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After my initial attraction I had the opportunity to
1 the main cascading branch should be. Since it had ex-
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closely examine it, which I did before I decided to har-
vest the plant. A hasty analysis allowed me to see sev-
eral focal points that were worth framing with a nice
canopy. The feature that struck me in this plant was
dead wood which constituted 80% of the trunk, but
this in itself was not a rarity since it’s a characteristic
of this species at certain altitudes. The old dead wood
in this specimen was striking; lines of cracking and
chapping were all natural and had a captivating attrac-
tion. The plant had a big dead root that resembled the
tail of a big scorpion. Future work addressed choosing
a design that would highlight the dead wood with its
natural fissures and cracks and the role of the canopy
would be to frame it to make the tree look natural.
The work was not easy for several reasons. First, the
position of the plant in the training container did not
allow a complete picture of the lower part of the trunk
and second I had some serious doubts about how long
cellent branching, I decided to keep a good portion
of the branches that would make a full cascade and I
would have had time to decide what to do.
After the first styling in 2003 during a demonstra-
tion in Arco, of which I have no photos to show you,
the plant remained in Sicily with a friend while I was
transferring to northern Italy. I had the plant for two
years after the first styling, I decided to wait for spring
(best time to work a juniper) to do a secondary styl-
ing. On that occasion, I was able to revise some parts
of the plant that I had left untouched during the first
operation, such as the first branch, which was fed by
another vein along with the main vein that fed the en-
tire crown. This vein crossed the main trunk distract-
ing attention from the trunk and creating confusion
to the whole, so I decided to delete it, leaving only the
initial part that I turned into a jin. On the canopy, I
removed several low branches but remained uncertain
about the length of the cascade branch. At this stage it
went well with the height of the apex so I would take
further time to decide the final height.
The same year the crown was shortened further.
1. After deliberation I decided to further shorten the cascading
branch.
2. The plant view from the top.
3. Some low branches that I intend to delete.
4–5. The moment of the cut and the cut branch.
6. The plant after the elimination of some low branches and
definitely improved.
Facing page; A year later, in 2006, before repotting the tree
was further worked for the final styling.
1. After a year since the last styling and it’s time to repot the plant,
but before repotting, the plant needs further work.
2. Detail of the vigorous spring foliage.
3. Detail of the trunk that should not be hidden by foliage but
framed by it.
4. The plant top view must be further trimmed to emphasize the
trunk.