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Old 21-Jul-2002   #3
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The trees are very well shaped and healthy! You have nice branch spacing and the differences in caliper (thickness of trunk) and height make this pair a natural double trunk.

The problem is, at this planting angle, the tree needs an explanation. We have ramrod straight trunks, but some how the larger tree has decided to fall over to make room for a sprout at its base.

Now maybe the story is that lightning hit it, or it got bent in a flood or high winds or something, but if you look at its tip, it has made no attempt to right itself, and it's in perfect health! This is a hard one to sell.

Which leaves you guessing: Why?

In general, unless you have a trunk that tells a story, and I mean a good story, ( the obviously older trunk is the key figure in that story), you are better off planting a twin trunk in the logical position, so that the older trunk is the upright one. The planting should also be turned slightly so that the smaller trunk appears just in front of the larger.

I can't help you with the turning, but here is a virt that doesn't require a good sales job.

BTW, your juniper looks just like a Hinoki Cypress to me, but I can't be 100% certain. On the subject of twin trunk trees, here is a somewhat related thread dealing with the question of planting angle.

http://www.ip-sys.com/~bonsai/forum...s=&threadid=510
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