AusBonsai

So happy my beautiful mrs got me a few things for valentinesday and one of those was a 60cm tall juniper kaizuka

I know i have tones of work to do soon and it's only my 2nd wiring attempt but what ya think?

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Wal

Ok deep breaths i got this

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Wal

Did the bends abit tighter now im going to clean her up a little

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Wal

No breaks so far Wal
Just thinking that the bends are very regular though. We see lots of junipers like this. I try for a more random, natural look when bending junipers - larger bends, smaller ones, bends within bends, occasionally a small bend down then back up to break up the curves a little.
Can't see the side view from here so I hope you have some 3D movement as well as the side to side. Just try to avoid the corkscrew look.

Your tree, your call. Just putting up some food for thought

Hmmm would you happen to have any pics as an example? I can do big / small but no 3d thus far but going to change

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Wal

Thank you mate i seen exactly what you were referring too it looked very uniform with the bends before

Better?

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Wal

OK but time to stop playing with this one. Every time you bend the tree cells get broken. If you keep bending it back and forwards you can kill part of the tree.
General rule: make a bend then leave it for at least a few months to recover.

shibui wrote:OK but time to stop playing with this one. Every time you bend the tree cells get broken. If you keep bending it back and forwards you can kill part of the tree.
General rule: make a bend then leave it for at least a few months to recover.

So would that mean i cant wire the branches with light wire either? Or do you just mean not to work the trunk anymore..

Thank you

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Wal

Getting a collection there Wal....you'll have to move to a bigger block

no idea wrote:Getting a collection there Wal....you'll have to move to a bigger block

So true lol plus the mrs got me a starter tool set today feel mega lucky

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Wal

Make sure you keep those tools oiled Wal, vegetable oil is what I was recommended by the guy that runs the Kaneshin website.

Check out this thread on creating high quality stock like they do in Japan:
How to grow good bonsai stock like the Japanese nurseries

Every time you buy a tree, I would recommend getting two. Be careful with one and abuse the other and see what you can do. You'll find that over time the abused tree will become your favourite.

Jarad wrote:Make sure you keep those tools oiled Wal, vegetable oil is what I was recommended by the guy that runs the Kaneshin website.

Check out this thread on creating high quality stock like they do in Japan:
How to grow good bonsai stock like the Japanese nurseries

Every time you buy a tree, I would recommend getting two. Be careful with one and abuse the other and see what you can do. You'll find that over time the abused tree will become your favourite.

Thank you for the tips mate its funny you mention that everytime i buy tube stock i get 2

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Wal

Keep compressing those bends, especially close to the ground. It's no good having a bending trunk if the first 5-10cm's is straight.

Don't just bend left and right. Think more 3D. Bend forwards and backwards too. Compress those bends; do it over a few weeks.


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