In the expert hands of Michael Hagedorn, this collected Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) in transformed into two noteworthy bonsai.
A remarkable transformation of a Rocky Mountain Juniper …actually, two Rocky Mountain Junipers.
When I first posted this (just a couple minutes ago) I was convinced that Michael made two bonsai from the collected tree in the box above. It turns out that there were two distinct trunks and root systems, but Michael says that one of them is unused. Still, it looks to me like he ends up with two different trees. Take a look (you have click on the link to his site at the end of the next page for the whole essay) and see what you think. What looks like one collected Juniper, turns out to have two distinct trunks, each with its own root system.
One of the two trunks after a little of Michael’s magic. If you look at original in its box, you might be hard pressed to see this possibility.
Who says the sun never shines in Portland?
When I bought this Rocky Mountain juniper I suspected that there were two life lines, and thought it might be a candidate for splitting. It was collected by Randy Knight, and spry student, Ed Imholt, assisted me in the work shown here.
The following is a short photo essay: first photo is the original tree, it’s separation (it actually WAS two root systems), the unused tree on the ground, styling the better tree, and the final bonsai. Also—these photos provide proof that the sun does come out in Portland!
For the entire article visit http://crataegus.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/separating-a-juniper/
Great article, thanks for the information.
You are welcome.
Wonderful material ….