Juniperus Sabina - nebari

[BonPiotr]

Hey,
it’s pretty early for this, but nonetheless i’m already thinking about repotting my nursery stock juniperus sabina tamariscifoglia next spring.

Currently it’s sitting in plastic pot in which i bought it. I have pruned it and wired it to look more like semi-cascade style, which i’m going for. It has few things to develop in following years, but i think the most important for now are:
- nebari, which i can start forming with next
- trunk thickness

I’m thinking about one sided nebari with exposed roots to make it look like crooked over precipice due to heavy wind. What techniques can i use to acommplish that? Is ebihara method ( but with slanted board base) good for it or it is method only for decidous trees and radial nebari? Should I remove many roots as i heard that junipers don’t like heavy root work? When it is the best time to do this, late winter/early spring?

Currently tree looks like this, i plan to bend and compact it more later (i didnt want to stress tree too much, because this was my first wiring). Dont kill me, im just a newbie

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Junipers produce new roots from their trunks if they are exposed to moisture. It's what those warts on the trunk are: primordial roots.
Not sure if a ebihara method would work, but you can always give it a try! I know some people have planted junipers on tiles, and that worked out just fine.

The best time to repot junipers is late spring.
Keep in mind that the tamariscifolia can produce needle foliage when pruned too hard. It can take up to three years before it turns back to normal plated/scale foliage. This makes it difficult to work with, especially because it's a sabina, and sabina produce a compound called sabinol. It itches like crazy.

 

[BonPiotr]

Junipers produce new roots from their trunks if they are exposed to moisture. It's what those warts on the trunk are: primordial roots.
Not sure if a ebihara method would work, but you can always give it a try! I know some people have planted junipers on tiles, and that worked out just fine.

The best time to repot junipers is late spring.
Keep in mind that the tamariscifolia can produce needle foliage when pruned too hard. It can take up to three years before it turns back to normal plated/scale foliage. This makes it difficult to work with, especially because it's a sabina, and sabina produce a compound called sabinol. It itches like crazy.

Oh my god! So that’s why i feel itchy and allergic every time i work with - even christmas tree does it to me I have used gloves when pruning and wiring, it was fine

When I was pruning I had removed unwanted secondary branches and few little branches growing upwards and downwards, so far I see new growth is normal

Is it a good idea to cover base of trunk with plenty of moss to give it moisture and propagate root growth this way?

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

I wouldn't do a lot with moss right now. It's been in that pot for at least a year and the soil is organic. There is a big chance you'll find some radial root base in there when you repot next year.