This is one of my best Itoigawa’s stands more than 10 years without wire (branches standing on their own).
Rock Plant Display
We brought all our trees in for winter and made a display for our Rock plantings.
Juniperus rigida
Two different kinds of rigida. Left twelve years old & two years in pot. Right 10 years old, 3 years in bonsaipot, after 1 styling & wire removed.
More Raw Material
Today our crew started to prepare some more starters material from our fields.
Acer palmatum very thick trunks, good neabari, approx 60cm high, 16 years old.
Ginkgo biloba female trees, very rare variety not easy to find, nice trunc movement & ramifications. Dwarf variety about 16 years old.
Camelia japonica with trunc movement, approx 50cm, 14 years old.
Wiring & positioning branches Juniperus.
The Juniperus posted earlier is now wired and branches are again in position. I choose to use aluminium wire because this is going to give me a better fixation. For every branch, big or small, I used 1 size more than necessary so the wire can stay on longer. Next growing season I expect a lot of inside growth because now the light can enter inside the tree.
