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Brown tips may be a result of cutting the foliage. Any time the scale foliage is crushed or cut, the tips will brown back to the next node (growth point).

You can help avoid this by cutting back removing individual twigs and branches rather than cutting through juniper foliage.

Bonsai styles are defined by the line of the trunk. It's generally best to have a single dominant line in a composition. There can be counterpoints and accents like deadwood, but when there are opposing lines, the composition an become confused.

Your cascade has a mix of elements that make it a bit confused as to whether it is a windswept or cascade style tree.

The long cascading branch suggest that it is a cascade, however the line of the trunk and the parallel, one-sided branching are strong indicators of the windswept style.

I personally think this tree would make a natural windswept*** Getting it into a cascade form could be done, but it would look contrived. John Naka's Bonsai Techniques #1 is a good reference point for a firm grasp of the fundamental styles. You'll find a blurb in the Books section on this forum, also there is a new bonsai STYLES tutorial that I am completing and expect to post in 1-2 weeks, depending on some other commitments.

***take a look over at ***GALLERY*** and type in WINDSWEPT there and you'll see what I mean.

28-Jun-2002	#2
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,742	Re: sick juniper Brown tips may be a result of cutting the foliage. Any time the scale foliage is crushed or cut, the tips will brown back to the next node (growth point). You can help avoid this by cutting back removing individual twigs and branches rather than cutting through juniper foliage. Bonsai styles are defined by the line of the trunk. It's generally best to have a single dominant line in a composition. There can be counterpoints and accents like deadwood, but when there are opposing lines, the composition an become confused. Your cascade has a mix of elements that make it a bit confused as to whether it is a windswept or cascade style tree. The long cascading branch suggest that it is a cascade, however the line of the trunk and the parallel, one-sided branching are strong indicators of the windswept style. I personally think this tree would make a natural windswept* Getting it into a cascade form could be done, but it would look contrived. John Naka's Bonsai Techniques #1 is a good reference point for a firm grasp of the fundamental styles. You'll find a blurb in the Books section on this forum, also there is a new bonsai STYLES tutorial that I am completing and expect to post in 1-2 weeks, depending on some other commitments. take a look over at GALLERY* and type in WINDSWEPT there and you'll see what I mean. __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!