Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Ok, I got a rosemary, a Stone Pine, and a Blue Point Juniper. I'm cautiously optimistic.
Bonsaidoorguy's little Christmas tree entry.
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Atom#28
Chumono
Nice trunk on that Rosemary. Good luck!!!
Bonsai_Bentley
Mame
I just put my stone pine in the ground. I really like this variety. Hope it does well outside.
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
That's the one I'm most anxious to work on.
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Just got done doing a little wiring on my stone pine. Did some pruning a while back and forgot to take pictures and post. Won't happen again. Since then I've gotten some new growth so I decided to give it a basic direction to head. Looked at pictures of mature trees and am trying to go with what the tree wants to do anyway, at least that's the plan. The rosemary unfortunately was a casualty probably of aggressive root pruning. Have yet to touch the juniper.
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
lots of new growth on the stone pine. Some mature foliage with the juvenile. Didn't give it fertilizer till I thought the needles had hardened off to try to limit the length a little. Looks like it helped. I'm going to try cutting one of the mature growth candles and see what happens. Can't find too much information on this species as it pertains to bonsai, so I'm experimenting a little. Not looking too bad in general. Don't know how it's going to react to root reduction next spring.
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Here's some progression pictures of my juniper. Getting some new growth. Need to shorten some of those branches a little more, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't cutting off too much at once.
Atom#28
Chumono
Since I had like 5 entries, I got pretty aggressive with them. Don’t laugh at me, guys, I’m a total fucking newb
Hinoki cypress before/after:
Three Austrian Pines:
this one got a huge trunk chop.
I kept this guy as a more “traditional” design (attempt).
I butchered this guy, but it’s recovering well....
Hinoki cypress before/after:
Three Austrian Pines:
this one got a huge trunk chop.
I kept this guy as a more “traditional” design (attempt).
I butchered this guy, but it’s recovering well....
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Nice start. Don't know if you ment to post in my entry thread.
Atom#28
Chumono
OMG. Sorry dude!
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
No problem.
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Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Don't forget to repost into your own thread.
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Did a little pruning and wiring on my stone pine. Looking a little better.
Leo in N E Illinois
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The stone pine is actually coming along. Nice progress for only 11 months of work. Update the juniper too.
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Thanks, I'll try to get some pictures of the juniper. Just took wire off that was starting to bite in and created a little shari at the top. This weekend I'm putting some wire back on and I'll take pictures then.
canoeguide
Chumono
That's some gnarly bark on the stone pine. It's looking good!
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Alrighty then, I did some more pruning and wiring today, this time on the juniper. I'll probably end up shortening some of the branches a little more. When I showed a picture to my wife she hesitated for a second and then said "the top looks dead." 
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
it's a crappy nighttime picture, but I did a little wiring and I think it's starting to shape up a little.
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
Figured I'd do a spring update on my trees. The juniper didn't like the root work, but the stone pine didn't seem to mind. They both actually are shaping up a little so I'm hoping for the best. Summer update next.
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