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27-Nov-2007

bonhe

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California juniper

Hi,
This is my favorite tree in training. Its base and height are about 15 cm and 60cm respectively. The right picture is its front and the left one is its left side. Any idea is appreciated. Bonhe

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27-Nov-2007	#2
Mcspeed bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Mar-2006 Location: West Springfield Massachusetts Country: USA USDA Zone: zone 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,084	bonhe - hmmm I'd say send it to me and i will study it for a while, maybe a few changes here and there. Nice trunk, I would at least reduce considerably the walrus tusk jins, and possibly the top back to the mid level, that top section seems too long and straight. __________________ If at first you don't succeed -- skydiving is not for you. Always remember that you're unique -- just like everyone else Enjoy this day. Bill

27-Nov-2007	#3
Dav4 bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: SE Massachusetts Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 4-5 Posts: 510	Definitely a nice tree...seems very healthy. Hard to say from those two pics, but I'm inclined to say your first pic has a more attractive trunk line, and those jins look way too big with the front you picked. My 2 cents. Good luck with it. Dave

27-Nov-2007	#4
anttal63 bend me twist me Join Date: Jul-2006 Location: melbourne Country: australia Posts: 1,576	very nice potential there take it slow think 3 times b4 you cut anything.i gotta agree with dave on the front. and there i see the tree in the lower half of it. __________________ Antonio . . . ------------------------------------ Last edited by anttal63 : 27-Nov-2007 at 03:33 PM.

27-Nov-2007	#5
Victrinia_Ensor Bonsai mai-farli-bene Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: Bremerton, WA Country: USA USDA Zone: 8b AHS Heat Zone: 3 Posts: 1,389	This tree is in the wrong part of the forum... it's VERY lovely and should be in a place where it will get enough traffic to be appreciated. Maybe FlyBri or someone could teleport it... That being said... I have to echo the others opinions... I've got such an itch to take a die grinder/dremel to those jins it's positively killin me... lol I do hope you'll post progress shots on your work... but do it in show and tell... How long have you had it? It's obviously happy.... well done. Kindest regards, Victrinia __________________ Ms. Vic Le belle cose prendono tempo... www.elandangardens.com

27-Nov-2007	#6
Chadguay bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: Oct-2007 Location: Edwardsville, IL Country: United States USDA Zone: 6/7 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 62	Maybe if you brought down the crown a bit it would tighten up the whole picture - make it much more solid. Great material. Good Luck.

28-Nov-2007	#7
bonhe bonsaiTALK Artisan Join Date: Dec-2005 Location: Corona, CA USDA Zone: 11 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 142	Thanks for all comments. I agree with Bill and Chadguay that its top is high with straight and long trunk. I'm planning to bring it down soon. Dave, Jins are big, but I have to think many many times before I decide to reduce them as Ms. Vic does. Ms. Vic, I got this tree from my friend for 6 months. Surely its foliage has been growing healthy. I will post progression of my work in the future. Bonhe

28-Nov-2007	#8
SiNguyen bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Orange County, California Country: USA Posts: 465	Wow what a nice Cali juniper Bonhe! I agree with people here too. You most likely won't need the top part in the final design, but keep it for now because you need to thicken up the lifeline as much as possible and for as long as possible, unless you want to keep it for some really wild literati design. Your design options are limitless with this tree! Now you need to uncover another inch or 2 of the soil to show the root flare. These junipers don't tend to have any good nebari anyway, but this is a collected specimen so you might have another curve to work with right below the soil line. You can't really decide on a front until you see that base a little more. And please include some more pics of the other 2 sides too will ya. Thanks for showing it! Si~

28-Nov-2007

Dav4

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bonhe

Thanks for all comments.

Dave, Jins are big, but I have to think many many times before I decide to reduce them as Ms. Vic does.

I agree completely! I have a very old Rocky mountain juniper that is mostly natural deadwood, and some would say reducing the deadwood would improve its quality. However, once the jins/shari is carved or reduced, the tree is changed forever, so I'm taking my time, too. Good luck,

Dave

28-Nov-2007	#10
lehket Sensei-in-Training (Very) Join Date: Jun-2006 Location: Baltimore Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 452	Bonhe, This is just a suggestion from a novice who's only seen a photo and not the real tree. That said, I might consider not just "bringing down the top a bit" but actually removing that whole branch leading to the apex. It seems a bit thick to me for something so high on the tree, and I think you may have better possibilities with some of the smaller stuff on the left. (Of course, you'll need to further develop and train that area if you do this.) If you don't like that suggestion, just toss it in the trash. Other than that and what others already said about the jin, I probably wouldn't change much at the moment. It's a beautiful tree. __________________ --Dale ---------- Co-author of Spiritual Telemetry, Host of Planet Baha'i and the Planet Baha'i Forum

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