{"id":2951,"date":"2022-11-27T23:21:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T23:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2022-11-27T23:21:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T23:21:15","slug":"styling-juniper-bonsai-branches-part-two-wiring-and-placement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/styling-juniper-bonsai-branches-part-two-wiring-and-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"Styling Juniper Bonsai Branches: Part Two Wiring and Placement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2951\" class=\"elementor elementor-2951\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b62383 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b62383\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0258566\" data-id=\"0258566\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb50760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb50760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Once the excess foliage has been removed (&#8216;thinned out&#8217;) from the branches of a Juniper bonsai, the structure of the tree can be seen clearly and it is possible to coil wire<span>\u00a0<\/span>around the branches in order that they can then be repositioned.<\/p><p>The remaining shoots all over the tree require removal of the foliage along their length leaving flattened &#8216;pads&#8217; of foliage at their tips. It can be a difficult process to carry out when first applied as it runs contrary to what many enthusiasts first learn about pruning back Juniper foliage.<\/p><p align=\"center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20branches%20(7).JPG\" alt=\"juniper bonsai shoots\" width=\"338\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p><p align=\"center\"><em>Two Juniper shoots cleaned and ready for wiring and laying out<\/em><\/p><p>The tiny foliage mass at the tip of each shoot must be flattened into a lozenge-shape (when seen from the front) and this also requires that all downward and upward-growing foliage is also pruned back.<\/p><p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20branches%20(13).JPG\" alt=\"juniper bonsai\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" \/><br \/><em>The newly thinned out branches of a Juniper bonsai, note the otherwise bare shoots carry sprays of foliage at their tips.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Arranging the Foliage Mass<\/strong><\/p><p>The next task in arranging the branches of a Juniper bonsai is to wire and arrange or \u2018lay-out\u2019 the foliage mass. As has been described, during the process of thinning out the foliage, I had also created a large number of secondary and tertiary branches that each carried a small pad of foliage at its tip. Each and every foliage-carrying branch then needed to be wired and its pad positioned so that it became part of a much larger mass of pads.<\/p><p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20branches%20(5).JPG\" alt=\"laying out juniper bonsai \" width=\"500\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p><p align=\"center\"><em>A secondary branch consisting of 7 tertiary branches, each carrying a pad of foliage, fanned out to create one large foliage pad.<\/em><\/p><p align=\"center\">When seen from above, the foliage on this tree looks relatively sparse and unattractive. Over time and with regularly pruning, the foliage pad or &#8216;cloud&#8217; will now become denser, better ramified and beautiful.<\/p><p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20branches%20(6).JPG\" alt=\"juniper bonsai foliage cloud\" width=\"600\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p><p align=\"center\"><em>The same foliage pad seen from the front of the bonsai<\/em><\/p><p>However, when seen from the front of the tree, the same 7 small pads of foliage fanned out together, have created a larger foliage pad or \u2018cloud\u2019 and one that is worthy of a good quality bonsai.<\/p><p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20branches%20(19).JPG\" alt=\"chinese juniper bonsai\" width=\"496\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p><p align=\"center\"><em>The fanned out branchlets of a Chinese Juniper<\/em><\/p><p align=\"center\">The foliage of this Chinese Juniper has been thinned out, each of the small shoots left carrying a tuft of foliage, wired and then laid-out as previously described.<\/p><p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20branches%20(1).JPG\" alt=\"juniper bonsai\" width=\"496\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p><p align=\"center\"><em>The same area of the Juniper foliage mass as seen from the front of the tree.<\/em><\/p><p>As each individual tertiary foliage is pruned and its tips pinched out over the coming years, it will become denser and be allowed to almost merge with its neighbours, creating an attractive mass of green foliage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bbcee3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bbcee3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30fae18\" data-id=\"30fae18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8920ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8920ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Laying out the branches of a Juniper bonsai<\/strong><\/p><p>Always start with the lowest or first branch as this dictates the shape and style of the foliage mass as a whole. First the primary branch was wired and placed, followed by its secondary branches and then their tertiary branches, before beginning to work on the next primary branch up on the trunk. This process continues, always working upwards towards the crown until the entire foliage mass has been laid out.<\/p><p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20(2).jpg\" alt=\"juniper bonsai wiring\" width=\"800\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p><p align=\"center\"><em>Chinese Juniper bonsai foliage being laid-out by the author as part of the styling of this tree during 2012.<\/em><\/p><p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20branches%20(15).JPG\" alt=\"chinese juniper bonsai\" width=\"500\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p><p align=\"center\"><em>The Chinese Juniper after laying out all the foliage, as seen from above. From this view it is possible to see the &#8216;workings&#8217; of the foliage mass.<\/em><\/p><p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/Images\/AT%20Shaping%20Juniper%20bonsai%20branches\/juniper%20bonsai%20branches%20(4).jpg\" alt=\"chinese juniper bonsai\" width=\"550\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p><p align=\"center\"><em>When seen from the front, all of the various elements of foliage mass come together to make a whole.<\/em><\/p><p>This part of designing and styling a Juniper is a time-consuming process (the foliage mass of the Chinese Juniper above took approximately 8 hours to arrange) but is also essential if the bonsai is to have distinct shape and form and not simply be a shapeless mass of foliage.<\/p><p>And the results can be quite simply stunning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once the 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