The old Needle juniper, with its distinctively strange shari, belongs to Michael Hagedorn (Crataegus Bonsai).
Here’s some of what Michael Hagedorn wrote about this juniper in a post titled Needle Juniper Restyling: “This tree is too tall. And the branches are a bit leggy, too.
One of the problems we get into in bonsai design is that with time and growth, height and branch length can begin pulling us away from the trunk. Literally destroying the design, making it weaker. And this tree has a nice trunk, which is a good enough reason to consider redesigning it, to compact the design.”
There a lot more on Crataegus Bonsai, both text and photos. A click well worth making.
Step one... shortening the crown. For the rest of the steps, visit Crataegus Bonsai. That's Michael in this photo btw, one of North America's most accomplished bonsai artists and teachers.
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