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here's a little juniper i played around with the other day, it's around 5 1/2 inches tall and has some interesting deadwood that still needs carving. i wired a cuouple of branches to give you an idea of the overall outline i'm going for, however i reduced the amount of foliage by about 3/4 so it has minimal foliage on it and i will need to wait for it to become a bit more dense before i can do any more wiring and work the apex down, so a bit of a feed plenty of water and a nice cool spot away from the qld. sun, plus a little patience on my behalf of course and i think this should be a nice little tree!! What do you think??

wicked start mate! and welcome to the forum!

where in QLD are ya? cos i wanna know where you get shohin stock like this!!!

it looks like squamata? yes?

and is the dead wood off the tree or is that a phoenix graft????

jamie

G'day JayP .
you in the Sunshine coast society??

Nice start JayP

I would like to see it in 12 months.

Cheers Pup

jamie111 wrote:wicked start mate! and welcome to the forum!

where in QLD are ya? cos i wanna know where you get shohin stock like this!!!

it looks like squamata? yes?

and is the dead wood off the tree or is that a phoenix graft????

jamie

thanks for the welcome jamie111, i am on the sunshine coast but got this stock from tess at 'bonsai nursery northside' in morayfield she has fantastic stock at great prices and this lil one cost me $12.50, it is indeed a squamata and the dead wood is natural.

Shannon wrote:G'day JayP .
you in the Sunshine coast society??

g'day shannon, unfortunately i am not in the society and have been away from bonsai for the last few years, but that's all about to change

Pup wrote:Nice start JayP

I would like to see it in 12 months.

Cheers Pup

thanks a lot pup, i cant wait to see the end result! might i just say that i spent some time looking through your gallery and i am quite impressed, very nice mini's 'especially the elms' and i always get a kick out of seeing natives of a high standard. well done!

How about starting a new leader on it and getting it back into proportion ... just a thought ...

Good thinking Batman

stymie wrote:Good thinking Batman

Thanks Robin

great start jay, on the money ozzy.

ahhh i had a gut feeling it was from tess, i must of missed this sort of stock last time i was there bugger.
i was hoping there was a bonsai nursery on the sunny coast that would be a bit closer to me than morayfield, but thats all good. i love getting down there when i can. and you got a great idea with a new leader there to
love that the dead wood is natural!

jamie

ozzy wrote:How about starting a new leader on it and getting it back into proportion ... just a thought ...

ozzy, my thoughts exactly mate, i just need to wait for a flush of new growth to strengthen all the little shoots and then she should begint to take shape. thanks for all the positive feedback guys!

heres another take on it.

Welcome Jayp, a nice Little Juniper i must say. Have you considered a little more refinement of the deadwood, it looks a little large on the tree for my asethics. Cheers