Thuja Orientalis Elegentissima

[alpineart]

This has been a slow progression from a landscape tree to a Bonsai trainer,originally over 1.5m high . I have several that were hacked back hard to see if they would re-shoot lower down the old trunks .Well the do , however the also get a lot of die back . This was removed from the garden bed 8 weeks ago and left on the ground until yesterday

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. I soaked it in water overnight ,

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then i gave it a quick root prune after removing the red clay from around the base . After a quick glance for a possible front its into a training pot and await the next step ,

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coming up with a design for this multi trunked juniper . I might put this up for a vert to see the different idea's others come up with . . The original pics are too big to upload so i will put the full topic on the blog in the coming days .Cheers Alpineart

[Matthew]

Two questions mate........Where are you finding the room for ALL these trees and how many pots you got

[alpineart]

Hi Mathew ,still have plenty of room , still haven't got enough pots .Keep robbing Peter to pot Paul . I have to draw another line in the sand someday , just can't remember where the line was ,i crossed it years ago . Cheers Alpine

[Max]

how did it go? I have the opportunity to dig up 3....any tips would be fantastic