JesusFreak
Shohin
So this one has been neglected for quite some time. It doesn’t have the greatest root ball and it’s very spindly. What’s the first steps I should take besides cleaning out the under growth? 
Old nursery juniper
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Would U please remove that leaf! Lol!
Sorce
Sorce
JesusFreak
Shohin
Awww man. Ok sure. First things first lol
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
That ....knob end....needs to be seen properly to make the right decisions.
It could have the only taper, or knob out. Which would make a drastic change in the entire decision making process for me.
Sorce
It could have the only taper, or knob out. Which would make a drastic change in the entire decision making process for me.
Sorce
JesusFreak
Shohin
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
Nice Juni!
I, also, reacted with a “whaaa?” at the leaf at first glance.
Ooooh there’s a FEW really interesting “ways to go” from a design standpoint.
Pending decisions of this character often FORCE indecisiveness.
I wish you (and your plant) the best.. whichever way you end up leaning.
JesusFreak
Shohin
Nice Juni!
I, also, reacted with a “whaaa?” at the leaf at first glance.
Ooooh there’s a FEW really interesting “ways to go” from a design standpoint.
Pending decisions of this character often FORCE indecisiveness.
I wish you (and your plant) the best.. whichever way you end up leaning.
Well I’d like to get your take
JesusFreak
Shohin
Should I go ahead and report it and put some fish emulsion and kelp on it to get its feet back under it ? Not much I can do until it gets some more compact growth going. Or am I wrong ?
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
This sounds like a great plan! Safer is normally never worse..
If you are concerned about him/her “standing on its own legs”... recovery time is probably wise. (However, I am not versed with Junipers)..
I remember when seeking (vaguely) similar information regarding one of mine (definitely not THIS cool... like at ALL... embarrassing to bring it up in THIS trees thread), this was the basic information i was given. (Regarding cleaning out, first steps on the piece of nursery material)
Someone with more applicable wisdom will be able to confirm/deny this.
Aaaand, “Hell yeah, Fish Emulsion”
Squirrel7t7
Yamadori
"Knob end" and "Knob out" have totally different meanings round our way....
HorseloverFat
Squarepants with Conkers
"Knob end" and "Knob out" have totally different meanings round our way....
I believe i’ve seen, “knob polish”... in a tin!
Squirrel7t7
Yamadori
That's this years secret santa gift sorted.
I know a few knob polishers at work.haha
Seriously tho..i thought "Knub" was the politically correct Bonsai official term?..Like Knub cutters.
or is that just marketing in Europe to avoid the innuendo..hmm
I know a few knob polishers at work.hahaSeriously tho..i thought "Knub" was the politically correct Bonsai official term?..Like Knub cutters.
or is that just marketing in Europe to avoid the innuendo..hmm
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
"Knob end" and "Knob out" have totally different meanings round our way....
I was just asking, I think it was @ConorDash about knob end! Lol, because the bikers in the UK use it a lot on Motomadness!
I swear to God I thought he meant Polish, like sausage, then you got to talking about Santa, and I was sure he meant Sausage cuz I asked Santa for Polish sausage one year when i was ....young enough to believe in Santa still!
Apologies @JesusFreak
Sorce
Squirrel7t7
Yamadori
Do you know what species of juniper it is?..I have a squamata or blue star juniper that looks similar. Mine is really slow growing and i wouldn't advise taking a lot of foliage away at the same time as major root work or repotting. I would do one or the other this year then wait until next spring. I made that mistake and the tree just stagnated and didnt do anything for months after. I lost a couple of branches and the needles lost that deep green/blue healthy colour..
its picked up now but i thought it wasn't going to make it at one point.
Mine also had a small rootball so im guessing its common to the species...maybe repotting into something smaller then waiting a few months before styling could be an option?
JesusFreak
Shohin
Pretty sure it’s proc nana. I just cleaned it up a tad and put it in a grow pot. Will let it get healthy and do some major work come spring
Squirrel7t7
Yamadori
Yeah im pretty sure they mean Polish as in..shoe shine polish...hahaI was just asking, I think it was @ConorDash about knob end! Lol, because the bikers in the UK use it a lot on Motomadness!
I swear to God I thought he meant Polish, like sausage, then you got to talking about Santa, and I was sure he meant Sausage cuz I asked Santa for Polish sausage one year when i was ....young enough to believe in Santa still!
Apologies @JesusFreak
Sorce
Im trying to keep this clean but your not helping bringing sausages into the equation
Squirrel7t7
Yamadori
They use it in real life too when you cut them up at a junction...I was just asking, I think it was @ConorDash about knob end! Lol, because the bikers in the UK use it a lot on Motomadness!
I swear to God I thought he meant Polish, like sausage, then you got to talking about Santa, and I was sure he meant Sausage cuz I asked Santa for Polish sausage one year when i was ....young enough to believe in Santa still!
Apologies @JesusFreak
Sorce
Japonicus
Masterpiece
...do we have to wait till Spring to see it, or hear any of the details like root work, soil...
or was that back post #5 end of June?
JesusFreak
Shohin
I didn’t do much to the roots. Ive heard juniper roots don’t like to be disturbed that much. I also want to have some nice Jin features so I’m trying to think about that in the process as well.
Squirrel7t7
Yamadori
Looking good. You got lots of options for creating jin there too. Will be interesting to see
what direction you choose.
what direction you choose.
