juniper project

[sam]

developing shimpaku

best wishes, sam

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[october]

Outstanding tree Sam! You always post the top caliber trees and work.

Rob

 

[berobinson82]

Lovely piece! The foliage almost looks like torulosa rather than shimpaku.

 

[sam]

phased refinement

slowly - one branch at a time

best wishes, sam

 

[sam]

recovering from shock

something simple that works

best wishes, sam

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I'll bite...what did you do, wrap the trunk in sphagnum moss after wiring the branches? Can you please elaborate?

 

[sam]

hi brian

actually , I moved the tree to change the planting angle, a foolish thing to do after a recent repot. hedging my bet by wrapping the trunk in damp sphagnum and misting the foliage to buffer shock.

best wishes, sam

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Somehow it makes sense, if the live veins function somewhat as a wick, it seems like a good idea to help prevent any portion of it from drying out, and keeping things moving between the foliage and roots.

Not sure if I read it somewhere, but when I collected RMJs this spring, we misted the trunks along with foliage very diligently several times a day for the first 8 weeks. They're all alive and growing.

Please keep us posted, this is a great juniper!

 

[sam]

hello brian

wrapping the trunk is an effective technique for trees with deadwood/live vein trunks (like junipers, yews, etc.) after collection/repotting. the small conduits of live tissue from root to foliage need to be pampered. likewise, covering the soil with a layer of sphagnum, especially in low humidity environments, is helpful too.

best wishes, sam

 

[sam]

progress chinese juniper. january 2014 - august 2013

best wishes, sam