New juniper to work over

[Smoke]

Sorry I thought you knew how junipers grow. With time and no pruning they will stabilize and convert to adult scale foliage on their own. With pruning for shape on a constant basis they are always be in a state of stress and stay in juvenile spike foliage. Over time one can allow the plant to quiet down and stabilize. Other than shimpaku I have had no shohin juniper in full adult foliage. To be clear this is not a choice I can make. It is up to the plant and time.

 

[Tentakelaertje]

Thanks for the explanation and Smoke! It's clear now
That explains the juvenile growth on my juniper I guess.
What do you hope for? Juvenile or adult foliage?

 

[Smoke]

It will always be juvenile foliage due to trimming. In the long run that is better because I do not like them with both. I enjoy both, just not at the same time.

 

[Tentakelaertje]

Thanks for being so kind to answer all of my questions! I hope you don't mind them.

Thanks for the explanation and Smoke!

I meant "Thanks for the explanation and kindness, Smoke!"
Got distracted, sorry..

 

[Vance Wood]

Kind'a looks like a Monty Python you have planed there.

 

[Smoke]

???????????

 

[Vance Wood]

Just a bad joke.

 

[Smoke]

Just came home from our yearly trip to the beach and turkey by the castle. We stay near Hurst Castle in San Simeon and this year was 5 days again.

I worked over the same tree I bought there last year. Worked on it on Turkey day since we were around the camp all day.


me chopping the stuff for the pea salad.

The poor breastisis

My wife chowing...cancer hasn't ruined her appetite as much since she is on the new treatment.



the victim one year later.

 

[Smoke]

This is what I came up with for another year. Such a two dimensional picture.


Had a great dinner out on Friday night. We eat every time we go at Dorn's, a favorite eatery on the embarcadero in Morro Bay. The sky kept changing as we ate. The view out the window

 

[Smoke]

I actually took two junipers to the beach. worked on both. This was the other

 

[Smoke]

No trip to the coast would be complete without a trip to George Muranaka. Coaxed this out of him.....nasty ole cork bark elm.
2.5 inches across and about 13 inches tall.

 

[Vance Wood]

I hope your wifey is doing well. The tree looks great too. For what it's worth I pray for the both of you often.

 

[Smoke]

Thanks....we need it!