Rough Styling of Common Junipers

Reed

I finally have had some time to work on some of my trees this summer. They are both common junipers. The bunjin was collected two years ago. The semi-cascade three years ago. This is the first time they have been touched other than the removal of two dead branches low on the bunjin. There has been no detail wiring done just a rough first styling. Comments? Pot suggestions?

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lele

Those look nice. With only 1 styling?! They must have been perfect little subjects. Can I ask where you found them?( You could give a vauge answer , -like "my backyard" or "California" if you want)

Reed

The first one was certainly an exception with collected material in that it created a somewhat pleasing look right away. They were collected in a field about 45 minutes from my home near Cleveland.

lele

A field, huh?- that's cool! I would have thought a rocky cliff or something.

zen

Very nice stylings. The more I see nice junies like these the more I want to try another one,...thing is I live in the woods, so i'd have to grow it down the street here at my folks place,...but hey, it could well be worth it.
Thanks for sharing , and for the inspiration.

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rschlafer

I like them!!!

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bwaynef

I really like the bunjin/literati. It has good movement and looks to have branching in pretty good locations. I'd probably remove the low branch on the right (about halfway up the trunk, coming from the inside of a curve, ...right across from the low left branch.)

It looks really good as is. You'll have a stunner in a year or two.


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WF

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Staselwood

Reed, Nice looking trees, once you really get in there and wire it all for a season or two those will top notch... I have done several junipers and the ones that i have done the very detailed wiring to reach a finer picture very quick. I have also left them in the larger containers as long as i can, that way it minimizes the stress with the fine wiring. Good luck and keep snaping the pictures.

I have collected with a friend several large junipers last year that have a lot of potential like those. You said you collected them two years ago, did you put them in bonsai soil right away or the natural soil they came in?

oh yea, since you are in the area, (well at least the same state), we should hook up some time. Come down and visit my nursery.

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Reed

bwaynef,
"I'd probably remove the low branch on the right"
I was thinking about doing this very thing but I thought I would let it sit for a year to decide. No hurry to cut off what I cant put back on. Also, I need to adjust that bottom left foliage pad down a bit.

Staselwood,
It is amazing the difference that detail wiring makes. I will let them rest for the remainder of the year and maybe re-wire them next year. I repotted them into bonsai soil (Lava, pumice, turface, haydite) right away. I left any field soil that was worked deep into the roots but these junipers respond very well to inorganic soil, fertilizer and lots of water. I will remove the remaing field soil at the next repotting. Both of these junipers have already filled their containers with fine new feeder roots.

Where is Hanover Ohio? I am up by Cleveland.