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I've had a look and would like to answer those question you have raised.

1. Where should you go with the tree? The first decision is easy. Only one of those large trunks/branches will remain. The other two will be jinned. The difficulty is deciding which one to choose. It is very difficult to decide looking at these photo. This is where I would look for movement in trunk and lots of young branches to use and choose from. Also you will need young branches closer to the lower part of the trunk rather than higher up on the tree. I think this tree needs to be shortened severly to give it a more aged looked. At first I thought the back middle branch could be the chosen one however from the photos it seems bare of branches on the lower part of the trunk which is also very straight. If you are to keep the left branch then you will lose alot of the age of the tree and it will not look balanced. The slanting one on the right has a lot of folage however you will need to reposition the tree for a new front if you are to use this one. Too many options without seeing the finer details of the tree. But I'm thinking the right branch is likely the one you'll keep.

2. After you chop two of the trunks you can wire all branches on the remaining trunk. However by then I'm sure you won't need to as you would probably know what the tree would be looking like.

3. In Australia it is difficult to find such large (well it appears large in the photos) shimpaku junipers. I would see they would seell here for between (in US dollars) $US40 - $60.

Look forward to seeing other responses and what you're idea are.

25-Aug-2003	#6
DavidN bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Melbourne Country: Australia USDA Zone: 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 3,348	OMC I've had a look and would like to answer those question you have raised. 1. Where should you go with the tree? The first decision is easy. Only one of those large trunks/branches will remain. The other two will be jinned. The difficulty is deciding which one to choose. It is very difficult to decide looking at these photo. This is where I would look for movement in trunk and lots of young branches to use and choose from. Also you will need young branches closer to the lower part of the trunk rather than higher up on the tree. I think this tree needs to be shortened severly to give it a more aged looked. At first I thought the back middle branch could be the chosen one however from the photos it seems bare of branches on the lower part of the trunk which is also very straight. If you are to keep the left branch then you will lose alot of the age of the tree and it will not look balanced. The slanting one on the right has a lot of folage however you will need to reposition the tree for a new front if you are to use this one. Too many options without seeing the finer details of the tree. But I'm thinking the right branch is likely the one you'll keep. 2. After you chop two of the trunks you can wire all branches on the remaining trunk. However by then I'm sure you won't need to as you would probably know what the tree would be looking like. 3. In Australia it is difficult to find such large (well it appears large in the photos) shimpaku junipers. I would see they would seell here for between (in US dollars) $US40 - $60. Look forward to seeing other responses and what you're idea are.