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In the next year, the tree was wired and started its training. While the tree was to be built on a single branch, fertlizing would be of prime importance to achieve the ramification necessary to make branches. I fertilized with fish emulsion and heavy doses of Bio-gold, a Japanese fertilizer. Very good fertilizer but mild enough so as to not cause burning.
During the summer the jins were carved and the bark stripped. Jin fluid was applied to help preserve the deadwood. The tree continuedcto push very heavily all year long, and the tree was wired three times during that year. Wire was left to bite in just a little, and I feel that junipers require this method due to the elasticity of the sap wood. No wonder they used to make bows out of yew and juniper wood. With the wire cutting in just a little, I am assured that the branch will take to the shape I have given it. If the branch is unwired too soon, the branch will resort to its former shape and the look will ruined.
Pic. 1 shows the jins stripped while pic. 2 shows the growth over the past year. pic 3 is of the back.
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