Shimpaku whips

[DaveV]

I recently purchased some small shimpaku for a forest planting. I finished with four small whips left over. I don't want to make another forest. Any styling suggestions with these small guys. Thanks!

DaveV.

 

[Klytus]

They look kind of exciting,especially the rightmost.

 

[irene_b]

Why not do a penjing?

 

[yenling83]

wire them and stick them in the ground.

 

[Kirk]

I would take advantage of their flexibility by wiring them, crunching them down and letting them grow. You can then work on some shari/jin to create some of the really interesting shimpaku with lots of wiggle and movement in a compact little tree.

Kirk

 

[Bill S]

Graft them onto a San Jose.

 

[jkd2572]

I know it's been a while, but were did you buy these whips?

 

[fore]

They were easy to find last yr on ebay. I currently don't see any.

 

[KennedyMarx]

Brent at Evergreen Gardenworks sells whips in four inch pots.

 

[MrFancyPlants]

Tanuki? Just an Idea.

 

[october]

I know this is an old thread and the op probably did something with these long ago. However, maybe do something a little different with an old idea. The yamadori radical twisting and bending idea. Do that, but maybe use 2-3 whips, all twisted and wrapped around each other. Seems like the root balls are very small on these. You could probably get 3 of them in a small pot. Might have something very nice in about 5 years.

Rob