Torulosa Juniper

I Dorothy, nice job with the Hollywood Juniper. Have you considered grafting different foliage onto the branches? I have a big one that I grew in the ground for three years. I "collected" it last winter and will start working on it this coming winter. Since mine has no foliage in close I will probably graft foliage in close. Thr question is what foliage to use? I am leaning towards juniper parsonii as juniper shimpaku doesn't seem to do well in my garden.

Dorothy. I really admire your work.Great tree. You really know your onions!!

You brought the best out of it. Nice work.

Alex e

Rob Kempinski wrote:I Dorothy, nice job with the Hollywood Juniper. Have you considered grafting different foliage onto the branches? I have a big one that I grew in the ground for three years. I "collected" it last winter and will start working on it this coming winter. Since mine has no foliage in close I will probably graft foliage in close. Thr question is what foliage to use? I am leaning towards juniper parsonii as juniper shimpaku doesn't seem to do well in my garden.

Rob, thanks. Have you pruned back your Torulosa? They really bud back well when you let them grow freely and then prune them back hard.

-dorothy

Thank you, Will and Nick. Will, if I know my onions then you know your onion farm! Your elms are truly inspiring and look very natural.

-dorothy

alex e wrote:Hi Fiona thought us Scots where supposed to stick together

Dorothy sign me up for the sisterhood !!

regards Alex e

Oh brother..

-dorothy

Hi Dorothy,nice job , I am so impressed , in just four years?its awesome.

Dorothy, you really have done a great job of pulling a respectable bonsai out of difficult material.

I remember seeing this juniper used in southern California. You can find some in old copies of "Bonsai in California". George Yamaguchi had a really big, fine example that was often used in his nursery ads on the back cover - as in the 1997 issue.

Russell

mehrdad chavosh wrote:Hi Dorothy,nice job , I am so impressed , in just four years?its awesome.

Thanks, mehrdad chavosh. A little less than 4 years actually.

-dorothy

Russell Coker wrote:Dorothy, you really have done a great job of pulling a respectable bonsai out of difficult material.

I remember seeing this juniper used in southern California. You can find some in old copies of "Bonsai in California". George Yamaguchi had a really big, fine example that was often used in his nursery ads on the back cover - as in the 1997 issue.

Russell

Thank you, Russell. George Yamaguchi's juniper is beautiful work. I saw the tree the first time in the JUNIPERS (Bonsai Today) book.

-dorothy

G'day Dorothy...

As Russell indicated, the Holly J must be quite difficult in Florida...very nice work...

Pat

Very nice work on a difficult species. When did you and Toto move from Kansas.......

keep it green,
Harry

Tony wrote:

greerhw wrote:When did you and Toto move from Kansas....... Harry

Keep up Harry... check back a few posts

Tony

Being from England, I'll have to explain the joke to you. Did you ever see the movie "The Wizzard of Oz"

keep it green,
Harry