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I think that one more stab at this juniper is in order. While I take both of Carl's points as valid, I am not so disturbed about the base of the trunk as the terrible disorder of the canopy.

This juniper from what I can tell had many thin branches with foliage too far away from the trunk. The artist (Mike Page) has tried to cleverly feature this not so good feature as a positive, by taking the whips and contoring them,ala Marco Invernissi, into some kind of cohesive mass.

The problem with the canopy is that at this point in the life of the tree, it is sort of a lifeless ball of tangled branches and blobs of green, with no real distinctive outline. More of an octopuse.

I think with the right wiring and bending a more layered , feminine, styilized crown could be achieved with this tree.

I will do a virtual later, Thanks Mike, Al

24-Sep-2004	#15
bonsaial1 Bonsai Doer Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,466	I think that one more stab at this juniper is in order. While I take both of Carl's points as valid, I am not so disturbed about the base of the trunk as the terrible disorder of the canopy. This juniper from what I can tell had many thin branches with foliage too far away from the trunk. The artist (Mike Page) has tried to cleverly feature this not so good feature as a positive, by taking the whips and contoring them,ala Marco Invernissi, into some kind of cohesive mass. The problem with the canopy is that at this point in the life of the tree, it is sort of a lifeless ball of tangled branches and blobs of green, with no real distinctive outline. More of an octopuse. I think with the right wiring and bending a more layered , feminine, styilized crown could be achieved with this tree. I will do a virtual later, Thanks Mike, Al __________________ I been kidding the last seven years. no.... really!