Story of an "old gold" juniper
text and photos by Alfredo Salaccione
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This photo shows a garden juniper (old gold juniper) in "nature". Some years ago it was very simple to find trees like this in many urban site and that kind of material was very wanted. They look like urban yamadory.
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After some year from the collecting I decided to work it during a demonstration.
This is the result of the first step on tree.
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The following spring I decided to repot it, and so I cut some big root to position the tree in the new pot.
A part of vein died and in this way a large shary was naturally created. |
After one year, I decide to wire again the juniper. |
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Wood is carved using manual tools. The living vein is cleaned and oiled. |
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Little details of the wood's structure are pointed out. |
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The first branch is in position. |
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I need to bend a branch on the right. An iron bar help me to do this. |
The work goes on. I try to position the foliage to have sun and air. With this kind of juniper it is better to work as a broadleaf tree. It is very important to let grow up the foliage to create a solid and strong structure of the branch, to limit the use of wire.
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The wood of garden juniper is not so strong and often it becomes rotten. So I use hardener resin after the normal jin liquid. |
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This step is done. The next spring a poor nitrogen fertilizer, and the right exposition to sun will make grow up the tree faster and stronger. |
