Twisted Itoigawa

[fore]

Nice and healthy Brian. Love the green, still waiting here for those colors

 

[Skinnygoomba]

Brian, looks awesome!

 

[Eric Group]

Nice and green.

I love the tree Brian! I guess I already made that clear though...

Have you thought of putting it in a different pot eventually? I don't know why but to me a round drum pot seems to be what this little guy is begging for... Might just be due to that front bit of trunk that LOOKS like the edge of a drum pot with the little knobs on it...

Also, do you think reducing or removing that first bit of foliage on the right side is in the future? The twisty, crazy trunk is the appeal if this tree, and that little branch is kind of blocking the view of one of the most interesting parts!

Great material you have there!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Have you thought of putting it in a different pot eventually? I don't know why but to me a round drum pot seems to be what this little guy is begging for... Might just be due to that front bit of trunk that LOOKS like the edge of a drum pot with the little knobs on it...

Also, do you think reducing or removing that first bit of foliage on the right side is in the future? The twisty, crazy trunk is the appeal if this tree, and that little branch is kind of blocking the view of one of the most interesting parts!

Definitely not x2.
Drum pots are great, but far to static/sturdy for the movement of the tree.
The right branch needs refinement, but will remain partly obscuring the jins. It's all about the peep show.

A shot of it with pot, bark, and Jin cleaned up.

 

[Giga]

looks like a pig tail-that jin lol Great tree btw!

 

[Eric Group]

Definitely not x2.
Drum pots are great, but far to static/sturdy for the movement of the tree.
The right branch needs refinement, but will remain partly obscuring the jins. It's all about the peep show.

A shot of it with pot, bark, and Jin cleaned up.

It is a gorgeous tree almost no matter what you do it!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Here is a photo of the Itoigawa display from last weekend's show. Couldn't get a good photo there, so I did one more at home.
Itoigawa in a Bigei pot, on an antique Chinese stand with marble center panel.
Accent is sedum(?) and some type of blooming grass, planted in a Tofukuji oribe pot, on a burl slab by Dave Lowman.
I am pleased with the display, and look forward to refining the juniper over time.

 

[october]

Absolutely beautiful! One of the best trees I have seen on these forums.

Rob

 

[Dav4]

Very nice! Tofukuji? You've been holding out on me.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Very nice! Tofukuji? You've been holding out on me.

Yep...first one. I dig it. Great proportions, interest from each side. Beautiful color.

 

[Dav4]

I understand they're like potato chips....verrrrrry expensive potato chips.

 

[Vin]

Yep...first one. I dig it. Great proportions, interest from each side. Beautiful color.

Wow! That has some beautiful patina..

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Also in need of a haircut and repot.

 

[Djtommy]

Thanx for all the updates these days, nice to see.

 

[ysrgrathe]

Here's the link to Al's thread: http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?4789-ONE-MORE-TIME!-Yamadori-Style-Junipers

This link was broken in a site refresh. Here is the new link:
http://www.bonsainut.com/threads/one-more-time-yamadori-style-junipers.4789/

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I kind of like this shot of the shohin trees before being set up in display. Since it was bumped, thought I'd throw it on the pile...it really needs to be tightened up, which is painfully obvious from this angle.

 

[Vin]

I kind of like this shot of the shohin trees before being set up in display. Since it was bumped, thought I'd throw it on the pile...it really needs to be tightened up, which is painfully obvious from this angle.
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This image will probably eventually make the first page if you Google "American Bonsai" - some kind of drink in a Koozie with a couple To Go Boxes in the background. That's just how we roll!

 

[LanceMac10]

I kind of like this shot of the shohin trees before being set up in display. Since it was bumped, thought I'd throw it on the pile...it really needs to be tightened up, which is painfully obvious from this angle.
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Is that multi-trunked JM nice or what?!?! Great little creation, Sir ! Did I miss this somewhere?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Is that multi-trunked JM nice or what?!?! Great little creation, Sir ! Did I miss this somewhere?

Thanks, I haven't posted it yet. It was a last-minute pick up from Don to complete the shohin display; nice little clump.

 

[wlambeth]

Maybe 10-15 in the ground, then 5 in a can to work the deadwood, then probably another 3-4 years to refine the canopy.

20-25 years and I'll be dead!