Collected RMJ

[wsteinhoff]

I did a first styling and some clean up of this RMJ collected in May 2018 by Andy Smith estimated to be 90 years old. I got it at the USNBE that year. The past couple years I just let it be. It grew some last year and is growing again so I felt it was okay to do some minimal work on it to compact it and start moving it in the right direction. I will remove the long branch in the lower right eventually. The long branch on the far left in the first photo died; presumably from the stress of collection.

 

[sorce]

presumably from the stress of collection.

Cuz it didn't fit in a nice design!

Nice!

Sorce

 

[wsteinhoff]

Cuz it didn't fit in a nice design!

Nice!

Sorce

Right, it wouldn’t have remained anyways.

 

[Peter@Bonsainut2020]

Do you have RMJ for sale?

 

[wsteinhoff]

Had a rethink on the planting angle.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I honestly like it better as a slant, or semi-cascade. I would tilt it so the the lowest branch is not parallel to the ground, but I would not "go vertical". I'd try tilting just a degree or two further to the right to bring the lowest branch even lower, making a semi-cascade. Or I would tilt the tree slightly to the left, so the lowest branch is just barely above horizontal, and style the tree as a slanted or windswept style. Reaching out from a cliff face for light.

Its up to you, but fully vertical looks like any juniper from home depot. You loose the uniqueness and the appearance of age.