:02 am

Shannon wrote:G'day JayP .
you in the Sunshine coast society??

g'day shannon, unfortunately i am not in the society and have been away from bonsai for the last few years, but that's all about to change

JayP · Post by **JayP** » November 8th, 2009, 5:07 am

Pup wrote:Nice start JayP

I would like to see it in 12 months.

Cheers Pup

thanks a lot pup, i cant wait to see the end result! might i just say that i spent some time looking through your gallery and i am quite impressed, very nice mini's 'especially the elms' and i always get a kick out of seeing natives of a high standard. well done!

ozzy · Post by **ozzy** » November 8th, 2009, 6:25 am

How about starting a new leader on it and getting it back into proportion ... just a thought ...

stymie · Post by **stymie** » November 8th, 2009, 6:31 am

Good thinking Batman

ozzy · Post by **ozzy** » November 8th, 2009, 6:33 am

stymie wrote:Good thinking Batman

Thanks Robin

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » November 8th, 2009, 7:45 am

great start jay, on the money ozzy.

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » November 8th, 2009, 7:49 am

ahhh i had a gut feeling it was from tess, i must of missed this sort of stock last time i was there

bugger.
i was hoping there was a bonsai nursery on the sunny coast that would be a bit closer to me than morayfield, but thats all good. i love getting down there when i can. and you got a great idea with a new leader there to

love that the dead wood is natural!

jamie

JayP · Post by **JayP** » November 8th, 2009, 9:39 am

ozzy wrote:How about starting a new leader on it and getting it back into proportion ... just a thought ...

ozzy, my thoughts exactly mate, i just need to wait for a flush of new growth to strengthen all the little shoots and then she should begint to take shape. thanks for all the positive feedback guys!

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » November 8th, 2009, 12:16 pm

heres another take on it.

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » November 8th, 2009, 1:32 pm

Welcome Jayp, a nice Little Juniper i must say. Have you considered a little more refinement of the deadwood, it looks a little large on the tree for my asethics. Cheers

AusBonsai

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