Juniper Bonsai Deadwood

These are normally referred to by japanese terms jin deadwood that protrudes from the tree ranging from small spikes to large twisted pieces of sculptural wood.
Juniper bonsai deadwood. Messages 11 368 reaction score 29 678 location b ham al usda zone 8a may 25 2014 7 nabil said. The beginners guide to bonsai deadwood carving is part of a series on deadwood for bonsai this video introduces bonsai deadwood as a styling technique and gives examples of it in nature the next. A jin is meant to show age or show that the tree has had a struggle to survive. Deadwood in a bonsai context takes many different forms that mimic trees growing in the wild.
Jins are created in nature when wind lightning or other adversity kills the leader or a branch further down the tree. This is where the subtle changes in color come from. Aged 150 years the tree was completely raw and unstyled since collection 3 years previously. Shohin juniper bonsai from.
This juniper sabina bonsai was purchased from spain where it had been collected from high up in the mountains. Start date may 25 2014. May 25 2014 1 dears. There are patterns and a reason for the deadwood to be there.
Pretty fly for a bonsai guy. This results in natural deadwood which is peeled polished and bleached by climatic conditions and is very durable in case of the juniper. In nature deadwood is created when a tree is hit by lightning exposed to sustained periods of drought or when branches snap due to ice stress wind or weight of snow. So on a bonsai as an artist you have to stay with a pattern create that story of why.
Junipers are very suitable for creating deadwood jin and shari. Creating great bonsai requires meticulous attention to detail and the deadwood areas of bonsai need just as much care as the live parts when it comes to refinement. Jin 神 is a bonsai deadwood technique used on branches or the top of the trunk the leader. Creating deadwood on bonsai in the form of jin or shari can enhance the tree s character significantly.
This is due to the fact that live veins below a broken or for other reasons dying branch will dry out and die. A jin is a bare stripped part of branch and a shari is a barkless part of trunk. Deadwood on bonsai adds interest and curiosity to your tree. Natural jin on pine and juniper.
As a result it had many layers of flaking bark on the live veins.