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in a bonsai pot to continue maturing with regard to
the branching. The plant needed to develop branching
and have sufficient strength to withstand a first styling.
When I saw the plant for the first time in 2013, it
was love at first sight and in agreement with Jim; we
decided it would be the material for my demo during
my next trip. Finally the time came and I found myself
face to face with this beast of a tree. Bringing it indoor
into the workshop area, I was clear on the final design
that I wanted to apply to this tree. It was evident that
the plant had two possible fronts but I immediately
discarded the one, which for my taste had a line that
was too strong and elusive. Opting for a more compact
solution that could bring out the strength of the trunk
and the cavity at the base surrounded by an interesting
live vein that rises to the front branch.
The selection of ramification begins immediately,
eliminating all branches from the large branch in the
back that is readily transformed into a jin. Doing so
removes its visual strength, refocusing attention to the
more compact branches that will form the primary
structure of our bonsai. All the carving work is carried
out using mostly hand tools, namely knives, gouges
and a splitter to tear the fibers of the wood and to
shape the dead matter.
The next step is to wire and bend the main branches.
Juniper species are very flexible in this regard and pay-
It was evident that the plant become a new resource from which to create beauti- ing the necessary attention, can be bent, even those
had two possible fronts but ful bonsai. very thick. Start by removing the dead part of the
I immediately discarded the During his first visit to Portland, Oregon, Walter main branch to make it flexible by using a die grinder.
one at the top, which for my Pall, renowned German bonsai artist, was able to see Immediately after, the carved area is filled with wet
taste had a line that was too
strong and elusive. A more and buy the specimen that is the subject of this article. paper—to maintain humidity during the following
compact solution that could In collaboration with Jim Doyle, owner of Nature’s months—and then wrapped with raffia ribbon and
bring out the strength of the Way Nursery, they brought the tree to the East Coast plastic wrap to prevent dehydration.
trunk and the cavity. (photo 2).
We see how now, only two years after harvesting, the
juniper has thoroughly rooted and has been repotted

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