Jason_mazzy
Chumono
This tree in the islands is absolutely amazing, and I have seen amazing junipers but what species would common in the USA would work best to try this?
Common species of Juniper that would be suitable for this style:
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Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Really, any juniper could be trained into this style. It will be important to start with a big enough trunk, and do the carving slowly over a few years.
Some good species to work with are shimpaku, Rocky Mountain, California (if you're out that way), or San Jose, though the foliage on those is almost always the immature type; closer to a needle juniper or common juniper.
Some good species to work with are shimpaku, Rocky Mountain, California (if you're out that way), or San Jose, though the foliage on those is almost always the immature type; closer to a needle juniper or common juniper.
heyyou82
Seedling
Where is this tree? Your post says "in the islands" - Big Island of Hawaii? I know there are many real-life wind swept trees there, and it is somewhat arid at certain locations.
Jason_mazzy
Chumono
Canary islands
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
For any body interested in working with Juniper, if they are not available to dig, my first choice would be the Shimpaku, more available than it used to be. Lacking that, almost any of the Chinese Juniper species would be acceptable. You can buy some cultivated versions of the Rocky Mountain Juniper if you look, but usually larger trees. Then come the Procumbens Junipers but they can be difficult to work with. The branches are easily broken at the joints with the trunk if you are not careful about how far you bend them, even in examining the internal structure of a particular tree. This is especially true if you are pulling up on a downward growing branch. In short any thing that puts stress on the joint of branch to trunk, or smaller branches to larger branches can be prone to giving up if not properly supported.
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