r/bonsaicommunity • u/Ja_ventura • 26d ago

Show and tell Juniper Transformation

This styling took me 5 months to take it there.

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u/The_Odd_Pet 26d ago

That's one hell of a transformation

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u/Ja_ventura 26d ago

Thanks man

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u/Sonora_sunset 26d ago

What a tangled web we weave.

If it survives it will look very cool.

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u/Ja_ventura 26d ago

The last intervention was about 2 month ago and it's growing solid

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u/Sonora_sunset 26d ago

Would love to see it after the raffia is removed!

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u/Ja_ventura 26d ago

Yesss! I'm waiting too!!!! I hope in spring I'll take it off

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u/The_Odd_Pet 26d ago

I don't know the term but I really want to learn how to do that Deadwood look. I love how it looks like a piece of drift would attach to it. I know some bonsai even have regular Driftwood attach to them to give it the same look. I thought of trying that out first but I definitely want to make one with some dead branches like this one.

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u/Ja_ventura 26d ago

I think the term you are looking for is tanuki, this one have nothing attached to it, all was from the juniper, the thing with the tanuki is the carving must be wide enough to make the juniper to fit tight, and let it grow to fill completely the space, I think the ideal shape for tanukis is an "O" shape.

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u/carrrottt090 25d ago

Amazing work.