# Before/After Juniperus Chinensis

**URL:** https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252
**Category:** Design
**Created:** [February 13, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252 "2018-02-13T21:28:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author: ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/1 "2018-02-13T21:28:34Z")

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Would it be interesting to have a before/after channel in the forum? Here is a before after that I had posted in another thread but fits better this one.

 ![IMG_6157](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/ab7acbc2d9c709dca21e8d09fb4a755e78f7790b.JPG) ![IMG_6102](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/27e548ab8ead4382440cadc92afb0b4154de7b94.JPG)

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### Author: ![risco](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/risco/32/147_2.png) [@risco](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/risco)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/2 "2018-02-14T14:48:46Z")

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I like what you did here! Is this a Mirai inspired design? The style really reminds me of something Ryan would do.

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### Author: ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/3 "2018-02-14T15:02:58Z")

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Thank you. Mirai trees are always an inspiration…

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### Author: ![Justis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@Justis](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Justis)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/4 "2018-02-15T02:49:56Z")

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![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/71a37bad8f7e64ae1f65db39ff59617dfa0f4d19.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/392f6f54ccb4bb64d689ead74e8d25612ccb14fb.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/359e7bfeb32f5e30d33156a809063e4204eb74fa.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/e3508192956a77859a2960158f9a3df619e9315c.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/0c499e094ef148372a47aa70f33838cbc22d0391.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/a98e9fbbf48e7a5cebb2f55dfefe073e96de5031.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/e726962fb4160b76a05b48eb828054117790128c.jpeg)![image|666x500](upload:/bigger is a /a8rwKQTS2EyJnN8DOmqfJQLxhN4.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/1d54d92b0e017b88c533b51fe15615faf9423fea.jpeg)here are a couple of my trees sn maller twisty one is a itoigawa imported an the bigger is a kishu hope you folks enjoy

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### Author: ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/5 "2018-02-15T13:53:37Z")

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nice ones. I particularly like the one on the second photo with that jin on top.

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### Author: ![ReneBecerril](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/renebecerril/32/460_2.png) [@ReneBecerril](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ReneBecerril)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/6 "2018-03-21T19:39:28Z")

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Hi there here a before and after of my Spanish sabina juniper an the link to the full story of its first work: [https://wp.me/p73vXd-mD](https://wp.me/p73vXd-mD)  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/d2e57c754cbcc6145af971a51031774f05046431.jpeg)

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### Author: ![ReneBecerril](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/renebecerril/32/460_2.png) [@ReneBecerril](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ReneBecerril)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/7 "2018-03-21T19:40:31Z")

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![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/1X/5c891b42da8f9577fa27b73b2d640ce8845ff927.jpeg)  
Here is the after repotted in s new Thomas Gramming pot similar to one used by Ryan Niel during one of the previous streams.

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### Author: ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2018, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/8 "2018-03-21T20:21:14Z")

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is that at Nature’s way?

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### Author: ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2018, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/9 "2018-03-21T20:22:10Z")

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very nice design, I really like the jinned branches!

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### Author: ![Justis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@Justis](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Justis)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/10 "2018-03-21T20:51:38Z")

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Yep that sure is natures way. Sorry for delayed reply been awhile

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### Author: ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/11 "2018-03-21T20:54:36Z")

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Cool. I am going there tomorrow.

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### Author: ![Justis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@Justis](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Justis)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/12 "2018-03-21T21:38:45Z")

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I was there Sunday for the club dig. I put a nice rmj An ponderosa on hold. He just got about 200 trees in from I’m pretty sure randy knight in Oregon. Awesome stuff plus hundreds of trees from previous years.

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### Author: ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/13 "2018-03-21T22:30:51Z")

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I wish I could buy trees but being from Canada it is tough to bring them back. It is a great crowd, I’ll be there with them all and Walter Pall, Jenifer Price.

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### Author: ![Justis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/439d5e/32.png) [@Justis](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Justis)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/14 "2018-03-22T00:29:51Z")

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Do like Walter An Jim Doyle do. Find a good freind that lives in states An have them keep your trees for you. That’s if you come here a few times a year. Jim has some at Walters place in Germany I think it is. An Walter has tons at natures way for sale An not for sale. I think they both have some in Japan as well not positive about that though.

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### Author: ![rafi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rafi/32/103_2.png) [@rafi](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/rafi)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/15 "2018-03-22T11:17:11Z")

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Last time I was there I had the chance to work in a number of trees collected by Randy Knight and owned by Walter Pall - some trees that I couldn’t afford even if were allowed to import them… It was fantastic.

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### Author: ![SatoriBonsai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/satoribonsai/32/1321_2.png) [@SatoriBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/SatoriBonsai)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/before-after-juniperus-chinensis/252/16 "2018-05-30T17:23:41Z")

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Really great looking trees! Mauro is awesome to work with
