HENDO
Shohin
My question is this - is there any benefit to jinning a branch slowly rather than quickly? By slowly I mean reducing foliage over time, and then finally stripping the bark a few days or weeks later? By quickly I mean removing all foliage and bark in the same session, as you typically see in instructional videos/tutorials.
I suppose the obvious advantage to jinning quickly is being able to remove the bark more easily.
I'm asking because I saw this slow method being mentioned elsewhere and wanted to see if there was any substance to it. Perhaps this is good for developed junipers with mature foliage, to prevent juvenile foliage from appearing when jinning quickly?
I have a large branch on this developed prostrata juniper which I would like to jin, in fact the entire right side, and am curious to see if I should take my time with it.
This juniper won 2nd Place and People's Choice Award in the 2020 Houston Bonsai Society Fall Show, and one of the major critique suggestions was to eliminate the right side and go for more of a bunjin style. The more I look at this juniper, the more it makes sense to do so.
Thanks in advance and looking forward to the feedback.
-HENDO
I suppose the obvious advantage to jinning quickly is being able to remove the bark more easily.
I'm asking because I saw this slow method being mentioned elsewhere and wanted to see if there was any substance to it. Perhaps this is good for developed junipers with mature foliage, to prevent juvenile foliage from appearing when jinning quickly?
I have a large branch on this developed prostrata juniper which I would like to jin, in fact the entire right side, and am curious to see if I should take my time with it.
This juniper won 2nd Place and People's Choice Award in the 2020 Houston Bonsai Society Fall Show, and one of the major critique suggestions was to eliminate the right side and go for more of a bunjin style. The more I look at this juniper, the more it makes sense to do so.
Thanks in advance and looking forward to the feedback.
-HENDO