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I really went way out there on this one. I had the juniper in the crater pot for sometime now. The plant on its own is OK, but not that dynamic, nor large enough to do the pot justice IMO.

So... I took the plant that was to be the centerpiece for the windswept grove that I was going to do on the rocky mountain. I had abandoned that idea, but decided to keep the larger tree for other use. I would sell the others at the show next month.

I repotted the former juniper that was in the pot a little lower in the pot. I tied it in and then threw in another layer of soil. I parted the root ball and placed it piggyback over the other juniper. I styled it so that the whole effect is that of a windswept pair of plants growing close together on a cliff somewhere.

There is lots of deadwood, and I also made some more on the plant. You can tell the older from the newer.

The plant layered out pretty well and will only get better with time. Let me know what you guys think on this one? I'm still not sure how it flies in the modern bonsai convention.

Al

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