Comments on: Unusual Rocky Mountain Juniper Styling

By: crataegus

crataegus — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:17:38 +0000

Ah, Denmark too? Phomopsis is not an easy thing to kill. Prevention is difficult if it is around. But you can control it using Protect or Domain or Subdue. Many of the listed fungicides here can only be bought from a nursery supply center, not local nurseries. So they are expensive and hard to find. ZeroTol is a quick remedy, but would need frequent application. That is an oxygenator, essentially a very strong form of hydrogen peroxide, and it will kill most things—bacteria, fungus, algae. The fungicides tend to have more residual effects, though, meaning the protection would last longer.

By: Ken Krogholm

Ken Krogholm — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:31:15 +0000

Hi Michael,
Great blog and some great work on this juniper. You’re mentioning Phomopsis – which is also a huge problem here in Denmark – which fungicides do you use to stay on top of this disease?
Take care,
//Ken

By: ‘Burl Base’ Rocky Mountain Juniper « Crataegus Bonsai

‘Burl Base’ Rocky Mountain Juniper « Crataegus Bonsai — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:51:43 +0000

[...] Which is a different feel from the last juniper posted, which was more of a hands-off approach: http://crataegus.com/2010/07/27/unusual-rocky-mtn-juniper-styling/ Before work began, first week in August 2010. After cleaning the bark and deadwood, and lowering [...]

By: crataegus

crataegus — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:12:32 +0000

Tien,
Please feel free to criticize. I do it all the time myself on my own trees—

By: crataegus

crataegus — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:09:03 +0000

Wayne,
Yes, you can mimic this although it takes time. If you have a young tree, like a whip, you can twist the trunk as you wire it, and later create shari lines that mirror that. Also, it is quite possible with juniper to create a twisting shari line on a bean pole trunk. Just go real slow with the progression of the shari. The fluid movement will align to your new path. The problem tends to be you will have a twisting live vein that is putting down twisting wood, on a straight grained under-trunk. That can look odd. It is impossible to carve that and make it look convincing as you’d be going counter-grain.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:22:21 +0000

The multiple twists are amazing, especially in the lower part. Have you ever tried to mimic that kind of twisting on a home grown tree?

By: Tien

Tien — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:13:32 +0000

Hi Crataegus,

I like the juniper very much and … I am about to criticize it. I am not sure whether you like it or not then I send this email to you. Please reply if you do not mind.

I am a big fan of California Juniper and I have collect some of them. I can send you the pictures too so you can give me your point of view.

Viva Bonsai,
TienPham

By: crataegus

crataegus — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:46:46 +0000

Juan,

Yes, my plan was to separate the large vein in front, but I wish to wait to do that as the tree underwent stress in the styling to begin with. Probably next summer. I think the tree will likely retain all the living tissue of the vein.

There is another front, and in some ways I prefer it. It is on the left side, and is less dramatic, so it photographs less well, and yet there is much more harmony there and it’s very quiet and calming. And there is more of that ‘untouched’ feeling over there, less visible carving, etc. The deadwood is old and has better movement with the live veins. I have to pot up the tree in the spring, and I am still considering which way I will go with it, with the front I’ve posted or this other one. I will post this other front sometime.

By: Juan Andrade

Juan Andrade — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:43:28 +0000

Hi Mike:

Your respect for the tree comes through in this styling!

Do you plan more carving in the future, like perhaps separating the thick front vein in two? Do you think the tree will do that on his own with the pruning of the top right branch?

Best wishes,

Juan

By: Bruce Winter

Bruce Winter — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:32:09 +0000

This has great appeal ! I love it.