Juniper Procumbens Slanting Literati

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Another piece of material acquired
Perfect for my design goal

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Let’s get started
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Pot is prepped and opposing anchor wires secured trough mesh (placed mesh under the pot and covering the drainage hole this time) up into pot and over edges

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Chopstick or rounded tweezer end of root rake used here

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Usually cut 20-30% of roots away from bottom

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secured and filled… now to prune and style

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tighter angles used for stiff places needing help holding the bends: successful ✅

wire taken to tip and trunk terminus bent forward and rounded back toward trunk line to create density of apical pad and promote the overall triangular shape to the future apex

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Positioned right of center for tension and imbalance - topped off with biogold fertilizer teabag tied through wire and anchored to soil surface
 
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