recent chinese juniper

[sam]

sharing some pictures of a XXL shimpaku

best wishes, sam

 

[Poink88]

Wow, that is awesome!!!!

 

[edprocoat]

Dam Sam, tell the truth you stole that from some Japanese master or a museum. That's a seriously beautiful Shimp man.

ed

 

[Neli]

Very nice!
You need to compact the pads and bring the foliage a bit closer to the trunk.
I can see you are going with more naturalistic style with it. I am more traditional.
I would love to see where you take it from Now.

 

[nathanbs]

Very nice!
You need to compact the pads and bring the foliage a bit closer to the trunk.
I can see you are going with more naturalistic style with it. I am more traditional.
I would love to see where you take it from Now.

I think he may have just gotten it. Yes it needs to be "crushed" in my opinion

 

[Neli]

One more thing. The tree has a fantastic ravaged trunk...but the crown is just too symmetrical.
Junipers come from harsh conditions in the mountains. They are supposed to show that...and the best way to that is to unbalance the tree.
Make one of the first primary branches longer than the other.

 

[iant]

Wow that's beautiful

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Nice trunk on that one...looks like a roller coaster!

 

[twisted trees]

sharing some pictures of a XXL shimpaku

best wishes, sam

Is that a phoenix graft?

 

[discusmike]

I really like this one.

 

[Paradox]

Simply beautiful

 

[sam]

I think he may have just gotten it. Yes it needs to be "crushed" in my opinion

maybe in a year or so, the tree will be healthy and solid in the pot. plenty of time to visualize how the "new " tree should look.

best wishes, sam

 

[sam]

Is that a phoenix graft?

nope

best wishes, sam

 

[bonsai barry]

Sorry about that twisted and knotted trunk, you've done a great job other than that.

 

[GrimLore]

I for one disagree with the naysayers. That specimen is very nice and can be "great" in a few simple steps and a short amount of time. I know you have the ability and the time so I am happy that specimen has a home with a great owner

Grimmy

 

[nathanbs]

I for one disagree with the naysayers. That specimen is very nice and can be "great" in a few simple steps and a short amount of time. I know you have the ability and the time so I am happy that specimen has a home with a great owner

Grimmy

I don't believe there are any naysayers. Everyone is complimenting how amazing the tree is. I think Neli didn't realize that the tree needs to recover first before beginning the design phase

 

[sam]

I don't believe there are any naysayers. Everyone is complimenting how amazing the tree is. I think Neli didn't realize that the tree needs to recover first before beginning the design phase

right on, nathan.

the tree was repotted on 1/24, so it'll be awhile before any hands on occurs. this tree is stock material, grown for bonsai, but not styled in any particular way at this point. I just posted the results of work on another shimpaku which I believe follows neli's suggestions of how a a "traditional" juniper might look.

best wishes, sam

 

[wireme]

Exciting material! Very cool. Is this one of those field grown junipers from Taiwan?

 

[sam]

yes

best wishes, sam

 

[Neli]

sharing some pictures of a XXL shimpaku

best wishes, sam

I don't believe there are any naysayers. Everyone is complimenting how amazing the tree is. I think Neli didn't realize that the tree needs to recover first before beginning the design phase

right on, nathan.

the tree was repotted on 1/24, so it'll be awhile before any hands on occurs. this tree is stock material, grown for bonsai, but not styled in any particular way at this point. I just posted the results of work on another shimpaku which I believe follows neli's suggestions of how a a "traditional" juniper might look.

best wishes, sam

I could not have known that any way from the first post. And what I wrote is just observations for the future.
Good luck Sum. Lovely material to work on. I am just surpised that more growers dont do them like that in The USA.