This is a Shimpaku I received from Brent at http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/. Ridiculously nice material. I just have to hope I can manage to bring out its potential. I did initial work on this at the workshop Chris was kind enough to host recently. Chris was a fantastic host and it was very nice to meet up and pick his brain along with Frank Kroeker from Sonlight Nursery plus all the other guys who attended.
Initial work consisted of cleaning up the bark and removing unneeded/unwanted foliage and discussing possible future directions of the tree. I recently repotted into a cheap but large (approximately 10"w X 6"d X 4"h) mica pot, wiring it in tight and using a mix Chris was kind enough to send home with me.
No wire yet, the plan is to bring it back down next year after it's had a year to recover in its new home. Plans are in the works (I believe) for Michael Hagedorn to do a workshop and we decided it would be best to let someone with his level of expertise decide what can and what can't be arranged into a future design.
It's been said before and I'm sure it'll be said many times again but I really don't think the pictures do it justice. Some before and after pics.
Initial work consisted of cleaning up the bark and removing unneeded/unwanted foliage and discussing possible future directions of the tree. I recently repotted into a cheap but large (approximately 10"w X 6"d X 4"h) mica pot, wiring it in tight and using a mix Chris was kind enough to send home with me.
No wire yet, the plan is to bring it back down next year after it's had a year to recover in its new home. Plans are in the works (I believe) for Michael Hagedorn to do a workshop and we decided it would be best to let someone with his level of expertise decide what can and what can't be arranged into a future design.
It's been said before and I'm sure it'll be said many times again but I really don't think the pictures do it justice. Some before and after pics.
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