Twisted Juniper Procumbens

[kcpoole]

Hi all

Last year we had a few posts and discussions about Creating interesting trees in a short time by twisting and contorting them wildly and then shaping them

The technique was raised by jow in these threads here,
viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1281
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1307&hilit=+jow#p12385
and based on his study in Japan

We I took it up as I had several +Junis in stock and picked up some more starters from Ray. Twisted them in knots and left them on the bench.

This one is a Juniper Procumbens I had grown from cutting and did not know what to do with it so thought it was a good candidate :
and this was done last year june 09

Any thoughts and ideas gladly accepted

[kcpoole]

Last week I realised the wire was all cutting in so took them to school and removed the wire and trimmed them all back to see what I can make of him

I think it will not be much taller than is now ( about 4 inches or so, and the foliage will be kept quite sparse

The first branches i will get some more movement in I think, but apart from that not much more to do. Just thicken the trunk more and trim the foliage

Ken

[anttal63]

ken its lookin good but whats with that split in the 1st one? You gonna split the trunks?

the 2nd looks realy good!

[kcpoole]

What split in the first one? they are all the same tree

You are probably seeing a branch on the original tree I twisted round the front

Ken

[Bretts]

I was looking at a couple of mine todat KC and thinking it was about time we re- visited where members where at with these. I have a couple of Juni's that I did this with this. I doubt that the wire is cutting in yet(bit hard to see) but I wouldn't be concerned if it was, just turn it into shari . Will need lots of growth to turn into anything.
I think yours still needs more growth as well.
It is hard to get movement at the very base of a tree but it is very important otherwise it looks obvious that it has been trained. I think this is a fault wit this tree. I would put some new wire on the trunk (stick it down in the soil and wrap it right from down low. Then get a bend in that trunk down low and then let it grow out again.
I will ad some pics on my JPP and juniper if you like

[anttal63]

This split man im not seeing things.

[kcpoole]

This split man im not seeing things.

Ahh forgot about that one

It has nearly healed completely. The same bend is in the second photo in the second post and (#108) and you can see it almost grown over completely

This is where the original trunk was cut off, and the bit left on the bend was an original branch

ken

[kcpoole]

I was looking at a couple of mine todat KC and thinking it was about time we re- visited where members where at with these. I have a couple of Juni's that I did this with this. I doubt that the wire is cutting in yet(bit hard to see) but I wouldn't be concerned if it was, just turn it into shari . Will need lots of growth to turn into anything.
I think yours still needs more growth as well.
It is hard to get movement at the very base of a tree but it is very important otherwise it looks obvious that it has been trained. I think this is a fault wit this tree. I would put some new wire on the trunk (stick it down in the soil and wrap it right from down low. Then get a bend in that trunk down low and then let it grow out again.
I will ad some pics on my JPP and juniper if you like

Cool it will be nice for everyone to add there own versions to see what are all doing

The Lack of movement in the trunk I wa hoping to disguise by planting at an angle later as I found it real hard to get it any lower when I originally did it. Maabey I can add Shari to provide interest there as well?

I have some Shimpaku at the same stage so will update them next week too

Ken

[Jamie]

good work ken

i have a fair few twisted to hell, mine might be a little overboard though, i also added bits of deadwood from other junipers that i twisted around etc. i have a couple a little more simple though

i will get some pics tomorrow

jamie

[anttal63]

cool ken i see. dont worry too much about lack of anything, planting angles or more wire in the next hit will be fine. Besides you dont want every single one looking cloned. mine are a rippa, i will start my own thread in due course! Well done to you mate!

[kcpoole]

Looking forward to seeing both of yours

Thanks

Ken

[Chris]

I'm looking forward to seeing more pic's and posts they look great and will work into something in years to come.

[Andrew F]

[kcpoole]

All doing good at the moment:-)
This particular one I have put in the ground this year to put some bulk on

I have 5 or all planted together into a Poly box and 2 have really taken off, but the others are slooowwww to get going.
Will see if I can get some update photos of them all when it dries out here

the ones in the Box I will put in the ground next year I think.

Ken