Juniper restyling

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This is where I started. Shimpaku 20 yrs old 8C6A20F5-C062-458B-8DA3-E0EBC5ADBA3A.jpeg
Find a new front and angle2C1A02B6-5C63-45CA-9600-3C8B343E34D7.jpeg
Chop off a few branches
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Start wiring
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Finished for now. Repot next. Considering taking off lowest right branch, which is in back. Or reduce it, and move it further to the back.
 

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Considering taking off lowest right branch, which is in back

Very nice tree. I like the shari you added.
Have you considered making that left branch drop more? If you decide to cut the right branch, a drop branch could be a nice feature. Especially with a slender trunk like this one.
 

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Here is tree after repot. Planting angle needs to be a bit more left. Due to root ball, this is as far as I felt I could in smaller, shallower pot. Ultimate pot size should decrease as well, maybe a drum? As it grows, will increase length of left branches and decrease right, to emphasize movement to left.
 

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You've done a nice job. You're fairly new here, but I assume you have experience in bonsai? This is not the work of a newbie.

I agree a round pot would fit this tree well in the future. Perhaps something a bit more feminine than a drum?
 

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You've done a nice job. You're fairly new here, but I assume you have experience in bonsai? This is not the work of a newbie.

I agree a round pot would fit this tree well in the future. Perhaps something a bit more feminine than a drum?




...joined 2011....and apparently has some nice material!!! :cool:
 

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I have a nice Sara Rayner round which could work, but too small for now. I share a pic later. It has a brown/red finish which will go nice with shrimp bark, after its cleaned and brushed down.

You are right, not new to bonsai. Post sparingly. Trying to post more. This tree is the bottom of the collection, one last gasp to try to make something marginal worth keeping!
 

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You are right, not new to bonsai. Post sparingly. Trying to post more. This tree is the bottom of the collection, one last gasp to try to make something marginal worth keeping!
I'd be glad to take it off your hands if you're not in love with it :)
 

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Here is the round pot I thought would best fit the tree visually. It was put to a family vote, and the current oval pot won. My boys thought the lip of the pot complimented the tree better. It was a good thing, as I didn’t think I could jam the root ball into to round, which is more shallow and would be tough to accommodate the planting angle change.
 

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One season later for this little juniper. Lightened up foliage, defined branch structure where possible. Removed large, lowest branch, seen at right. 14” from soil.

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May try to get into more suitable pot this year.
 

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Really loving all the trees you are sharing With us!
 

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It’s a busy time of year, numerous repots, spring cut back, etc. Now it’s time to wait and see all those little deciduous leaves come out!
 
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