AusBonsai

These are the huge juniper trunk that died , I thought I killed them but now I'm not so sure . A quick hit with the karcher and they have quite a bit of borer activity under the bark which probably contributed to their demise.

Its not the trunks that are impressive its the bent , twisted and contorted roots which will be used this time . Hoping to produce numerous trainers from these trunks utilizing the roots more so than the trunks , they will be slightly smaller than the other big graft but rather impressive by the looks of the roots .

Cheers Alpineart

Awesome Alpine
Looks like there's plenty of fun in amongst those bases to make some impressive pheonix displays.
Look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Hi Ryceman3 , this is the smaller material after splitting the trunks . Each piece will be dealt with on its own character for the carving process after a few weeks of drying time . Quite surprised to find they are still a bit green on the inside . I will attempt to steam bend some of the long thin roots to improve the overall appearance of the deadwood . Tomorrow is another day and who's in a hurry ..


Cheers Alpine