Fidur's Chamaecyparis Thyoides - White Atlantic Cedar

[Fidur]

This thread is to document this tree progression, though comments and thoughts are very welcome.
Bought this tree 9 months ago. It is a Chamaecyparis Thyoides "RedStar"- Discussion about this identification was held here: Click
I have been studying this tree for the last 6 months



Sometimes I made a light prunning like 2 months ago:



But today I speed up a little and changed the angle and made some prunning, so I could see much clearer the structure under that foliage




Somehow, I didn't like the arch shape of the secondary trunk , so I made some changes, to avoid the arch;




I still have to prune and clean a lot, but my aim is to keep this design as naturalistic as I can
So, do you think I'm in the right track or have I overdone something or lost any good chance to improve the tree?

 

[Fidur]

Finished for now. I'll repot in a larger container next spring
Photos

 

[Fidur]

Repoted. Waiting for spring development...

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[Fidur]

I have just finished a "haircut" on this one.....

 

[Colorado]

I have just finished a "haircut" on this one.....

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Looks pretty awesome!

 

[Fidur]

I just wanted to stress that this is a very underrated species in the bonsai world.
In fact few try to develope it as a bonsai that I'm aware, but the truth is that it has very tiny foliage (cryptomeria like), it backbuds in old wood as well as in fresh foliage, the cuttings are really easy to root (I have a lot I got in the first styling), and you can easily give them the shape you want, as they let you bend without cracking or dieback. The bad news is that they are really difficult to get (this one came to my island in a conifer order for a nurserie, but it was not ordered by the nurserie...they didn't even know what species it was).
This is one of the rooted cuttings from first styling..... It was pruned 2 months ago. Zoom in and you'll check the new growth



These are some other cuttings I've not touched yet

 

[Shogun610]

Are you sure that is Atlantic White Cedar?

 

[Fidur]

Are you sure that is Atlantic White Cedar?

Yes it is, though is a variety called "red star" or "rubicon"

 

[Shogun610]

Yes it is, though is a variety called "red star" or "rubicon"

Got it

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

@Fidur is right, the Atlantic white cedar, C. thyoides is a great species for bonsai. Figure, you have done a nice job with yours.

Bill Valavanis sells a dwarf cultivar of this species that is really special.

 

[WNC Bonsai]

I have a Meth’s Dwarf that is starting to fill out nicely although the foliage is a bit unruly and looks more like a C. obtusa. I bought it from Mountain Meadows several years ago originally for the nebari and it was a bit thin at the time. But now that it is filling in I like the challenge of trying to style it to look more like the native trees we have along the coast here in NC. I think this fall it will get it’s first styling.

 

[Shogun610]

@Fidur is right, the Atlantic white cedar, C. thyoides is a great species for bonsai. Figure, you have done a nice job with yours.

Bill Valavanis sells a dwarf cultivar of this species that is really special.

That’s good to know I’m building a mini forest for it spring

 

[RJG2]

I was looking at these just the other day. I'll have to reconsider.

 

[Topdec]

I have just finished a "haircut" on this one.....

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I can't believe how good this tree looks in 12 months, well done.

 

[Fidur]

Update:

 

[Topdec]

Looking good fidur

 

[Fidur]

Update: Today, the color of the foliage is a bit dull. It will improve as spring comes. Also, it's too dense so I think I will reduce very significantly that foliage in a couple of months.

 

[RODERLO]

Excellent progress again! I see that you’ve made the good decision of removing foliage to expose the nice trunkline.

 

[Vinnie Charity]

Update: Today, the color of the foliage is a bit dull. It will improve as spring comes. Also, it's too dense so I think I will reduce very significantly that foliage in a couple of months.

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Amazing tree. I’d love to see it in an unglazed pot…

 

[gooeytek]

I really like what you've done with this. I'm generally not a fan of multiple trunks, but this looks really special and it's paid off that you kept it as such.