Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Prostrata Juniper
In 2012 the Fresno Bonsai Society had its yearly show. One of its members was moving and had bought this prostrata juniper that was left over from a GSBF convention workshop. He donated it to the club as a silent auction piece and no one wanted it. I placed a bid of 100.00 on it and figured it would be out bid soon and it stayed all day. I took the tree home and since it was already in a pot I just put it on the benches in the back.
In 2014 the tree had bushed out all over the place and at this point the tree looked silly being so thin and tall. It was a good effort but the wrong style for this trunk.
Something had to be done. I know...cut off all the branches except at the top and then style it as bunjin?
Make a few jins...
Now..I have to deal with this big branch. It needs to be bent down...alot! Si I drill a couple holes in a clamp so I can wire it to the trunk and branch so it won't slip off and start pulling the trigger. I bring it into place and wire it there.
In 2012 the Fresno Bonsai Society had its yearly show. One of its members was moving and had bought this prostrata juniper that was left over from a GSBF convention workshop. He donated it to the club as a silent auction piece and no one wanted it. I placed a bid of 100.00 on it and figured it would be out bid soon and it stayed all day. I took the tree home and since it was already in a pot I just put it on the benches in the back.
In 2014 the tree had bushed out all over the place and at this point the tree looked silly being so thin and tall. It was a good effort but the wrong style for this trunk.
Something had to be done. I know...cut off all the branches except at the top and then style it as bunjin?
Make a few jins...
Now..I have to deal with this big branch. It needs to be bent down...alot! Si I drill a couple holes in a clamp so I can wire it to the trunk and branch so it won't slip off and start pulling the trigger. I bring it into place and wire it there.