Andrew Robson
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Interesting proposal Brian! What do you think Serg?
Rocky Mt Juniper: First styling
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MACH5
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Changes the whole intent and not opposed to do so. Very interesting option Brian. I'll sit on this one. Thank you!
ColinFraser
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I love the recent turn this thread has taken!
Edit: even if we are veering dangerously close to "bonsai by committee"
Edit: even if we are veering dangerously close to "bonsai by committee"
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MACH5
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I love the recent turn this thread has taken!
Edit: even if we are veering dangerously close to "bonsai by committee"
Colin I saw the latex glove coming out a mile away... and you know what happens next. Once in a while these are good exercises. It helps keep you open minded and your work honest.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Interestingly, this is the only work you have shared that I wouldn't put on my bench. I think you need more junipers.
MACH5
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Interestingly, this is the only work you have shared that I wouldn't put on my bench. I think you need more junipers.
Thanks for the hard look Bri! I always appreciate it.
They're coming but not for a while. Gotta make sure they're ready
thumblessprimate1
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Without making a lot of changes in the styling, what if you were to switch out the grafted deadwood to something with a different shape?
ColinFraser
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Or, you could embed a magnet and have interchangeable jins!
Dav4
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If you intend to keep those left branches long, I kind of want the cascading branch(es) to move more definitively to the left...what do you think?
MACH5
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Thumbless, sure I suppose that also is a possibility. It would be tough to find something of the right shape and diameter but I guess not impossible. I do like how this one worked out though
Are you running? Cause you better put a patent on that one pronto!
Dave sorry not sure I follow. Can you show a virt?
ColinFraser
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Cavity search?
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Dave sorry not sure I follow. Can you show a virt?[/QUOTE]
I suck at virts so...
. What I'm saying is that the movement of your apex is going to the left, and some of the branches cascading to the right below the pot rim seem to want to go to the left...maybe you could try try to accentuate that movement, a la wind influenced, so that the movement throughout the tree is 100% to the left.
Dave sorry not sure I follow. Can you show a virt?[/QUOTE]
I suck at virts so...
. What I'm saying is that the movement of your apex is going to the left, and some of the branches cascading to the right below the pot rim seem to want to go to the left...maybe you could try try to accentuate that movement, a la wind influenced, so that the movement throughout the tree is 100% to the left.
MACH5
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John I do like RMJs quite a bit. It did take me a while to get it all into adult foliage. They tend to be more scraggly and sparser than shimpakus that are much neater and full. I do like that about these junipers. The foliage is also a bit tough to manage because it does not grow neatly. Because of this I think RMJs are great for bigger sizes. Easier in a way to do.
MACH5
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I suck at virts so...
. What I'm saying is that the movement of your apex is going to the left, and some of the branches cascading to the right below the pot rim seem to want to go to the left...maybe you could try try to accentuate that movement, a la wind influenced, so that the movement throughout the tree is 100% to the left.[/QUOTE]Ok I understand now. I did try a couple of years ago and honestly did not like it. I think because it gave it too much of a wind swept feel which I am not a big fan of. However, I will keep it in mind. Not a bad suggestion.
fore
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Hey Mach, fun to brainstorm. I personally like option 2, but with a change. But first let me say that the tree's very effeminate, which typ. demands the use of less branching than masculine trees. So I think as you have it now, there's just too much branching for such a slender sleek tree. Also, for a more harmonious look, I'd go with #2, but move the apex to the right to emphasize the strong right movement. And lastly, tuck the left branch in a bit, so that the R. branch becomes the obvious main branch while emphasizing the R. movement.
coh
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Just saw this one. Of all the options presented so far, I find BVF's most intriguing...it does seem most consistent with the character of the base and deadwood. Another thought, I don't know if it's been suggested (haven't read every comment)....have you considered eliminating the cascade part of the tree? Right now I almost feel as if it's inconsistent to have such a strong vertically growing apex with so much cascade at the same time.
Really neat tree, though.
Really neat tree, though.
MACH5
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Thanks fore. I think the tree does need further editing. Lots of good input so we'll see. Where I may disagree with you is in the idea of a feminine tree having necessarily less branches.
Thanks coh. I think BVF's is a very good suggestion. Definitely good food for thought here. And yes, I have considered removing the cascading branches. For me, if I were to remove these, it would make the tree look more ordinary. The strong movement to the left and having the falling branches pulling diagonally right creates a tension that I think makes for a more interesting design.
Vin
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I guess I should covet mine then and not push it as I style it?
MACH5
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Yes do! And no don't drive it too hard too soon because it will get stressed and likely push out juvenile foliage.
Vin I am sure you know this already but I would not pinch the growing tips. I believe this goes for all junipers.
Vin I am sure you know this already but I would not pinch the growing tips. I believe this goes for all junipers.
