juniper restyle to shohin

[Jamie]

hi guys, i purchased a juniper for australia bonsai grower a couple of months back, it looked quite good to work with and once i got home i found a mass of branches right on top and right down low, not much inbetween, so i styled away and wasnt happy with it, at all, so it sat there for a fair while regaining some strength it never missed a beat. i was going to air layer the top off but it is a long process for a piece of material that wasnt spectacular, the off cut will go into some medium to see how it goes, i dont think it will strike though.

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so this is it before i did anything, looked promising.

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after the initia (poor) styling, just not happy with it.

so as i said it sat there for a while and looking at it this morning i seen a shohin in it. i dont know if it will ever be the greatest display of juniper bonsai, but it might become something half decent in years to come. it needs a slight angle adjustment and i need some heavier wire to bring the main trunk up some more. i also want to change the angle it is exiting the soil slightly so it doesnt seem as stright up and down, it isnt but it is only a few degrees, it needs to be more.

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please excuse a couple ofthe poor quality photos. im waiting to get my decent camera back instead of using this phone camera.

it just goes to show you dont have to always use a whole tree when the reall tree within is a small one, pup has many fine examples of this aswell.

jamie

[Pup]

I like it Jamie, imagination and technique wonderful attributes, should develop nicely.

Cheers Pup

[Jamie]

thank you pup, i hope it does develop nicley the pot for now is overside and will need changing eventually to something smaller and more suited, the rootball has to be reduced more, i didnt want to remove to much though, luckly enough it had a nice feeder system quite close in to the trunk

i need my cameral back to get a close up of the deadwood, it still needs more refinement to but i am reasonably happy with where it is going, lime sulphur will be applied soon in a couple of weeks when the cambium seals over itself and the wood has dried some.

jamie

[kvan64]

Very nice jamie. I would have been lost after the second pic.

[Jamie]

Very nice jamie. I would have been lost after the second pic.

dont worry mate i was for a fair bit, its just a matter of waiting it out and continually looking, eventually something will come. if all goes to plan this will develop nicely ofver the years.

cheers

jamie

[Mitchell]

Great investment mate! That will pay off, in no time at all.
Please do regular updates as I am dieing to see this fill out.

Lovely work!

[Jamie]

thanks mitch

i will definately update the tree, i have some plans for it now after looking at it some more, but they need to wait for it to grow out some more

i am thinking along these lines

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the colour of the virt is actually the colour of the foliage, the picture light and other factors make it look a dull colour.


jamie

[Jamie]

ok, much better virt, more to my plan

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thoughts on my plan ?

[NathanM]

Mmmm very much liek what you've done and where it's headed dude. Nice work!!
How tall is the tree, and what size (roughly) pot do you want?

[BonsaiFish]

Hi Jamie.....like your 'less is more' approach. Good looking tree, well spotted!

Russell

[Jamie]

thanks guys muchly appreciated

less is definately more in some instances, its always good to look for a smaller tree when a larger one doesnt work

dimensions of the tree now are- 50mm root spread, 35mm trunk above roots, stands approximatel 150mm tall at the moment, when i get it up to where i want probably more like 200mm

pot will probably be similar to that one i bought of you a while back nath, not sure yet if a little round one will work or if it needs something a little rustic. the one its in now is just pro term

[NathanM]

I actually founda pot this morning that might be really good for it!! I had a second loko cause I wanted it Clsoed the window cause i figured I shouldn't get any more for myself till i secure work haha. Will try adn find it again for ya!

[NathanM]

here it is

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[Jamie]

i love that pot nath thats a corker

how much is it champ?

[Jamie]

with the pot nath put up, and an idea mr. jerry norbury had for it

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i like the pot, i think thats a good think, trying to figure out which way to go now is the hard part