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I havnt posted anything on here for a while so i thought id post some stuff ive been up to. So, here is a tree i worked on last night.
I got a bunch of These Shore junipers (Juniperus conferta)that were a bit neglected but still nice and healthy.
This is the first one ive worked. In a total of about 2 hours i reduced the foliage, selected branches, created a bit of dead wood, and wired the tree out.
The long jin above the tree still needs to be worked.

Once again nice work Hugh,

I see these often at bunnings but have never looked at them with much interest, I think you've changed my mind

Great job mate

Kez

Nice job Mr Grant. Shore juniper make great bonsai. In fact I'm pretty sure many of the Japanese masterpiece needle junipers are in fact this species??

kez wrote: I see these often at bunnings but have never looked at them with much interest, I think you've changed my mind

LOL same here

Love your work hugh, can't wait to see the finished product

Great job Hugh.

treeman wrote:Nice job Mr Grant. Shore juniper make great bonsai. In fact I'm pretty sure many of the Japanese masterpiece needle junipers are in fact this species??

Shores Juniper ( Juniper Conferta) are great for bonsai very under used there is one in the National Collection, however it is not the same as the needle Juniper ( Juniper Ridgita) not sure on the spelling. I know one thing for sure is that they both make you bleed.

Cheers
Chris

By the way Hugh very nice tree if the jin is already dead and dry you can still put some movement into it with heat from a blow torch.

Hi Hugh,

You have done a fantastic job in styling this mate, I rate your work very highly. Great vision to see that from where you started from.

Cheers

David

Fantastic work...I shall wait to see progress.
I enterd one for this competition...and killed it. First wiring some branches died...6 month later I was out of the country and when I came back it was all dry...I suspect over watering.

thankyou for the kind comments!

Skippy wrote:

treeman wrote:Nice job Mr Grant. Shore juniper make great bonsai. In fact I'm pretty sure many of the Japanese masterpiece needle junipers are in fact this species??

Shores Juniper ( Juniper Conferta) are great for bonsai very under used there is one in the National Collection, however it is not the same as the needle Juniper ( Juniper Ridgita) not sure on the spelling. I know one thing for sure is that they both make you bleed.

Cheers
Chris

As Chris has said here the japanese needle junipers you see are usually juniperus rigida or otherwise known as needle juniper or temple juniper. yes quite prickly but this one was rather soft actually for the species.

Skippy wrote:By the way Hugh very nice tree if the jin is already dead and dry you can still put some movement into it with heat from a blow torch.

Chris that is a possibility that could be utilised for sure. Although i do rather enjoy the direct line it created with the movement of the tree, it seems to emphasize the downward movement. Still pondering but ill post any changes!

Neli wrote:Fantastic work...I shall wait to see progress.
I enterd one for this competition...and killed it. First wiring some branches died...6 month later I was out of the country and when I came back it was all dry...I suspect over watering.

ive found especially with this one that branches any thicker then about 5-8mm seem to be quite brittle and need protection when bending severely. hmm could be either over or under watering. over watering and the foliage will turn brown and then die, under watering and the tree will turn brown and dry and die.

Any recent photos of this one Hugh?

Would be great to see it now...