Here's one that jumped off the page while perusing everyone's favorite social media site. Looks like a Shimpaku juniper. There's a lot to like here: the way the living veins merge in an inverted U shape on the trunk (a strange feature that might disqualify the tree from exhibiting in the famous Japanese bonsai shows, but one that you might appreciate for its unconventional effect); the dynamic movement of the trunk from the base to the top and the feel of coiled stored energy in the trunk (it's the coffee). Then there's the way deadwood in the middle of the crown plays with the movement and negative space created by the foliage. Nice pot too. The photo was posted by Jiang Wen on facebook.
Three juniper bonsai today. I’m guessing they are all Shimpaku, but there are other possibilities when it comes to subspecies of Juniperus chinensis.
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Ribbon trunk. Looks like another Shimpaku. It belongs to Koji Hiramatsu (see yesterday's Short & Sweet post).
Shimpaku number three. This one is from our 2017 Japanese Bonsai Calendar.
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