Shohin Juniper

[kez]

Hey folks,

Here's a little juniper I picked up from Ray's yesterday.

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What initially attracted me was the twisted trunk, no deadwood but some nice spiraling movement that reminded me distantly of those amazing shimpaku. I worked on creating some shari and discovered that the twisting and turning was due to the initial wire being left on and enveloped by the tree.

Here's the deadwood work

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And the finished tree

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Now to let it rest, and find a pot for spring

Lets see what we all think

Kerrin

[fae]

Interesting Kerrin,

Thanks for sharing this and all of your many projects.

I think you have a good eye for tree design.

Fiona

[kcpoole]

I think you have a good eye for tree design.

Fiona

x2

Lovley little trunk Kerrin, nice work on it too

Ken

[kez]

Another bit of tweaking on this tree and a bit of compacting after some good recovery

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Kerrin

[Nate.bonsai]

I second the comment about your great styling talent. You have a fantastic ability to get something out of the stock that you buy, which starts with an eye for good stock. Most of all, you actually 'do', rather than sit back and think on it for years (like me).

To the tree, good stock. The twists and turns obviously made it hard to wire. Some more stock like this with such turbo-charged movement would be greatly appreciated.

In the pics the base looks a little skinny. If that is the case, I take it you have a plan? Can't remember if it is on here or Bonsai South, but there is a current discussion on methods to increase lower trunk girth (of a Cedar I think) using the 'old' methods (i.e. bashing it with a hammer etc).


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[kez]

Thanks so much for the kind words Nate,

Yes I do try and do and not just contemplate, I have found that the more I do the more I learn and the better I get. I am just trying my best to do as much bonsai as I can and slowly changing the balance from ordinary to better trees within my collection (i hope)

Here it is in a pot, perhaps not the final pot but the best of what I had on hand. I didn't have to do very much root work at all (perhaps a tenth of the roots removed) as this tree was in a very big pot for it's size and it hadn't nearly filled it with roots yet

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Would love any thoughts as always

Kerrin

[peterb]

Hey Kerrin
I have to agree , i enjoy reading your posts as you are a doer and also not scared to try stuff good on'ya . the little juni looks good
regards
peterb