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26-Aug-2005
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Paul Berish
 
Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: north shore of Lake Superior
Country: Minnesota
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shohin San Jose Juniper
Off the bat, I want to say that I am not sure if I am a fan of the San Jose juniper. From what I know, it is always a tree with juvi and mature foliage. And to really "convince" as a bonsai ya must choose between the two to keep.
That said, here is a SJ that I have and let grow out all year. I am unsure of the current position and was hoping some feedback would come from you all about this tree. Not much taper. Good trunkline. Healthy. I could just pinch back and develop some pads, but again, my current position on it's current position is in the air. What do you think I should do. Leave it as is and pinch back? Replant in a different position? If so, what would you do? Paul
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28-Aug-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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Paul,
I do not own any San jose so I cannot comment on the foliage. As for the taper though. I was talking with the owner of the Bonsai House (sorry I forget her name) while showing her a photo of my latest juniper penjing. I asked her what she would do differently. She said the only problem that she saw was the lack of taper. I said yeah that is the problem with junipers. She said the problem is that most people cannot chop off most of the trunk (read won't). I too have trouble with this, next year I will try to airlayer a procumbins that I have the same problem with. I would use the 2nd picture and use the smaller branch sticking up and to the right as you new leader. Chop everything behind (leaving a back branch) and re-grow from there. That will create movement and taper. Newt
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28-Aug-2005
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San Jose Junipers are not among my favorite for the same reasons. I prefer the juvenile foliage, the adult foliage is too coarse. As to this tree, unless you want to make a very small bonsai of it the trunk is too small to be interesting. However a shohin or mame is a possibility if you want to cut the tree back severely. This too would encourage the juvenile foliage.
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28-Aug-2005
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Join Date: Jun-2002
Location: Hudson, FL
Country: USA
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San Jose Junipers
Greetings Paul,
Regarding the San Jose Junipers I have found through personal experience that it takes one of these a long time to develop character. I have quite a few of them and when they get some size and age on them (10 years or more) the trunks get very dramatic looking. I have one that I started from a cutting nearly 30 years ago and it didn't really look like anything until it was 10. I also have a cutting from this tree that is now over 20 years old and just put it in a bonsai pot this spring. Regular trunk chops while they are growing will give you good taper. I try to buy them (because, really, who has that kind of time?) in at least a 3 gallon container. They are usually 8 to 10 years old by then and have a lot of interesting things going on. The foliage is what it is though. If you don't like it, you just don't. Try to find some larger stock to look at and see where this might go. best wishes susieq |
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