jaja87
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Hello all, just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from Ontario Canada. Just got my hands on a shimpaku juniper that I repotted once I got home as it was severely root bound in a very small rock pot and in very compact potting soil. Planted in a mixture of akadama, pumice, hard fired clay aquarium substrate, activated charcoal (hard pebbles) and pine bark. So tempted to style and wire the tree but got advice to let it rest until next spring.
Also have a small Chinese elm, Fukien tea, hinoki cypress from rough nursery stock, tigerbark ficus, ficus Benjamina and a serissa all in the same substrate for a couple months and all are doing great.
My main love though is that shimpaku. My collection now feels complete.
I notice that the left bottom branch of the shimpaku is developed way more than the rest of the tree. There's some good branch structure but I feel like I'm going to have to cut it down to balance everything even though I hate having to do that.
Any styling advice or general advice is much appreciated
First pic is the shimpaku at the nursery in the small pot (I didn't like the angle they had it planted but loved the tree.
Second and third pic is after reporting and changing the angle. (I think it looks great on my balcony in the mist/fog)
Fourth pic is the underside of the left bottom branch. What do you guys think about having to cut it back? I feel that there's some good ramification going on there.
Also have a small Chinese elm, Fukien tea, hinoki cypress from rough nursery stock, tigerbark ficus, ficus Benjamina and a serissa all in the same substrate for a couple months and all are doing great.
My main love though is that shimpaku. My collection now feels complete.
I notice that the left bottom branch of the shimpaku is developed way more than the rest of the tree. There's some good branch structure but I feel like I'm going to have to cut it down to balance everything even though I hate having to do that.
Any styling advice or general advice is much appreciated
First pic is the shimpaku at the nursery in the small pot (I didn't like the angle they had it planted but loved the tree.
Second and third pic is after reporting and changing the angle. (I think it looks great on my balcony in the mist/fog)
Fourth pic is the underside of the left bottom branch. What do you guys think about having to cut it back? I feel that there's some good ramification going on there.
