This is one of the treasures I brought home from the Nationals. Another Doug Paul castoff:
It’s likely grafted on JBP roots, but I can’t see an obvious grafting scar. The reason I think do is the trunk is JWP juvenile, but the exposed roots are showing flaky bark, which is more typical of JBP.
Neagri JWP Semicascade is one style I don’t own, or didn’t, and they’re relatively rare here. My friend John Kirby has a nice one, so since he’s a lot smarter than me, and does better bonsai than me, I figure that following his lead is a safe bet!
Anyway, I’ll post up progress pictures.
This JWP is more of the typical blue-ish JWP, with needles 3/4 inch to an inch long. The Zuisho had much smaller 1/4 to 1/2 inch needles.
And before anyone feels compelled to say it, yes, it looks leggy. We’ll see how well I can deal with it!
It’s likely grafted on JBP roots, but I can’t see an obvious grafting scar. The reason I think do is the trunk is JWP juvenile, but the exposed roots are showing flaky bark, which is more typical of JBP.
Neagri JWP Semicascade is one style I don’t own, or didn’t, and they’re relatively rare here. My friend John Kirby has a nice one, so since he’s a lot smarter than me, and does better bonsai than me, I figure that following his lead is a safe bet!
Anyway, I’ll post up progress pictures.
This JWP is more of the typical blue-ish JWP, with needles 3/4 inch to an inch long. The Zuisho had much smaller 1/4 to 1/2 inch needles.
And before anyone feels compelled to say it, yes, it looks leggy. We’ll see how well I can deal with it!