Comments on: BONSAI EASY NEW METHOD PART 21B-JUNIPER PROJECT

By: aazzabazza

aazzabazza — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

Im inspired.Off to get me a juniper to get started.Thanks.

By: chasnsx

chasnsx — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

Pruning causes brown tips, but the brown tips drop off and are replaced by new growth after about three weeks — if you keep your trees healthy. I only pinch (or “fingerprune”) my large junipers when I am prepping them for a show. Otherwise I shear them. Pinching is simply too time-consuming.

By: paalamna

paalamna — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

I get less die back cutting it. I do believe its less traumatic to the plant as well. Do what works for you.

By: PCO636

PCO636 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

Anyone can get good shape and form using secateurs but it will look dreadful to anyone who knows what they are looking at. Could you get the shape and form as good using the correct technique of pinching because I have never seen a tree in nature that looks like it has a natural canopy thats been pruned with secateurs. Are you trying to make your tree look as if it has grown in the wild with no interference from man, a bonsai, because using Secateurs will not help you achieve this affect.

By: PCO636

PCO636 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

Every thing I have read conserning Juniper bonsai say’s that you should never cut a juniper when pruning because it will make all the tips die and go brown, they should be pinched out, you say your a doctor so you must ave plenty of spare time to pinch out when pruning and not chop at it with secateurs, novices will probably kill there tree using your methodology, at least do it the correct way if your posting on a public site where novices look for advice and tips.

By: aero601

aero601 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

fuck you , is easy , not is bonsai killer

By: jailbreaker12334332

jailbreaker12334332 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

is that a green mound juniper? and can you do a revisit on it someday pleese.

By: NickBowers13

NickBowers13 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

thank you.

By: bonsai9723

bonsai9723 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

Hi Nick,
I would think that you should be able to cut the dangling piece fairly short, but give it extra rather than not enough foliage. You can always trim it down further later, if you see the plant is doing well. Hopefully this will spur some dormant buds to sprout,maybe from the trunk, creating a branch structure, and eventually, a tree-like vine.
Jerry

By: NickBowers13

NickBowers13 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:18:38 +0000

The vine plant has a trunk that goes up about an inch and then curves down and then has a long, dangly vine that just hangs down and i am wondering if there is any way to trim it to make it look like a tree later on.
thanks, Nick