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  1. justBonsai

    First time styling -- thoughts on finishing touches on this juniper?

    Not necessarily, but you can shorten it or bend the branches of that trunk to the left as well which will suggest movement to the left.
  2. justBonsai

    First time styling -- thoughts on finishing touches on this juniper?

    Welcome to the journey! Bonsai is a deep and can be incredibly enriching art. The first step is just to get started and work on material, so congrats on the making the move. There is a lot involved in the makings of a bonsai. To simplify it we can break down bonsai art in 2 aspects. 1)...
  3. justBonsai

    Progression: RMJ Bolt

    It's generous to share what you bought your tree for--of course no one is entitled to know how you spend your money and there is no obligation to share. Generally pricing on bonsai can be complicated, but the simplest way to look at it, is that you are buying time. Trees take time to cultivate...
  4. justBonsai

    Progression: RMJ Bolt

    The Jcross pots look pretty nice. I think paired well it looks cool. An unrelated comment about weight though, are old school practioners who plant their trees in pure DG. I hate that and it makes pots so damn heavy. If you don't plan on moving the tree much or will use equipment everytime you...
  5. justBonsai

    Literati Style Penjing - Shimpaku

    What book was this?
  6. justBonsai

    Progression: RMJ Bolt

    Yeah! Give it a try and see how it develops in your area. One of the "retired" professionals in my area, John Wang, had many nice rmj's that be bought from Randy Knight and would develop for customers. There were a lot of amazing trees, unfortunately they just did not seem to age well with the...
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    Progression: RMJ Bolt

    Would you consider graft attempting it again? 😀 Personal thoughts on rmj. 1) There are definitely preferred micro-climates where rmj grows hardier with healthier and more compact foliage. I am based in LA county, rmj here can grow healthy but its finicky and the slightest mishap or lack of...
  8. justBonsai

    Is bonsai getting harder?

    A lot of great topics to discuss! My previous comment was speaking from personal experience. I am commenting on actually the "delayed" gratification group that seek more expedited work despite it setting back the tree's future. But I think this may be less so from being impatient but rather...
  9. justBonsai

    Is bonsai getting harder?

    I suppose that is also true and it depends on your bias and perspective. I have felt that in general people are seeking faster gratification which is also seen in the modern professional bonsai market, where it is more favorable to do transformations and spaghetti wiring to show a great image...
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    Is bonsai getting harder?

    Wow great thread! I am usually a lurker, bnutter of past, but a lot of well thought out intellectual comments. I think about this topic, as well as the future of bonsai in the US often because I am "newer generation" bonsai professional. I started in 2014, and joined this forum in 2015. When I...
  11. justBonsai

    Shimpaku junipers are not sargentii

    A few things wrong here. First of all the romanization of Japanese phonetic components is romanji--english spelling of hiragana (katakana is same but used for "borrowed" words). There is no "m" spelling. Its just for the english speaking demographic shimpaku is easier to pronounce then shinpaku...
  12. justBonsai

    Green Atlas Cedar

    Yep, that was after my initial full wiring to set the pad structure and shape. But right now several areas need to grow out before I follow up with a second refinement wiring. Giving the tree a finished look right now will be purely superficial, just to make it look nice.
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    Green Atlas Cedar

    Progression of a multi-trunked green atlas cedar. Originally this tree was grown by Seiji Shiba, a Northern California hobbyist. I acquired the tree in 2020 from Peter Tea who had been nursing the tree back to health. The back trunk at one point almost died and several sub apices look to have...
  14. justBonsai

    Pacific Bonsai Expo, Oakland CA, November 12-13, 2022

    I will be attending the full weekend! Really excited for this show. Thanks to Jonas and Eric for putting this together--see everyone there.
  15. justBonsai

    Washington Hawthorne

    Unfortunately no, before I went to Japan I sold or gave away the majority of my trees. This one is with a new owner
  16. justBonsai

    Shohin Ficus from Cutting

    Tigerbark ficus, purchased as a $10 mallsai (2 year old rooted cutting) in 2014, developed over the last 8 years into it's current form. Tree was in a bonsai pot last year, branches were then eaten by squirrels. I returned it to a grow pot to develop the nebari more as well as to focus on better...
  17. justBonsai

    Juniperus Procumbens "Nana" + I'm back

    Hi Nutter Friends, I used to frequent the boards a lot, but between a job and now professional bonsai pursuits I am an infrequent lurker. I'm beginning to travel and do a lot more bonsai work, so I wanted to emerge from hiding. I've mainly been posting on Facebook and Instagram, but I also have...
  18. justBonsai

    Large Winged Elm

    I airlayered both trunks. Unfortunately the main one died, but I have the smaller one which is developing into something like a raft. The main trunk is still in the pot, it'll be allowed to grow freely this year and ground layered later.
  19. justBonsai

    My pomegranate collection

    Nice old pomegrantes @bonhe! If you ever need to get rid of some let me know ;)
  20. justBonsai

    Atlas Cedar... with apex moving away!!!

    Great to see! Normally I'm not on forums so much anymore, but I was tested positive for covid and had to quarantine! I had just received the results of a second confirmation test today that said the result was negative 🤔. Not sure what to make of it, but more time inside than usual.
  21. justBonsai

    Atlas Cedar... with apex moving away!!!

    Hey Adair, How's it going? I recently acquired a very nice multi trunk atlas cedar I will repot and style later in 2021. It's also a green. As you mention it's hard to gauge the tree strictly from photos. I take your word for it that the current "back" is the better front--it is more open and...
  22. justBonsai

    Pot School

    Yes! Maeoka-san is a very hardworking and talented individual. I've seen his pots in person and they're very clean.
  23. justBonsai

    GRAY OAK (QUERCUS GRISEA)

    Only saw it along its journey as it passed through Chicago! Great to see it progress. Super cool oak!
  24. justBonsai

    GRAY OAK (QUERCUS GRISEA)

    This looks great Sergio! I'm happy that this oak was able to thrive in your climate.
  25. justBonsai

    Back Stateside

    Chinese elm is fairly fast to develop. I like to use a combination of pot growing and ground growing for different cycles of sacrifice running and branch development. If your intention is to create a shohin I do not like exclusively using ground growing--it produces internode sizes that are too...
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