Nybonsai12
Masterpiece
Looking to get ideas on this one. Not much to work with, but my initial thought is to get rid of the right branch, maybe develop the left branch into a slant style? Will probably just let it grow this year.
The structure of the tree may provide a challenge since it has such a large "V" between the two main branches which creates two areas of interest instead of one.
How bendable are these branches? I've never worked on one of these.
Looks like it's in terrible soil. Maybe just do a partial bareroot and get it in better bonsai soil so that you can fert. the hell out of it?
Thanks for the thought and probably a good idea. .
I've never worked on one of these either so i'm not sure how far I would be able to push it with bending.
Hi Ny.. A while back, I saw a picture demo by Dan Robinson. He had a bunch of young, whip like trees. All had small root balls. If I remember correctly, he grafted them on the tree by a different method. He planted the whips in the soil around the tree and then ran them up the trunk. The grafts had their own root balls buried in the soil. I imagine that eventually, not only did the grafts adhere to the tree, but the small roots from the whips basically became part of the host trees root ball. I do not recall what species he used. I think the tree was larger than your tree.
I suppose that you could get a couple of whips and maybe do this method grafting them up along the back of this tree. Then when they take, you can pull them where ever you want. I do not know how much original foliage you would be able to safely cut a way after it is all done. However, if the whips match. You might be able to work with all of it. Also, as previously mentioned, I think this might be a prostrata juniper.
Rob
Also looks like its just about ready to turn that inside out.
Do you intend to make some Dead wood from those nubs at the bottom?