Itoigawa juniper Stock

[Orion_metalhead]

Amazing. Needs some separation in the apex to my eyes.

This coming from someone who would not be able to perform said apex separation themselves out of inconpetence. Lol

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Amazing. Needs some separation in the apex to my eyes.

Agreed. If it grows well this year, I’ll probably get a little aggressive with fall work.

 

[bonsaiwood]

Enjoyed dipping into this entire progression. Amazing to see the transformation of an ordinary piece of nursery material into something truly outstanding. Living proof that it can be done!

 

[rollwithak]

Maybe. But it’s staying for now for several reasons:
1. I like the reminder of the original stock I received from Brent.
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2. It can only be removed once.
3. The tree could be a little too “vanilla” without a characteristic that is a little different, memorable, or even controversial.
4. The Jin extends from the soil all the way to the top on the back side, so it would be difficult to find an appropriate point to break it off. Traditionally, Jin that extends outside the profile of the foliage and sets a limit beyond which the foliage should not extend. Here is a shot of the back of the tree:
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The back is super sexy too.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Cleaning it up for the spring show. It’s not in stellar shape, but it looks pretty good.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Ended up not showing it last month, and noticed last night when shooting the assassin bug hanging out on it, that it had gotten rather bushy again. Today, it got another haircut…had to relocate the bug who was still there today.


Before and after:

 

[phongtien1996]

Ended up not showing it last month, and noticed last night when shooting the assassin bug hanging out on it, that it had gotten rather bushy again. Today, it got another haircut…had to relocate the bug who was still there today.
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Before and after:
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Hi BVF,

Great tree!
Are you planning to extend the shari over incoming years or keep it in current state? As I can see the Japanese tend to turn the whole trunk to shari left alone thin live veins.
Will the trunk thicken up in bonsai pot?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Hi BVF,

Great tree!
Are you planning to extend the shari over incoming years or keep it in current state? As I can see the Japanese tend to turn the whole trunk to shari left alone thin live veins.
Will the trunk thicken up in bonsai pot?

Thanks.

I will probably widen it a little more now that it has started to close in, but not much. The back of the trunk is all Shari to the ground, so I don’t want to be too aggressive on the front, even though it looks like it could handle it. Traditionally, you want the live vein to be visible going into the ground, and to have it showing on at least one side of the tree.

The trunk has thickened up a little in the pot, but not much, especially considering how much it has been worked over the years and the Shari is on the backside which limits the areas it can thicken. The base is actually pretty flared, but it is planted just a little deep.