My Story and a Juniper

[Vance Wood]

LOL LOL LOL I agree, me too. But it does come to a point when being able to tell the difference betewwn this POS tree and that POS tree, becomes important. I probably would not have that problem if I did not have so many trees of the same species.

 

[Adair M]

I got the name kind of crossed up. It's actual name is "Hiryu", flying dragon. Also known as " God's tree" according to the article. I don't know where I got the "eye of God" from. Go to the Alabama bonsai Societies website, there is an article about the old collected shimpaku and their collectors. You would enjoy the article. Chapter 9 is where you'll find the tree. Sorry for the confusion.

I read the article, but there is still another tree that resembles thomas'

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I got the name kind of crossed up. It's actual name is "Hiryu", flying dragon. Also known as " God's tree" according to the article. I don't know where I got the "eye of God" from. Go to the Alabama bonsai Societies website, there is an article about the old collected shimpaku and their collectors. You would enjoy the article. Chapter 9 is where you'll find the tree. Sorry for the confusion.

That article actually came from the WBFF website and it disappeared some time ago. I had printed a copy, and reconstructed the article using the printed copy and the Wayback Machine. Kimura did style Hiryu and the article is in Bonsai Focus from 2014, I believe.

Thomas' avatar tree looked familiar to me too, until I saw the spire. The twist in the trunk reminded me of one Ernie Kuo had, or maybe a Mas Izumi.

Either way, it's a special tree.

 

[Djtommy]

Waw, thats a reall cool juniper you have there, seems healthy too.
It reminds me a little of a juniper at fuyo en, Its got a bit similar deathwood
This one but yours could turn out even cooler

 

[Vance Wood]

This is one of the Junipers shown in Yoshimura's book in 1957. At the time I believe it was called Dragon Ascending into the Clouds.

 

[Adair M]

This is one of the Junipers shown in Yoshimura's book in 1957. At the time I believe it was called Dragon Ascending into the Clouds.

Yep! That's the one, Vance!! I was thinking it must have been in that book, but I didn't go looking for it.

Wow! Look at the styling! I do think there's too much foliage, but look how they've styled the pads. Not into big, or even medium sized clouds. No, they're all little pads. Grouped together, but still kept separate. Each little pad, or tuft, almost looks like a tuft of Japanes White Pine needles! And the overall styling, looks like a JWP!

 

[Vance Wood]

I agree the styling is immaculate in the execution of the pads. Pads are suggested and made of smaller formations into a sort of pad, more like a layer.

I may be wrong but I believe that Kimura got his hands on this tree a number of years ago.

 

[thomas22]

Wow awesome tree DJ. The twisting dead wood is very similar to mine. Thanks for posting the pic.

 

[Adair M]

I agree the styling is immaculate in the execution of the pads. Pads are suggested and made of smaller formations into a sort of pad, more like a layer.

I may be wrong but I believe that Kimura got his hands on this tree a number of years ago.

Well, Vance, it is "immaculate", but just wrong for this variety of tree! A Shimpaku should look like a Shimpaku, not a JWP!

Here is a picture of a full JWP:



And you can see the individual tufts of needles.

That shimp looks like that. But it shouldn't.

 

[sorce]

.. or "Eye of the Storm"

Or.....

Keep your "eye" on it......

Or when someone does try to steal it...
You can....

Stick it in their brown "eye".

Either way........

I think it's bogus to tell you to take it to a professional.
This is also the reason I always recommend practicing on BS.

I'd style that sumbytch nice....
And name it "F.U."

Or cut the deadwood spiral off, make a Tanuki, and fill the void with BONDO!

Sorce

 

[Vance Wood]

Or.....

Keep your "eye" on it......

Or when someone does try to steal it...
You can....

Stick it in their brown "eye".

Either way........

I think it's bogus to tell you to take it to a professional.
This is also the reason I always recommend practicing on BS.

I'd style that sumbytch nice....
And name it "F.U."

Or cut the deadwood spiral off, make a Tanuki, and fill the void with BONDO!

Sorce

Geeze man what are you smoking?

 

[Dav4]

That article actually came from the WBFF website and it disappeared some time ago. I had printed a copy, and reconstructed the article using the printed copy and the Wayback Machine. Kimura did style Hiryu and the article is in Bonsai Focus from 2014, I believe.

Thomas' avatar tree looked familiar to me too, until I saw the spire. The twist in the trunk reminded me of one Ernie Kuo had, or maybe a Mas Izumi.

Either way, it's a special tree.

This tree by Ernie Kunio has that special twist in the deadwood that this one has...

 

[Dav4]

Here's another CA juniper of Ernie's

 

[drew33998]

You ever need some quick cash, I'll pay you $5000 cash for it! I'll fly over to where you live, Uber to a trunk rental place, drive the truck to your place a nd pick it up for ya!

That would be a steal for that price.

 

[justBonsai]

Beautiful deadwood and nice california juniper foliage too. I would definitely style and keep the tree with its original foliage as opposed to grafting. My school's botanical garden has california junipers and the quality of the foliage is similar to yours--very dense and not overly coarse.

 

[Adair M]

That would be a steal for that price.

Well, it DOES need work... Lol!

 

[drew33998]

Well, it DOES need work... Lol!

Haha. Nice salesmanship. It does indeed

 

[thomas22]

This is an update on the tree in post #23. I wired this tree for the first time. The trunk has a lot of termite damage and rotting I will have to deal with. For now I'm just going to remove the loose flakey wood (and bondo) and treat with lime sulfur. This tree will probably get some minor carving some day. I will probably get some help with that so if anyone has any references with this type of expertise it would be appreciated.

 

[Adair M]

Thomas,

Lime sulphur is a fungicide, so it will kill fungus, but it is not (contrary to popular belief) a preservative.

You need to get any old rotten wood out.

All kinds of tools are used. Even dental tools! And some use a mini pressure washer, the kind the dry cleaners use for spot removal to clean up deadwood.

I know of several qualified professionals...

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I would like to see those lower branches pulled down even lower with some guy-wires.