This is by far my largest piece of material. The previous owner was not sure of the variety but speculated that it was possibly a parsons juniper which I believe may be the case as well. At any rate, I got this tree due to it’s size and large base, a few weeks ago while trying to clean off a jin I uncovered tons of rolling deadwood which I love, but unfortunately I have NO idea where to go with it. The foliage is not particularly nice and I’m not crazy about the color. Grafting seems like it would be a good option, but I don’t quite know where I would place grafts to be effective. Someone on another forum suggested that it should be in a penjing style as apposed to bonsai, but my main problem at the moment is that I can’t visualize how to improve the tree at all. As always any insight or suggestions are appreciated.
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My first thought is to cut the straight trunk and the branch to the right back and jin them. Use everything else to create a more compact tree. However, other views or seeing it in person may lead to different ideas.
That straight trunk could be a fun way to experiment with some raffia
https://live.bonsaimirai.com/library/video/raffia
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Take some trunk splitters to main truck and add a bend or two. This is really nice!
Split along the branch, wrap with raffia or electrical tape (red/brown, not black). Then apply wire twist and bend to fit the desired curve in trunk line. Thin foilage and enjoy. I’m not good with phone art, but here it goes.
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