Shimpaku Project

Vin said:
That upper branch structure looks insane! Wish I could see from the inside out.
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It's getting pretty gnarly after 5 years of constant wiring. I'll see what I can capture on camera.
 
beautiful tree, beautiful work. BVF, your stuff is on another level!
 
Sweet relief! The top left of the tree had an inverse taper and since the inception of this thread I've been hoping you'd do something drastic to alleviate the eye-sore. I'd never tell you how to style your trees! I like what you did with splitting the trunk and making it feel lighter up top. The pad separation makes the tree look massive! Always a good show. Thanks for sharing.
 
Vin said:
That upper branch structure looks insane! Wish I could see from the inside out.
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Let's see if this works...
[video=youtube_share;nT-nRbPD0NY]http://youtu.be/nT-nRbPD0NY[/video]
 
berobinson82 said:
Sweet relief! The top left of the tree had an inverse taper and since the inception of this thread I've been hoping you'd do something drastic to alleviate the eye-sore. I'd never tell you how to style your trees! I like what you did with splitting the trunk and making it feel lighter up top. The pad separation makes the tree look massive! Always a good show. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks B, feedback is always appreciated. This one has definitely been an exercise in patience, but seems to be maturing into a decent design direction. That upper-left side is problematic, but eventually I'll be able to reduce it more by carving and joining the Shari to the Jin. It should make all the difference. Even toyed with removing the foliage from that left branch completely, but it was too drastic... this seems to work for now.
 
Very nice Brian, you're really coming along in this design nicely! Nice beginning on ramification too. Oh, and the birds singing really makes this video complete! ;)

Though, (and it may be due to living in AL and a longer growing season), are you leaving the wire on long enough? Are you letting it get to the degree where it's biting in? I'm about to unwire one of my juni's, after a good 2yrs and only now is it biting into the bark.
 
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I'm lost or doing something wrong. I can't even leave my wire on for six months before it's biting in. I thought it was not good to let it bite in?
 
Vin said:
I'm lost or doing something wrong. I can't even leave my wire on for six months before it's biting in. I thought it was not good to let it bite in?
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With junipers, allowing the wire to bite in and scar the branch will fix the branch in place more readily and actually make the branch a bit more gnarly and interesting.


...Looking good Brian.
 
Hmmm, that's good to know. Thanks! I assume this applies to all types of Junipers so since I have a few wired right now I'll leave it on a bit longer.
 
Yes, and I tend to use slightly thicker wire than needed, which takes longer to bite in...copper.
 
Wow Brian, that's a lot more growth than what I'm seeing. What a diff. locations makes ;)
 
If the pot stretcher can't be located and I know they are always scarce when you need them I have a pot here it can fit in. Send it up and then the worries are gone.
 
Yes, shudei clay, Nakawatari period. National show souvenir from Matty O.
I'll get a better shot when the sun's out; the rim is black :cool:
 
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