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Last year at the Adelaide Convention I was lucky enough to pick up this Juniper at auction that Joe Morgan-Payler had worked on for his demonstration with Tony Bebb. Unfortunately I couldn't find a photo of how it looked after the demo but I remember that a large branch that was not part of the design was left on as Joe thought the tree had been through enough and might not survive if too much was taken off at once. I was impressed not only by the tree but the fact Joe wasn't willing to risk the health of the Juniper for the sake of a more 'finished' looking tree for a demo.

It sat in its large plastic pot and I just let it recover, finally taking off the unwanted branch in Autumn. The tree keeps putting on huge amounts of growth that required extensive thinning out so I figured it was time to put it in a smaller pot and hopefully slow it down a tad. So that's what I've just done. The nebari wasn't great and the trunk continued down further into the soil a couple of inches that needed reducing but it now fits in its new pot quite comfortably.
The downward sweeping branch needs a more movement and the pads need refining, as does the large jin but for now I'm really happy with it's progress and it can rest for a few months before I do any more work.

Thanks Joe! It's a lovely tree that I'm looking forward to working on for many years.

Matt.

You are in luck! A photo of the tree and Joe in his funky shirt. Looking good Joe! Maybe you should get Joe back to Adelaide to do the next stage of refinement.

And ask him to wear a plain shirt. That is a challenging background against which to take pics. Ha ha



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It's looking very healthy Matt! Nice to know it survived.

Joe.

Evan - you are a legend for providing that photo! That shirt is still burnt into my retinas.

And I would always be happy to see Joe in Adelaide.

Matt S wrote:Evan - you are a legend for providing that photo! That shirt is still burnt into my retinas.

And I would always be happy to see Joe in Adelaide.

I would be happy to visit, shirt and all!

Nice to see Merlin again, and going well.

Cheers Pup

Lots about the individual that styled, but little regard to the tree.
Nice indeed but the eye poking Jin is not for me.
Every thing else looks Micky mouse.
Steve.

Just repotted this tree last night and this time I was able to get it into a better sized pot. I reduced the sweeping branch and I'm thinking I might reduce it further but for now I'll let it rest for a while.
Matt.

Cool. While I wasn’t sure about the Jin initially - I really like your work to refine the Jin in this recent photo set - the photo from afar is reminiscent on a noble dragon. Thumbs up from this amateur and I look forward to continuing to watch the dragon guard it’s mountain lair.


Bonsai teaches me patience.
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Nice tree and thanks for posting the update.
Like the pot it is now in

Ken

Coming along very well Matt , I second Mark on the jin ,very cool. Looking forward to further updates. Cheers John.