New Azalea

my nellie wrote:Good Morning, Peter!
Will you please be host to a question of mine concerning my own young azalea...

Well, considering these two posts

landerloos wrote: ... ... ... It will not be bend, its a no go, it will snap!
... ... ...
Peter

fiona wrote: ... ... ...I think you'd have to make a similar reduction on the other side - leaving only a jin perhaps.
... ... ...

and since I have had this kind of accident with one branch while making some minor wiring, I would like to have your opinions....
I have not seen up to now a bonsai azalea with some kind of shari or jin or any such thing.
Do you think the broken branch can be turned to a jin?
Every aspect wellcome!

Yes you can make it a jin, I have a litlle satsuki with a shari, I know the Japanese say no go on the other hand sensei Tsukada hase one with shari also.
In stead of limesulphur for treating the deadwood use some heated vaseline, paint it on and take a cloth to remove residue, you will get a much more natural color for a azalea and its preserved for a year or so.
My sastsuki with shari is stil in his/her devoloping stage.
I have no picture of it yet.

Peter

Thank you so much for your response, Peter!
I think I will say "no go" to the Japanese "no go" for shari/jin given that mine will be veeeeety discreet.

Hi Peter

I Like you azalea. Good luck with it......I like your new topic much better...I am happy to know you are not dangerous in the real life.

Your friend Yvonne

Thank you for your nice comment Yvonne, are you sure I am not dangerous
See you soon

Peter

PETER, DONT MAKE ME WORRY LIKE THAT

Shari on an azalea may be OK, "bonsai-wise." I think jin would look out of place. Awful, in fact.

While we're on the subject of azaleas:

http://www.bonsaispecials.nl/A-satsuki-variety.html

This photo is from the link above in the section of prebonsai.


I say perhaps Jim has a sound reason for excluding jins on azaleas...
What do you think?

No this is not pretty, maybe quiet a bit shorter would look better.

Peter

this is no satsuki with a normal jin
this tree is dying
and the Owner has made a jin out of the dying part

I do not think this tree will survive

my nellie wrote:This photo is from the link above in the section of prebonsai.

(snip)

I say perhaps Jim has a sound reason for excluding jins on azaleas...
What do you think?

I rest my case! Looks like someone glued a deer antler onto the plant.

I have seen many Satsuki trees
but never one with a beautiful jin

Shari is also a rarely used
problem with applying a shari is the posability for a dyback on one of the branches

Jim rests his case and I change my mind!
Thank you all for the response! Very helpful for me in harvesting valuable advice.

Shari is also a rarely used

But I don't think that rules out an occasional hollowed trunk.

certainly not


at this moment I am working on a hollowed trunk Satsuki
focus remains on the dy back

eagle wrote:I have seen many Satsuki trees
but never one with a beautiful jin

Shari is also a rarely used
problem with applying a shari is the posability for a dyback on one of the branches

This has a nice shari I think