[Sno] Juniperus Squamata prostrate

[Sno]

This tree and I go back a long way . About 20 years ago I landscaped a mates house and this was one of the landscape plants . 10 years ago she knocked down the govy house to rebuild a more modern house and at the time I dug this one up among others with the intention of replanting after the build . About 5 years ago this juni was still in a 18 inch pot and looking very sad and neglected . So I brought it home and after getting it healthy I have slowly been reducing the rootball . It's time I did something with it and this comp will give me the incentive to do it . The height is 180mm . The monetary cost is lost in time but probably originally under $20 .

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[kez]

Big trunk on that little juni, should give you plenty of room for some nice deadwood

[Pearcy001]

I feel like this one is going to be a strong contender Sno! Looking forward to the end result

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[Sno]

Thanks guys . I really should of put some wire on it long before now . The dead wood will be fun and now I'm looking forward to starting it .

[orpy]

That one is a ripper Sno! Great trunk, taper & deadwood options


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[Sno]

Haven't done much to this tree ,I started work on the deadwood still away to go yet . It's looking really healthy so maybe time for some heavy pruning .

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[Sno]

I cut it back hard and worked out what to keep .long way to go .

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[Sno]

Not much has changed since the last update . The tree is healthy and the branches I kept are progressing nicely . There is one branch I would like to remove but I am not sure of its relationship to the live veins running up the main trunk . I have three branches and three growth points from the roots leading up to those branches . At this stage it's a bit ambiguous to work out what goes where .

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The bottom left hand branch I would like to remove

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[Sno]

Nearly forgot this one . This one has gone on holiday to my neighbors place across the valley . My neighbor has a underutilized glasshouse and is letting me overwinter trees in it . He lives on the north side so he gets heaps of winter sun . I'm using it for the trees that have had a fair bit of work done in the summer and need a soft winter .

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You know your hobby has got out of hand when you start stashing trees at your neighbors .

[melbrackstone]

Thank goodness he has an under-utilised greenhouse for you to use.

Looking good!

[Sno]

Thanks Mel .
Not much to report, still winter here . Snow is good if anyone's going skiing .

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[Sno]

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Still a way to go with this one . It has been long term project to get it into this pot so I'm happy at this stage . The growth needs to gel with the heavy trunk still. The trunk is thicker than my wrist . One of the back branches is a bit weak from the repot so it's just rest for the foreseeable future . This ones getting a bit tall at 20cm