RKatzin
Omono
I would like to know if a juniper can be airlayered below the lowest live limb? Thanks for any advice, Rick
Juniper Airlayer
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PaulH
Omono
Most junipers layer fairly easily. look for little bumps on the trunk and layer there for best results.
Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
berobinson82
Omono
Keep it moist is all I can offer.
RKatzin
Omono
Thank you for the replies. This is the tree in question. I was going to enter it in the ugly tree thread. The first is '08 as I got the tree up to the present. The trunk is about three to four inches thick. I have been working the top into a cascade style and I want to get it off this post. There never were any branches on the trunk.
Another line I've been thinking on is trying to approach graft in a few junies in pots. Once they take to the trunk I would have branches and roots up high on the pole to give life to the top when I cut out the bottom. I want about a six inch trunk so I would do the grafts about eight inches from the top. When the piece has been removed the grafted pieces can be jin or removed. Kind of thinking out loud here, jump in anytime. Do you think that is possible, or necessary, should I just man-up and airlayer. Thank you for your consideration, Rick
Another line I've been thinking on is trying to approach graft in a few junies in pots. Once they take to the trunk I would have branches and roots up high on the pole to give life to the top when I cut out the bottom. I want about a six inch trunk so I would do the grafts about eight inches from the top. When the piece has been removed the grafted pieces can be jin or removed. Kind of thinking out loud here, jump in anytime. Do you think that is possible, or necessary, should I just man-up and airlayer. Thank you for your consideration, Rick
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Poink88
Imperial Masterpiece
Grafting is a better bet.
If you plan on applying shari later, make sure you plan the graft position.If you have access to Bonsai Focus 124 Nov/Dec 2009 (issue #6) Check the "Be Greedy" Article at page 22-31. They showed how one juniper was divided into 5 trees by root and branch grafting.
edprocoat
Masterpiece
edprocoat
Masterpiece
That has a nice trunk ! If I were happy with the nebari on it I would first get a few small shimpaku and graft 3 down low on that trunk, when they took I would hack it off about 5 inches above the top most graft (new leader) and gouge an impressive thick Jin from the top and develop it from there.
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Eric Group
Masterpiece
Hi Rick!
That last pic has me a little concerned with the color of the foliage, is that just winter coloration from really cold temps?
RKatzin
Omono
Thanks for the concern Eric, but it is mostly winter coloration. We had a pretty severe winter this year, much colder and drier than normal. My cryptomeria turned completly orange and I thought I lost it for sure, but it's all green again with just a tinge of yellow.
We also suffered two weeks of sever forest fire smoke last August. Two weeks with no sun and temps thirty degrees cooler really put some of my trees (and other growing things) in a tail spin. Resulting ash fall further messed with the foliage on many trees, esp. my maples. I'm twenty miles from the Douglas Complex fire that raged all last summer.
The rest is just bad photography early on a foggy morning. The tree is in good shape and just waking from winter.
Very good suggestion Ed and this is where you swing around a give yourself a good swift kick in the butt! As you can see, when I first got the tree the shag was down to the ground and I could have approached some pieces in. Alas, it was a period of low intel and I'd trimmed it upward before I knew. I do have several Shimpaku for the bottom and a few Procumbens for the top. Sounds like a plan, anyone up for a workshop!?
We also suffered two weeks of sever forest fire smoke last August. Two weeks with no sun and temps thirty degrees cooler really put some of my trees (and other growing things) in a tail spin. Resulting ash fall further messed with the foliage on many trees, esp. my maples. I'm twenty miles from the Douglas Complex fire that raged all last summer.
The rest is just bad photography early on a foggy morning. The tree is in good shape and just waking from winter.
Very good suggestion Ed and this is where you swing around a give yourself a good swift kick in the butt! As you can see, when I first got the tree the shag was down to the ground and I could have approached some pieces in. Alas, it was a period of low intel and I'd trimmed it upward before I knew. I do have several Shimpaku for the bottom and a few Procumbens for the top. Sounds like a plan, anyone up for a workshop!?
