Juniper Squamata prostrata

Paulneill · Post by **Paulneill** » December 22nd, 2012, 10:51 am

Some of you may remember this Juni .
it was criticised for being snake like having repetitive bends . I have chose a new leader and trunk line and rotated the trunk 45 deg .

It maybe difficult to make out the trunk line as I have to reduce the trunk more
But u can see the new leader .
I am also doing some approach grafts
Hence the weard branches

Paulneill · Post by **Paulneill** » December 22nd, 2012, 11:23 am

The back

Paulneill · Post by **Paulneill** » December 22nd, 2012, 11:24 am

Better pic

Front

time8theuniverse · December 22nd, 2012, 12:01 pm

Lots of room to move with this tree. I think it sits nicely as a landscape tree.

But

the new leader is a but to vertical. It sits really nicely in the outline of the final tree but it doesn't carry the movement from the rest of the tree.

If you bend it shorter and to the right, then grow it out into the current outline the tree will be more dynamic and a little more balanced.

I'm wishing I had it as a project for today

Paulneill · Post by **Paulneill** » December 22nd, 2012, 2:50 pm

Thanks mate

I here what u are saying about the leader . I'm growing a sacrifice branch upwards when removed I will be left with the next 2 branches below that will form a T at the top to build the apex . I will cut it back hard late winter and try and get some back budding next season

time8theuniverse · December 22nd, 2012, 5:10 pm

Off works too.

. It changes the prospective I saw of the tree and I'm still a little bit envious of your tree. Hopefully the back budding goes well.

Paulneill · Post by **Paulneill** » February 9th, 2013, 12:32 pm

I have this tree for 2 years now and have learnt much about bonsai it this time .i have changed my mind about its design many times . It has a beautiful base and shows stability from the soil . With good taper in the lower section. It was fairly expensive peace of materal and in my mind I wanted to make full use of the tree . I always knew in needed reduced in size but only recently have come to realise for the tree to reach its full potentional it needs reduced drastically to just were it runs out of taper . So the plan now is to graft a new branch to become the new trunk line . In doing this I can make this tree exactly the way I want it . And should make for a very dynamic tree .

I plan to graft the Branch next spring just above the Jin near the base just before the second bend in the trunk . And remove the first branch completely maybe leaving a stub. I am thinking of using a shimpaku for the graft .
Does any one know if shimpaku is compatable with Squamata ? I reckon it a shouldn't be a problem.
And of course the trunk reduced to this point in the fucture also leaving a stub Jin.

Paul

Paulneill · Post by **Paulneill** » February 9th, 2013, 12:40 pm

I'm thinking something like this with slightly different movement but size and taper will be similar.

Mojo Moyogi · Post by **Mojo Moyogi** » February 9th, 2013, 1:45 pm

A quick virt Paul, I call it "Flipping my Chiro the Bird"

Cheers,
Mojo

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