unconventional juniper

[nuttiest]

My favorite tree right now. It doesn't speak the rules, but as an artist I want to be able to go to a group ofmy peers, put my tree down, walk away, and someone, without knowing I am there says "oh, grimes is here..."
that is the ultimate compliment and goal in every media I use.

 

[Eckhoffw]

I like it. Do you know what kind of juniper it is?

 

[nuttiest]

I think grey owl, the leaves are so big and floppy.

 

[Eckhoffw]

Sea green juniper perhaps. I think the attraction in in the question. What’s feeding this thing?

 

[Eckhoffw]

I think grey owl, the leaves are so big and floppy.

Ok. Thanks.
Yeah, a challenge for sure.

 

[nuttiest]

what do you mean feeding, the roots? not much I pretty much ruined all my stuff last year with florduhsoil and am getting around to repotting this year. Roots were sparse, but I am thankful most of the things I am repotting in bonsai soil are doing better

 

[TN_Jim]

sea green is chinensis typically scale foliage -even after being reduced (observed in the two I own and cared for nursery stock)

 

[TN_Jim]

I can grab a photo later today

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Grey owl is a Virginiana cultivar so very easy to produce juvenile foliage when you prune them

 

[HorseloverFat]

Very Cool!!!

With deadwood and trunk features like that..

even TRADITIONALLY, the only "Rules" you need to look out for is your green triangle..

That trunk's "non-conventional" appearance is a FEATURE... Just work your scale/taper and get your scalene rockin'.. and it will EXCEL visually.

I like it.

 

[HorseloverFat]

(I would simply suggest altering the angle and partially depth, next repot... it's "legs" are too "even", for MY eyes, and this could EASILY be tweaked and problem solved.)

 

[nuttiest]

We will see where the top goes... slow going since style last year. I can bury one trunk with extra pumice easily right now...
You are saying the left one?

 

[nuttiest]

I see it hlf. Then the vertical thing has to go... or be turned into chollawoooooood

 

[HorseloverFat]

If you went lower planting angle on the RIGHT side.. like leaning that way.. you could refine that point AND it would no longer be vertical..

I like that big deadwood, it'll look better at an angle. don't
86 it!

 

[nuttiest]

but there is dead wood all the way down on right I don't want it ground contact, unless that is not a big deal when you have pumice

 

[nuttiest]

never mind the photos need to be more close up and I will post later we will ponder it

 

[nuttiest]

If you went lower planting angle on the RIGHT side.. like leaning that way.. you could refine that point AND it would no longer be vertical..

I like that big deadwood, it'll look better at an angle. don't
86 it!

I painted live/dead more visible. It was easier to bring the left down, but it is more dramatic already.
Where would be a good spot for a branch on lower?

 

[Srt8madness]

Aw, I thought the original view sorta looked like the tree was flipping the bird at the viewer

 

[nuttiest]

Aw, I thought the original view sorta looked like the tree was flipping the bird at the viewer

you were supposed to see a peace sign, lol.

 

[AshleyMammal]

@nuttiest Sorry to bump (and steal) this thread; I love this little guy.

I have a couple of small and cheap junipers of unknown varieties but all have very similar big floppy foliage (both scale and needle), how will you/should I tackle it?

I know that not every variety will form lovely tight pads but what mitigation measures should I be using? Grow out until lignified? Wire whilst still this green/young?