(Not Updated)[Neli] Juniper Confetti

[Neli]

• Species name Juniper confetti
• Original height of stock 30cm
• Where you obtained it: from Rose garden
• Cost of stock :$5

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[Neli]

I have tried several options when I designed it. One of them a cascade and the other slanting informal upright.
It will all depend on how it grows in the future.
Probably it will be like this.

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The thick branch on the left was totally unsuitable for styling in such short period of time so I chopped it.
The lower branch on the right , has just two small tiffs at the end, and large bare area before that. So for now it stays...unless a miracle happens.
Priority for now is to bring the foliage closer to the trunk, and that being needle juniper will not be easy, combined with the fact that I have to create pads...which I have been trying to find out how is done..
I shortened the new growth while leaving some new growth at the end, but one branch died. So I need to be more careful in future.
I have never styled a needle juniper before so any suggestions regarding its help will be appreciated.
For now it needs to grow, so I can create the upper branches.
Not an easy material to style for a newbie. But this is the way to learn.
So far I wired the trunks and the two lower branches. The trunk will be shifted /tilted slightly to the right.
Plan to be brave and make a shari and a jin.
It does not look like much at the moment but the plan is there. Lets hope I will manage.

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[Mojo Moyogi]

Hi Neli, I think you will find that your tree is Juniperus conferta - Shore Juniper. They can be made into nice bonsai, it is really important to thin them out on a regular basis to avoid the inner foliage dying off.

Cheers,
Mojo

[Neli]

Thanks Mojo. I found the name on the sticker when I bought it, but after lots of googling I realized that You were right about the name.
At the moment it has not much inner growth, but it is important to know for the future. Hope I shall have something to thin out soon.

[Neli]

I have almost managed to kill 2 branches already, though I was careful with leaving some green needles on them. Lets hope they will survive. It must be my wiring.

[Neli]

Not much growth, and some dead branches???? Just did a thin shari on it and tried to bend the trunk a bit more. It is growing very slowly. I want to lower the hight some more but will do it in stages.

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