Page 1 of 1
junipers and what 2 or 3 years can do
Posted: March 2nd, 2012, 9:03 pm
by chrisatrocky
I'm only new at bonsai, less than 6 years all up, and I am amazed the difference a couple of years makes. Here are some of our junipers we have been playing aroud with.
large juniper squamata
bj.1.png
another juniper squamata, now comletely turned around and the cascade moved to the side.
bj.2.png
alittle sargent juniper
bj.3.png
this one is a Cupressus glabra 'Limelight' Tanuki
bj.4.png
This one we bought at Kmart before we knew what a bonsai was.
bj.5.png
we try to keep a photo record of our trees, we look back on some and say to ourselves, "what were we thinking with that?"
chris
Re: junipers and what 2 or 3 years can do
Posted: March 2nd, 2012, 9:32 pm
by bodhidharma
Nice progress. It is a must to keep photographic records. It helps immensely with styling the tree and also lets you know that the tree.DOES change.
Re: junipers and what 2 or 3 years can do
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 7:52 am
by cuwire
Chris
Your last juni is amazing -- how did you encourage the new upright trunk/branch ... any in between pics ??
cheers David
Re: junipers and what 2 or 3 years can do
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 10:27 am
by Andrew F
Nice effort mate, great progression shots.
Re: junipers and what 2 or 3 years can do
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 3:34 pm
by The Hacker
Hi Chris
Very nice how often do you feed them?
Regard's
The Hacker
Re: junipers and what 2 or 3 years can do
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 10:57 pm
by chrisatrocky
Cuwire, up until Sept 2010, the upright/ leader was an horizontal branch opposite the other, forming a flat umbrella top, not very appealing. I wired and twisted it upward to where it is now. Saved this tree from being ousted from our collection. this tree is 20cm tall and 25cm wide
T.H., we fertilize every 4 - 6 weeks with half strength liquid fert, in the growing season (mid Aug to mid March). No fertilizing the rest of the year. We use half strength fert on bonsai junipers so they don't explode with growth. Full strength on the junipers in grow pots. The best thing to keep junipers growing and healthy is, full sun all day, every day.
chris
Re: junipers and what 2 or 3 years can do
Posted: March 3rd, 2012, 11:01 pm
by chrisatrocky
a better pic of the 1st juni with the backgruond cleared
j.10.png
chris
Re: junipers and what 2 or 3 years can do
Posted: March 6th, 2012, 2:58 pm
by chrisatrocky
update on 1 & 2 after a bit of pinching and branch moving photos taken 3 march 2012.
0.1.png
0.2.png
chris