BrianBay9

Mike, we were just having a discussion about your juniper in the chat room. Below is a slightly edited version of that, since you were'nt there to participate.

BrianBay9]: We were talking about MikeP's latest post - juniper.

[ ]: Ah...I've never been a big fan of that juniper.

[BrianBay9]: What do you think about tilting it to the left?

[]: I don't really have any good ideas how to fix it,
either, which it makes it even more frustrating, because it is cool
material. I think it needs to be tilted to the left, for sure. But it needs a lot more than that!

[grampz]: that is what I was saying...but it has grown on me with
time...really love that pot

[]: I thought it was probably a slight improvment
over the old.

[RedPine]: the trunk is way cool

[]: The square pot sets off the base; the other
rugged pot just hid it. You couldn't tell what was pot and what was
base.

[BrianBay9]: Yeah, just the canopy that has problems.

[]: But yeah, I'm not talented enough to figure out
what to do with that tree.

[BrianBay9]: Mike does get creative - sometimes beyond my limits.

[grampz]: i think mike is smarter than that...atm woulg just start
another fight between traditionalists and non

[BrianBay9]: I get the feeling Mike just does what he likes, and the
hell with the rest

[RedPine]: i wish i had the skills to get something as far as it is tho
[grampz]: Mike is a true artist in my opinion...just because of that
fact


[Daytonabonsai]: I really like the rough pot a whole lot
better than the after pot


[BrianBay9]: D - The canopy on that juniper just looks...odd. Can;t
quite put my finger on it.


[Daytonabonsai]: brian , theres no top , you have no way to
disern branches. BUt as a well sculptured tree , i like it . but I
like the old pot and id change angle like you said, also rearainge branches. At that angle , trunk asays windspept but
branching says weeping , id commit more to one or the other

[Daytonabonsai]: 45 degrees more to right would about do it

[BrianBay9]: I would have tilted it 30 degrees to the left.

[Daytonabonsai]: for a semi cascade?

[BrianBay9]: Yeah.

[Daytonabonsai]: interesting , but i think that far right section
would be objectable to the flow

[Daytonabonsai]: id like a more upright type bunjin for tree and
back into the earthen pot

[Daytonabonsai]: well if it was brought to right , that area that has
sticking out at left would be pronounced , but I dont think it would
distract eye and give it character

[Daytonabonsai]: def reduce canopy , id restyle it into more of a
triaglur sl with a low branch from the left section

[Daytonabonsai]: where foliage is you would have only half the
length of lower section , so you wouldnt have z . and youd have 2
more bends in it
[Daytonabonsai]: more trunk to see , more interest , and a better
tree .
[Daytonabonsai]: and I think the base would look better once more
of that right side is buried

[BrianBay9]: This chatroom stuff makes discussing a tree so
much easier. Only thing is, MikeP missed the discussion.
[BrianBay9]: Should we copy the discussion and post it on the
forum?

[RedPine]: i would leave out the silly stuff


So here it is, with some of the silly stuff left out. Hope it's of interest to you Mike.

Brian