AusBonsai

hi guys, i purchased a juniper for australia bonsai grower a couple of months back, it looked quite good to work with and once i got home i found a mass of branches right on top and right down low, not much inbetween, so i styled away and wasnt happy with it, at all, so it sat there for a fair while regaining some strength it never missed a beat. i was going to air layer the top off but it is a long process for a piece of material that wasnt spectacular, the off cut will go into some medium to see how it goes, i dont think it will strike though.
so this is it before i did anything, looked promising.
after the initia (poor) styling, just not happy with it.

so as i said it sat there for a while and looking at it this morning i seen a shohin in it. i dont know if it will ever be the greatest display of juniper bonsai, but it might become something half decent in years to come. it needs a slight angle adjustment and i need some heavier wire to bring the main trunk up some more. i also want to change the angle it is exiting the soil slightly so it doesnt seem as stright up and down, it isnt but it is only a few degrees, it needs to be more.
please excuse a couple ofthe poor quality photos. im waiting to get my decent camera back instead of using this phone camera.

it just goes to show you dont have to always use a whole tree when the reall tree within is a small one, pup has many fine examples of this aswell.

jamie

I like it Jamie, imagination and technique wonderful attributes, should develop nicely.

Cheers Pup

thank you pup, i hope it does develop nicley the pot for now is overside and will need changing eventually to something smaller and more suited, the rootball has to be reduced more, i didnt want to remove to much though, luckly enough it had a nice feeder system quite close in to the trunk

i need my cameral back to get a close up of the deadwood, it still needs more refinement to but i am reasonably happy with where it is going, lime sulphur will be applied soon in a couple of weeks when the cambium seals over itself and the wood has dried some.

jamie

Very nice jamie. I would have been lost after the second pic.

kvan64 wrote:Very nice jamie. I would have been lost after the second pic.

dont worry mate i was for a fair bit, its just a matter of waiting it out and continually looking, eventually something will come. if all goes to plan this will develop nicely ofver the years.

cheers

jamie

Great investment mate! That will pay off, in no time at all.
Please do regular updates as I am dieing to see this fill out.

Lovely work!

thanks mitch

i will definately update the tree, i have some plans for it now after looking at it some more, but they need to wait for it to grow out some more

i am thinking along these lines
the colour of the virt is actually the colour of the foliage, the picture light and other factors make it look a dull colour.


jamie

ok, much better virt, more to my plan
thoughts on my plan ?

Mmmm very much liek what you've done and where it's headed dude. Nice work!!
How tall is the tree, and what size (roughly) pot do you want?

Hi Jamie.....like your 'less is more' approach. Good looking tree, well spotted!

Russell

thanks guys muchly appreciated

less is definately more in some instances, its always good to look for a smaller tree when a larger one doesnt work

dimensions of the tree now are- 50mm root spread, 35mm trunk above roots, stands approximatel 150mm tall at the moment, when i get it up to where i want probably more like 200mm

pot will probably be similar to that one i bought of you a while back nath, not sure yet if a little round one will work or if it needs something a little rustic. the one its in now is just pro term

I actually founda pot this morning that might be really good for it!! I had a second loko cause I wanted it Clsoed the window cause i figured I shouldn't get any more for myself till i secure work haha. Will try adn find it again for ya!

here it is

i love that pot nath thats a corker

how much is it champ?

with the pot nath put up, and an idea mr. jerry norbury had for it
i like the pot, i think thats a good think, trying to figure out which way to go now is the hard part