This time of the year is the best to work on California juniper for pruning, wiring, and cleaning the bark. I think it would be as same as other junipers.
Why do we need to clean the bark? To remove the comfortable zone from the insects that can hide beneath the bark. When I talk about bark removal here, it means the outer bark.
The California juniper, before working. It had a lot of long shoots
I used this excellent handy tool to remove the outer bark. You may ask your dentist to see if he/ she could give you this tool! I have many tools from my dentist ?. They are really good for detailed bonsai work!
It has 2 ends.
One end with its AP and lateral views accordingly
Other end with AP and lateral views accordingly
Because there 2 ends are rather sharp and thin, I can easily separate the outer bark from beneath and pull it either upward or downward. It is so easy and save me a lot of time !
After pruning the shots and cleaning the bark
Shari
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