Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
Did some early Summer maintenance on some shimpaku today.
An attempt at Shohin sized literati style
I feel it is still a bit too dense for good literati but it is still growing out of the juvenile foliage after a hard chop last year so I don't want to remove too much yet.
Plans to remove the lowest part of the drop branch and some of the middle rear branch at some stage. Apex also needs tidying up but there's still quite a lot of juvenile there.
Semi-cascade, also shohin size.
The main trunk curls in a complete circle before heading up to the apex.
The next tree is one of the earlier attempts at twisted trunk style juniper.
Trunk shari looks OK but I feel it's a bit too tall at around 40cm.
Any thoughts from the forum on possible restyle options?
I know how difficult it is to design from 2D photos so maybe these shots from other directions might help with ideas.
An attempt at Shohin sized literati style
I feel it is still a bit too dense for good literati but it is still growing out of the juvenile foliage after a hard chop last year so I don't want to remove too much yet.
Plans to remove the lowest part of the drop branch and some of the middle rear branch at some stage. Apex also needs tidying up but there's still quite a lot of juvenile there.
Semi-cascade, also shohin size.
The main trunk curls in a complete circle before heading up to the apex.
The next tree is one of the earlier attempts at twisted trunk style juniper.
Trunk shari looks OK but I feel it's a bit too tall at around 40cm.
Any thoughts from the forum on possible restyle options?
I know how difficult it is to design from 2D photos so maybe these shots from other directions might help with ideas.
